Kathryn Holme

Delighted that my 100 word story was commended in the recent Friday Flash Fiction Christmas competition. I use a pseudonym- Teri Wright- for that site. You can read the story here https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories/x-mas-by-teri-wright

 Captain Kit is currently on special offer via Amazon. There's still time to buy a copy for a Christmas present! Captain Kit : Holme, Kathryn, Bolton, Maggie: Amazon.co.uk: Books

On Saturday 30th November, I represented City Writers at Discovery Point's Christmas Market. Many thanks to everyone who came along and bought a copy of Captain Kit.  On Sunday 1st December, I supported Kit at Battle in the Burgh. Delighted that he won each of the three first round fights with a knock-out. Unfortunately, he was beaten in the round of 16, and during the first round of the team fights. Amazing day though!  Read more about the event at Kit's blogger page  Team Fission Combat Robotics

Had my first ever school visit today at Canongate Primary School. It was wonderful to have an event during Book Week Scotland . The P1 pupils enjoyed hearing me read Captain Kit. They then decorated swords and pirate ships. Kit then talked about his combat robot, Exposure, and showed them videos of his fights at Robodojo . Fantastic afternoon!  

Just discovered that my ballad poem 'Ballad of a better life' came 2nd in the Fife Climate Festival competition! Many thanks to the YMCA music students who transformed it into a song. Climate Action Fife | Fife Climate Festival competitions

  I had a great time today at Angus Book Fest, sharing a table with Fiona Lowry. I achieved a new record in sales at an event too!

Had a fantastic time at Auchterarder Book Festival today. It was lovely to catch up with Maggie Bolton. I read the story out to a group of children and then they decorated wooden swords. I even sold some copies!

So proud of Kit. He competed at RoboDojo in York yesterday, and Exposure came 2nd in the tournament! The video is of Exposure beating Bulbaroar.  Today, I joined other authors at Forgan's Broughty Ferry for a book signing event.

Kit's been working hard improving his combat robot. His latest design is amazing. Kit will be competing at RoboDojo in York on Saturday 2nd November. Find out more about his project at https://kitscombatrobots.blogspot.com/ All proceeds from sales of Captain Kit go towards the combat robot.

I'll be busy in November at various events, including Auchterarder Book Festival and Angus Book Fest. Delighted to have my first school visit booked as part of Book Week Scotland celebrations.

My son  Kit and I spent time this morning transforming a toy pirate ship into the Yum Yum. We've included some scenes from the book. I think it looks great and hopefully it will attract customers to our stall at forthcoming events.

  Huge excitement as I feature in the November issue of Writing Magazine Many thanks to everyone who has supported me on my self-publishing journey, especially: Maggie Bolton Sophie Hannah Pauline Tait Author & Writing Mentor and the teams at Waterstones St Andrews and Waterstones Dundee

Had a fantastic time at Dundee Fringe Scratch Night. Great to see extracts from plays by fellow members of Creating Space: Dundee. Maintenance by Luis Alcada Cowboys and Indians by Donna Mackintosh The missing prize by Kathryn Holme Turn the screw, tickety-boo by David Scott

Captain Kit features in episode 8 of the Petit Pois podcast   Episode 8: Friends and Food! - Petit Pois Pod | Podcast on Spotify

Excited to be a part of this year's Dundee Fringe. The full version of my monologue- The missing prize- will be performed script-in-hand on Thursday at 5.45pm.   Dundee Fringe Scratch: Making Space Dundee Playwrights

All 16 entries to this year's Scottish Community Drama Association's monologue competition can be found at  SCDA Monologues 2024 - YouTube Many thanks to Jacquie Salkeld from St Andrews Play Club for performing my piece, The missing prize.

Fife Writes , Blair H. Smith and I feature in the Autumn issue of St Andrews In Focus Magazine To download a free copy of the magazine, please go to https://www.peggysgiftemporium.co.uk/product-page/in-focus-magazine-issue-125-autumn-2024

  How amazing is this! My children have created a Captain Kit Scratch game. To play the game, please go to https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1054607834 Many thanks to Gareth P Jones for letting us use the sea shanty as the music for this project.

 

I had my final Captain Kit event of the summer at Waterstones Dundee yesterday. The event was mentioned in the current issue of the Alliance of Independent Authors member magazine. My next Captain Kit events will be in November. I'm looking forward to finishing my play 'Raffle' in the meantime.   

I feature in today's issue of The Table Read Magazine: Author Interview - Kathryn Holme - Captain Kit - The Table Read Magazine

  I was at Whitfield library this morning with Wendy H Jones and Elaine May Smith. We read our stories out and then ran craft activities for the children. 

 

Kit and I were at W aterstones St Andrews this morning, talking about Captain Kit and Exposure. Three people expressed an interest in building their own combat robot!  

  Many thanks to Discovery Point, Dundee for letting me use the Falcon Scott suite for today's event. A fantastic function room with a stunning view. Unfortunately, no visitors came to the room to do the free craft activities! However, Kit and I enjoyed colouring in the ships and doing the wordsearches. It was also a great place to do some people-watching. Hoping to have attendees at our next event!

  Had a great time this morning at Dundee Central Library. Many thanks to Dundee Libraries for organising the session and to all those who came. (I've not included any photos of the children but the event was well attended.) Copies of Captain Kit are available to borrow from the library.

  Delighted that Captain Kit has been chosen as a winner of The Golden Wizard Book Prize 2024. July 12, 2024 Kathryn Holme's Captain Kit is a true standout in the world of children's literature! If you were to sail across the deep blue seas in search of a pirate book as fun as this one, you'd be hard-pressed to find anything that comes close. It is a real goldmine of fun, packed with silliness, repetition, and a whimsical crew of characters that bring joy and laughter, making it impossible to read without a smile on your face. Holme has crafted a rare treasure that will be adored by readers, no matter their age. Every page showcases her incredible imagination and talent, the inventive storyline skillfully imparts lessons on healthy eating to children in a playful way that they'll grasp and enjoy. The flawless rhymes give it a musical touch that makes reading it aloud a delight and, the thoughtful attention to detail in the bold text and vibrant illustrations make it a ...

  July events include sessions at Dundee Libraries Monday 15th July, 11.30am RSS Discovery/ Discovery Point Dundee Thursday 18th July, 2pm to 4pm Waterstones St Andrews Wednesday 24th July, 11am Forgan's Broughty Ferry Sunday 28th July, 11am

Had a great time yesterday at Ink and Quill  as part of Independent Bookshop Week. Many thanks to Nichola, Caitlin and Kate for making us feel welcome. 

Thrilled that Captain Kit features on the Dream Author programme website. Sophie Hannah has been supportive throughout my journey as a self-published author. Books By Dream Authors - Dream Author (dreamauthorcoaching.com)

  Captain Kit features in the online local news Fife Today .

Next event for Captain Kit is at Ink and Quill, Montrose as part of Independent Bookshop Week. Saturday 22nd June, 12.30pm.

Great event at  Adventure Golf Island  this afternoon. Many thanks to the members of staff and to everyone who chatted to us about Captain Kit and the combat robot, Exposure. Some great swords and ships were created.