2012 TOUR SCHEDULE

MARCH
DUBAI
Wednesday 7 - 10.00am - school event, Dubai College. 800 students.
Thursday 8 - 10.00am - school events, Dubai International School, 400 students.
Friday 9 - 3.00pm - public event, Dubai International Literary Festival. 500 people.
Saturday 10 - 10.00am - public panel event with David Almond, Tim Bowler and Noura Al Noman, Dubai International Literary Festival.

APRIL
UK/IRELAND
Thursday 26 - 11.30am -- schools event, Belltable Theatre, Limerick. 100 students.
7.00pm -- public event, Belltable Theatre, Limerick. 100 people.
Friday 27 - 10.30am -- schools event, National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin. 150 students.
12.30pm -- school event, Castleknock College, Dublin. 100 students.
7.00pm -- public event, Waterstones Staines, 77 High Street, Staines TW18 4PQ. 120 people.
Saturday 28 - 11.00am -- public signing, Waterstones Finchley Road, O2 Centre, Finchley Road, London NW3 6LU. Signing for 2hrs 20mins.
3.00pm -- public signing, Muswell Hill Children's Bookshop, 29 Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill, London N10 3HP. 1hr 15mins.
Sunday 29 - 2.00pm -- public event, Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, London E15 1BX. 75 people.
Monday 30 - 1.00pm -- school event, Beaumont Leys School, Leicester. 250 people.
6.30pm -- public event, Waterstones Lincoln, 297a High Street, Lincoln LN2 1AF. 100 people.

MAY
Tuesday 1 - 9.30am -- school event, Hull Collegiate School. 250 students.
12.25pm -- school event, Kelvin Hall School, Hull. 100 students.
6.30pm -- public event, Waterstones York, 28-29 High Ousegate, York YO1 8RX. 110 people.
Wednesday 2 - 10.00am -- Conyers Secondary School, Cleveland TS15 9ET. 300 students.
3.30pm -- public signing, Waterstones Newcastle, Emerson Chambers, Blackett Street, Newcastle NE1 7JF. 2hrs.
7.00pm -- public event, Waterstones Carlisle, 66-68 Scotch Street, Carlisle CA3 8PN. 100 people.
Thursday 3 - 09.15am -- school event, LSA Technology and Performing Arts College, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. 280 students.
12.30pm -- school event, Kirkham Grammar School, Preston, Lancashire. 100 students.
6.00pm -- public event, Waterstones Wigan, 6 Grand Arcade, Wigan WN1 1BH. 100 people.
Friday 4 - 11.30am -- school event, Stockport Grammar School, Cheshire. 300 students.
2.30pm -- school event, East Manchester Academy. 100 students.
Saturday 5 - 11.00am -- public signing, Waterstones Wolverhampton, 13-15 Victoria Street, Wolverhampton WV1 3NP. 2hrs.
3.00pm -- public signing, Waterstones Birmingham, 128 New Street, Birmingham B2 4DB. 2hrs 30mins.
Sunday 6 - 12.00pm -- public signing, WHSmith Hanley, 213 The Potteries Shopping Centre, Market Square, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 1PS. 1hr 45mins.
3.00pm -- public signing, WHSmith Derby, 5 London Road, Derby, DE1 2NS. 2hrs 30mins.
Monday 7 - 12.00pm -- public signing, Waterstones Chester, 14 Eastgate Row, Chester, CH1 1LF. 1hr 30mins.
2.00pm -- public signing, WHSmith Wrexham, 56-58 Hope Street, Wrexham, LL11 1BE. 1hr 10mins.
5.30pm -- public event, Ashton Theatre, Shrewsbury School, SY3 7BA. Part of Shrewsbury Book Fest. 75 people.
Tuesday 8 - 12.15pm -- school event, Bridgnorth Endowed School, Shropshire. 300 students.
6.00pm -- public event, St Andrews Church/The Kettering Arts Centre, Lindsey Street, Kettering NN16 8RG. Arranged by Waterstones Kettering. 200 people.
Saturday 12 - 11.00am -- public event, Central Library St Helens. Bookselling by Pritchards. 100 people.
3.00pm -- public signing, Waterstones Liverpool One, 12 College Lane, Liverpool L1 3DL. 3hrs.

AUGUST
Sunday 12 - 1.30pm - public event, Edinburgh International Book Festival. 350/400 people.

SEPTEMBER
Wednesday 26 - 10.00am -- prison event, HMYOI ISIS, Thamesmead. 20 teenage inmates.
Thursday 27 - 1.00pm -- school event, Old Buckenham High School, Norfolk. 540 students.
6.30pm -- public event, Waterstones Norwich, 11/17 Castle Street, NR2 1PB. 140 people.
Friday 28 - 11.15am -- school event, Dame Alice Owens School, Potters Bar. 250 students.
2.00pm -- school event, Lochinver House School, Potters Bar. 170 students.
7.00pm -- public event, The Bull Theatre, High Street, Barnet. 160 people.
Saturday 29 - 11.00am -- public signing, Waterstones Bournemouth, Unit 1, West Mall, Castlepoint, Castle Lane West, BH8 9UY. 2hrs 30mins.
2.30pm -- public signing, Waterstones Yeovil, 37a Middle Street, BA 20 1LG. 2hrs 30mins.
Sunday 30 - 11.00am -- public event, Waterstones Taunton, East Street, Taunton. 120 people.
3.30pm -- public event, Bath Festival of Children's Literature. 100 people.

OCTOBER
Monday 1 - 10.30am -- school event, Nova Hreod College, Swindon. 300 students.
6.30pm -- public event, Waterstones Reading, 89a Broad Street, RG1 2AP. 110 people.
Tuesday 2 - 10.05am -- schools event, Fir Vale School, Sheffield. 200 students.
1.30pm -- schools event, Fulneck School, Pudsley, Leeds. 200 students.
7.00pm -- public event, Ilkley Literature Festival, Kings Hall, Station Road, Ilkley. 150 people.
Wednesday 3 - 09.15am -- schools event, St Augustine School, Billington, Clitheroe. 200 students.
1.00pm -- schools event, Grand Theatre Blackpool. 300 students.
7.00pm -- public event, Waterstones Manchester Deansgate, 91 Deansgate, M3 2BW. 130 people.
Thursday 4 - 09.30am -- schools event, Archbishop Blanch School, Liverpool. 200 students.
4.30pm -- public signing, Easons Belfast, 20 Donegall Place, Town Centre, Belfast, BT1 3BA. 1hr 45mins.
Friday 5 - 2.45pm -- school event, Weskey College, Dublin. 350 students.
5.00pm -- public event, Easons O'Connell Street, Dublin. 60 people.
Saturday 6 - 11.00am -- public signing, Easons Newbridge. 1hr.
2.00pm -- public event, Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoighre, County Dublin. 150 people.
Sunday 7 - 12.00pm -- public signing, Waterstones Cork, 69 Patrick Street, Cork. 5 hours!!! second ever longest signing session.

USA
Tuesday 23 - 4.00pm - public event, Mulberry Street Library, New York.

IRELAND
Wednesday 31 - 4.30pm -- Halloween public signing, Easons Limerick. 2 hours.