Join Alan Durant, the award-winning author of Burger Boy, Always and Forever, Dear Tooth Fairy, Game Boy, Blood and over seventy other titles, on a residential course on writing for children at his house in Picardie, France, from Tuesday 5 to Sunday 10 June 2012.

The course offers the opportunity to write and share ideas, and to explore techniques involved in writing fiction for children of different ages, with one to one tutorials, group workshops and discussions, and plenty of writing time, all in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. It doesn’t matter whether you’ve written a little or a lot – or not at all! The cost per person is £400, which includes tutoring fees, accommodation and meals.

Plus for just £70 extra, return travel by car is available between London/south-east England and Crecy.