“Galvin ties together different strands of fact and fiction like a perfectly executed sailor’s knot. Superb. Unlike the iceberg, don’t miss it.”
– The Times
Coming Soon
September 2024
Coming Soon September 2024
London 1666
When 11-year-old bookish Gil finds a strange ‘heaven stone’ by the Thames, he never thought it would hatch. Or that so soon after the Great Plague, a small fire in London would become a deadly inferno.
Soon Gil, his phoenix, and his spiky friend Jennet must cross the burning city, avoid a terrifying mob, and find a place where they can all be safe.
Latest release
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Young cabin steward, Sid, is proud to be working on the Titanic, the greatest ship ever built.
Clara dreams of adventure too, but she’s a stowaway in the hold of a much smaller boat, Carpathia. Here she meets the biggest, best dog she’s ever known: Rigel, who is on his way to be reunited with his owner.
None of them could have imagined how they would need each other one ice-cold terrible night. Or that an even more extraordinary creature might also answer their call ...
Lindsay Galvin is an author writing for younger children, older children, and adults. She is a qualified teacher with 20 years of classroom experience, now in her 3rd year as a full time author.
She loves to visit schools! Alongside her novels, Lindsay also writes scripts for podcasts and other projects.
She lives on the beautiful south coast with her husband and two teenage sons, one cat, and one dog.
School visits & events
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In this session, Lindsay hosts a 45-minute assembly style presentation which addresses a large group in a hall or similar setting.
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In this session, Lindsay hosts a 45-minute creative writing workshop session. This includes an introduction, professional writing tips, collaborative writing and prompt-based exercises, and supported writing time.
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Hosted over Zoom or Teams, Lindsay’s digital author sessions are ideal for those in Key Stage 2 and 3.
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Lindsay absolutely loves presenting to a crowd – and what crowd is better than those at book festivals! Whether it’s to talk about all things Darwin’s Dragons, My Friend the Octopus, or Call of the Titanic, Lindsay would love to chat about speaking at your upcoming book festival.
Mentoring with Lindsay
Lindsay offers mentoring for children’s authors.
With a full career of teaching behind her, and five years experience mentoring writers, Lindsay is primed to help you achieve your writing goals.
Whether you’re keen to mentor with Lindsay through WriteMentor or privately, or you’ve got a manuscript to hand that you’d like reviewing, you’ll find everything you need to know about working with Lindsay in this capacity here.
