Writing on the Wall’s 25th Birthday Party with Special Guest Frank Cottrell Boyce
Join Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell Boyce and a host of incredible writers, poets and creatives as we celebrate WoW’s 25th anniversary in the beautiful surroundings of Sefton Park Palm House. The afternoon will be packed with performances, creative activities and fun for all the family. Over the last 25 years Writing on the Wall have worked with thousands of children and young people. Our Young Writers have performed with some of the UK’s leading poets and recording artists, establishing their own successful careers. We’ve travelled to different worlds and time zones in our time machine, our superheroes have battled with book worms and our story tellers have shared diverse stories for a diverse world. At our 25th birthday party we invite your imagination to fly and your creativity sparkle. And of course… what’s a birthday without CAKE?
All welcome.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce is an award-winning British screenwriter and children’s author, born in 1959 in Merseyside. He rose to prominence writing screenplays for films like 24 Hour Party People and Millions, the latter of which he also adapted into his debut novel, winning the Carnegie Medal. He has since written several acclaimed children’s books, including Cosmic, Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth, and The Wonder Brothers (2023). In 2024, he was named the Waterstones Children’s Laureate, launching a national campaign to promote children’s access to books. He lives near Liverpool and is a professor at Liverpool Hope University.