2011–2012

26 September

David Almond,
Melvin Burgess
& Meg Rosoff

Top teen fiction writers

28 September

David Tazzyman

Children’s illustrator

5 October

Sarah Raven

Gardening expert, cook & writer

17 October

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Explorer & writer

18 October

Charlie Fletcher

Children’s author

23 November

Alexis Kirschbaum

Penguin Classics editor

23 November

Kids’ Lit Quiz

Year 7 & 8 Honours Students

28 November

Harriet Castor

Children’s author

7 February

Eleanor Updale

Children’s author

13 March

Sophie Hannah

& Erin Kelly

Crime authors

8 May

Meg Rosoff

Young adult author

17 May

Penny Junor

Royal biographer

21 May

Nicholas Allan

Picture book writer

& illustrator

19 June

Rachel Bright

Picture book writer

& illustrator

20 June

Philip Reeve

Young adult author

21 June

Robert Macfarlane

Travel writer, lecturer

& critic.