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Searchlight Series
Zane and Finola journey across Earth, visiting different countries and experiencing challenges along the way in their mission to reunite their family.
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Any press and media queries, or to request a review copy, please get in touch with Hannah at media@graffeg.com.
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The European Travel Commission is pleased to offer financial support to publishers within Europe for the translation and publication of Dee and Flee at the Theme Park from Graffeg.
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Searchlight Series
Author: Ann Bryant
Illustrator: Laura Wood
Format: Paperback, 196 x 128mm
Pagination: 128
Word count: 25,000
Age: 7 to 11
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Ann Bryant
Ann Bryant is a writer with several internationally successful series from Cafe Club to Ballerina Dreams. She also writes in the field of Music Education. Ann is often invited to schools in the UK and abroad to give presentations and workshops. The Searchlight Series is her first publication with Graffeg.
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Laura Wood
Laura Wood is originally from Treviglio, a small town in the north of Italy. She studied illustration in Melbourne, Australia, but now lives and works in Milan with her two cats. Since 2012, Laura has illustrated picture books, junior fiction, magazines and textbooks.
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Searchlight: The Rock
Author: Ann Bryant
Illustrator: Laura Wood
Age: Age 7-12
Publication: February 2024
£9.99
After being forced to flee from their home planet, twins Zane and Finola find themselves on Earth. Dad is lost and Mum is no longer able to teleport, meaning that it is up to the twins to reunite their family. With such a large reward on offer for whoever is able to find the ‘aliens’, Zane and Finola can’t trust anyone and must make sure that they never break cover on their tour of planet Earth.
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Searchlight: Treasure Hunt
Author: Ann Bryant
Illustrator: Laura Wood
Age: Age 7-12
Publication: March 2025
£9.99
Book one of the series sees Zane and Finola learning new skills in their journey around Albrigart. Zane and Finola are now in another country at a traditional country fête, but Finola catches sight of a familiar face and the twins have to escape. But if they go now, they won’t get to join in the treasure hunt, which they are now convinced will lead them to Dad. -
Searchlight: Carrion Crow
Author: Ann Bryant
Illustrator: Laura Wood
Age: Age 7-12
Publication: November 2025
£9.99
The news is reporting that a fourth member of the alien family, believed to be the father has handed himself over to ANT. Could this be Dad? Or is it a trap? The twins teleport to the ANT headquarters in the fictional town of Molshtock to see what they can find out. Everyone is on the lookout for twins so Finola and Zane separate. It is in the brain museum that Zane comes across the amazing stuffed carrion crow along with Dad’s incredible message. The twins must now put their trust in Nick Robinson
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Searchlight: The Capture
Author: Ann Bryant
Illustrator: Laura Wood
Age: Age 7-12
Publication: July 2026
£9.99
Zane’s teleporting skills are diminishing, but he must make the journey to Balacira. After a long and exhausting journey, Zane is reunited with Finola and Nick. Nick engineers a meeting with Dad in a remote part of the grounds of the hotel, but unbeknown to the family, a worker from the hotel is watching the encounter from a little distance and reports the family to the authorities. As they are discovered lying low in the hotel, the twins and Dad are suddenly surrounded by journalists but Zane and Finola manage to escape as Dad offers himself up to ANT to protect them. But what happens to Dad and will Zane and Finola make it back home with the journalists following them?
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Searchlight: Them and Us
Author: Ann Bryant
Illustrator: Laura Wood
Age: Age 7-12
Publication: November 2026
£9.99
Mum and the twins decide the game is up and they will hand themselves in just to be with Dad. And so, the family is reunited in a very moving scene, but at what cost? The twins fear for their lives when they become separated from Mum and Dad, captured by an evil faction working undercover in ANT.
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Searchlight: Escape
Author: Ann Bryant
Illustrator: Laura Wood
Age: Age 7-12
Publication: July 2027
£9.99
The evil faction in ANT imprisons the twins. These imposters in the research company plan to steal Finola’s teleporting brain power. Finola and Zane have to use all the skills they’ve learn in order to escape. In a final twist the twins return to Albrigart, where they re-meet the elderly ape, and discover that empathy knows no limits.
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The European Travel Commission is a non-profit organisation representing the national tourism organisations of Europe. Their 36-member tourism boards work together to build the value of tourism across diverse European destinations through cooperation in best-practice sharing, market intelligence, and promotion.
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The European Travel Commission is pleased to offer financial support to publishers within Europe for the translation and publication of two children’s series from Graffeg, Dee and Flee and Searchlight. This initiative aims to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of the tourism sector among young readers.
Funding Available
Grants of up to €3,500 per title are available, with an additional provision of €500 dedicated to marketing efforts.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for this grant, publishers must be located in one of the European Travel Commission member countries and specialise in publishing in one of these countries' national languages. For detailed information on the rights available in your country and to request a PDF of the titles, please email media@graffeg.com. Following your inquiry, Graffeg will connect you with the appropriate rights agent.
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Application Requirements
Applicants must provide comprehensive details, including publisher and translator information, proposed first print run, cost evaluation, additional funding sources, and a publishing schedule. Preliminary contact with Graffeg or their rights agent, The Rights Solution, is necessary to ensure the exclusivity of language editions.
About the TitlesThe grant covers two titles designed to introduce children to the world of tourism, encouraging them to explore career opportunities in travel, hospitality and beyond in a series planned to inspire the next generation.
Rights
Rights are available for both titles as either a rights sale or co-edition. Email rights@graffeg.com for more details.
Contact
For more information about the grant and how to apply, please email rights@graffeg.com.
