Events

2023

2022

Monday 3rd October

Ignition Children’s Book Festival: Meet the Author
Ignition Children’s Book Festival

Sunday 2nd October

Ignition Children’s Book Festival: Why We Write For Kids
Ignition Children’s Book Festival

Friday 30th September

My Mum is a Lioness with Swapna and Dapo
Reading is Magic Festival

Thursday 29th September

Ignition Children’s Book Festival: Schools Day
Ignition Children’s Book Festival

Thursday 8th September

Swapna Haddow’s Writing Journey for International Literacy Day
The Rotary Club of Dunedin

Monday 1st August

Book Week Workshops
Kaikorai Primary School

Thursday 30th June

Writing Workshops with Swapna Haddow
Otago Literacy Association

Sunday 3rd April

My Mum is a Lioness Workshop
Big DoG Children’s Book Festival

Thursday 24th March

World Book Day with DRAKE The Bookshop
DRAKE The Bookshop

Sunday 27th February

Afternoon Tea at the Library
Dunedin City Library

2021

Saturday 20th November

Bad Panda Readalong
Neobael

Thursday 4th November

All About Diwali: Things to Make and Do with Swapna Haddow
Scholastic Schools Live

Wednesday 3rd November

Before Bias: Changing the Face of Series Fiction
STORYMIX in association with SCBWI

Sunday 17th October

Bad Panda at Wokingham Children’s Book Festival
Wokingham Children’s Book Festival

Friday 1st October

Bad Panda with Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Libraries Children’s Book Festival

Monday 20th September

Bad Panda Storytelling Workshop
International School of Paris

Wednesday 1st September

Zac McCallum in conversation with Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey
Zoom

Saturday 14th August

Bad Panda Readalong and Drawalong
Discover Children’s Story Centre

Tuesday 3rd August

Bad Panda and GLL National Libraries Digital Programme
GLL National Libraries

Wednesday 7th July

The Bad Panda Launch Party
Zoom

Friday 2nd July

Storylines National Story Tour
Alfriston Primary School

Friday 2nd July

Storylines National Story Tour
Ormiston Primary School

Friday 2nd July

Storylines National Story Tour
Botany Downs Primary School

Thursday 1st July

Storylines National Story Tour
St John’s School

Thursday 1st July

Storylines National Story Tour
Devonport Library

Thursday 1st July

Storylines National Story Tour
Birkenhead Primary School

Wednesday 30th June

Storylines National Story Tour
New Windsor School

Wednesday 30th June

Storylines National Story Tour
Cornwall Park District School

Wednesday 30th June

Storylines National Story Tour
St Ignatius School

Tuesday 29th June

Storylines National Story Tour
Orere School

Tuesday 29th June

Storylines National Story Tour
Freemasons Bay School

Tuesday 29th June

Storylines National Story Tour
Woodlands Park School

Monday 28th June

Storylines National Story Tour
Waiuku Library

Monday 28th June

Storylines National Story Tour
Mauku School

Monday 28th June

Storylines National Story Tour
Bombay School

Thursday 24th June

#ProperBook 2021 Series – Is It Me You’re Looking For? How to Write a Cracking Children’s Book and Attract a Publisher or Agent: How a Book is Created from Start to Finish
Children’s Books Ireland and WonderFest

Wednesday 16th June

Ballet Bunnies with Swapna Reddy
Wee Write Festival

Thursday 10th June

My Dad is a Grizzly Bear Storytelling Workshop
Word Play

Sunday 30th May

Swapna Haddow and Dapo Adeola present My Dad is a Grizzly Bear
Hay Festival

Friday 21st May

My Dad is a Grizzly Bear Storytelling and Drawing Workshop
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School

Friday 21st May

My Dad is a Grizzly Bear Storytelling and Drawing Workshop
Abingdon Primary School

Wednesday 19th May

My Dad is a Grizzly Bear Storytelling and Drawing Workshop
Marine Academy School

Wednesday 19th May

My Dad is a Grizzly Bear Storytelling and Drawing Workshop
Rosedale Primary School

Tuesday 18th May

My Dad is a Grizzly Bear Storytelling and Drawing Workshop
Seven Stories

Tuesday 18th May

My Dad is a Grizzly Bear Storytelling and Drawing Workshop
At Home With 4 Indies

Monday 17th May

My Dad is a Grizzly Bear Storytelling and Drawing Workshop
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Monday 17th May

My Dad is a Grizzly Bear Storytelling and Drawing Workshop
Hawkesdown House School

Sunday 16th May

Ballet Bunnies with Swapna Reddy
Stratford Literary Festival

Sunday 9th May

Story Time Double Decker Bus
Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival

Thursday 29th April

CLPE present the My Dad is a Grizzly Bear book launch
CLPE Literacy Library

Saturday 13th March

The Accidental Show
Zoom

Friday 5th March

World Book Day with Swapna Haddow
Churchwood Primary Academy

2020

*Please note, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all public events have been cancelled for the remainder of 2020

Thursday 3rd September

Writers in Schools with Read NZ
East Taieri School

Friday 10th April

Writing A Young Fiction Series Workshop
Stay-at-Home Online Literary Festival

Thursday 5th March

Dave Pigeon Creative Writing Workshop
Kaikorai Primary School

2019

2018

2017

Friday 10th November

Meet the Authors with The Sheffield Children’s Book Award Team
Sheffield Libraries

Thursday 10th August

Dave Pigeon Summer Reading Challenge with Discover Story Centre
Manor Park Library

Tuesday 8th August

Dave Pigeon Summer Reading Challenge with Barnet Libraries
North Finchley Library

Thursday 3rd August

Dave Pigeon Story Time and Workshops
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Wednesday 21st June

Dave Pigeon Illustration and Story Building Workshops
Springwell Junior School

Thursday 15th June

Dave Pigeon Workshop with Leicester Libraries Our Best Book Award
Mayflower Primary School

Saturday 20th May

Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) Story Time and Crafts
Pickled Pepper Books

Wednesday 3rd May

Dave Pigeon Illustration and Story Building with Surrey Libraries
Langshott Primary School, Sandcross School and Reigate Library Chatterbooks

Thursday 27th April

Dave Pigeon Schools Workshops with ChipLitFest
Chipping Norton Literary Festival

Wednesday 19th to
Saturday 22nd April

Dave Pigeon goes to Sharjah
Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

Tuesday 28th March

Dave Pigeon Illustration and Story Building with Surrey Libraries
St Bartholomew’s School and Cranleigh School

Thursday 23rd March

Read to Inspire Conference
University of East London

Friday 17th March

Dave Pigeon Illustration and Story Building Workshops
Tadworth Primary School

Tuesday 14th March

Dave Pigeon Illustration and Story Building Workshops
Danbury Park Community Primary School and The Bishops’ Primary School

Wednesday 8th March

Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) Illustration and Story Building Workshop
Oundle Festival of Literature

Thursday 2nd March

Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) Crafts for World Book Day
Ashmole Primary School

Saturday 28th January

Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) Story Time and Crafts
The Alligator’s Mouth

2016