News and Events
August 2010
7th August http://hairyplugmonster.blogspot.com/2010/08/pot-bellied-cook-and-three-legged-dog.html
14th August Waterstones Warrington
18th August http://hairyplugmonster.blogspot.com/2010/08/miss-carrs-pies.html
19th August http://hairyplugmonster.blogspot.com/2010/08/theres-something-wrong-with-granddad.html
21st August Just So Festival - 10.00am
July 2010
8th July Cheadle Primary School - Literacy workshop
10th July Oxfam Book Festival Cheadle Village
20th July http://hairyplugmonster.blogspot.com/2010/07/faith-hope-and-charity.html
31st July http://hairyplugmonster.blogspot.com/2010/07/in-terms-of-success-for-hpm-i-would.html
June 2010
3rd June Radcliffe Sure Start Centre
5th June Waterstones Bury - Big Kids Day
Work begins in earnest on the format of the next publication from HPM Media Ltd "Spooky Stories" by Leighroy Marsh is a collection of dark verse written especially for children.
Several of the poems have already been enthusiastically received by audiences all over the north west with "Golden Arm" ( a sad tale of broken promises) being the firm favourite.
The Commander-in-Chief-of -the-World has a slightly more sinister air about it and carries a chilling warning about wasting your hours in front of a games console.
Miss Carr's Pies, takes a dark humourous look at cannibalism and has a twist in the tale that no-one expects.
Zombelina, (currently under production as a short film, and can soon be found on the www.hairyplugmonster.blogspot.com - narrated by actor Steve Garry). Is a sad and gruesome tale about lonliness and the lengths somebody will go to - to find company.
April 2010
2nd April Live interview on Shine TV - Sky 802 with Derek Marks
22nd April Live on Radio Manchester with Heather Stott
Together with Carl Whiteley and Kim Emson, plans are put into place to create a stop motion animated film of Zombelina..one of the stories in the forthcoming "Spooky Stories Collection"
March 2010
Events for World Book Week
1st March Armitage School, Ardwick
2nd March 9.30 -10.30 Warrington Library
11.30 - 12.30 Padgate Library
14.00 - 15.00 Orford Library
3rd March 09.30 - 10.30 Thames Primary School (Blackpool)
11.00 - 12.00 Venue Hawes Side Primary School
13.30 - 14.30 Venue Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary school
15.45 - 16.30 Venue Children's Area, Palatine Library.
4th March Manley Park Whalley Range
5th March 10.30 - 15.30 Tottington Library - Bury
16.30 Storytime at Waterstones
9th March 09.30 - 10.30 Venue - Children's Area Boundary Library
11.00 - 12.00 Venue - Children's Area Bispham Library
13.30 - 14.30 Venue - Hall @ Devonshire Primary School
15.45 - 16.30 Venue - Children's Area Revoe Library - Chatterbooks Group -
February 2010
1st St Mathews Cof E Primary Stockport
2nd Broadoak Lane Primary Didsbury
3rd Lane End Primary Cheadle Hulme
4th Bowker Vale Primary School Crumstall
15th 10-11am Halton Lodge Children's Centre.Grangeway, Runcorn WA7 5LU.
11-12pm Halton Brook Children's Centre, Fernhurst, Runcorn WA7 2NJ
12-3pm Brookvale Children's Centre, Woodhatch Rd, WA7 6BZ
20th Bolton Central Library Guest Author for the re-opening
20th 3pm Razma Reads Didsbury Story time
21st Waterstones Stockport Storytime.
January 2010
6th Reddish Primary School
13th Lisburne Lane Primary School
19th Briscoe Lane Primary School
21st Great Moor Infant School
22nd Norris Bank Primary School
23rd Waterstones Altrincham 11.00 Reading
28th Warren Wood Primary School
29th Etchells Primary School
December 2009
2nd St. Bernadettes RC School Brinnington 13.30
3rd Mersey Vale School Heaton Mersey 9.40
6th Waterstones Trafford Centre 13.30
10th Great Moor Infant School 13.30
13th Waterstones Stockport 14.30
17th Ladybrook School Bramhall
November 2009
3rd Park Road Primary School reading
7th Booksigning Waterstones Macclesfield 11:00
7th Booksigning Alderley Edge Cafe 14:00
23rd Adswood Promary School reading
23rd Tonight With Trevor McDonald feature
28th Borders Stockport 11:00
The Hairy Plug Monster has now been translated into Italian and an Arabic version is underway. Sales of the HPM triple over the month of November with further orders expected from Waterstones as bookings are made for readings and booksignings.
Adswood Primary School are selected as the chosen school to test out new material following my visit. What started out as a 15 minute reading turned into a full day, with requests for me to return whenever I want.
The planned Borders event is thrown into disarray as the company enters into administration on the eve of my booksigning. The reading still went ahead although staff apologised for not being able to extend the same hospitality that they would normally give to a visiting author.
October 2009
Waterstones H.O. have given permission for HPM MEDIA Ltd to supply their stores and set up individual trading accounts, there are over 350 stores within the Waterstones Empire which could catapult The Hairy Plug Monster into the stratosphere.
The Dubai International Children's Book Fair, have invited HPM Media Ltd to take part in their first exhibition in February 2010. The fair's main aim, is to improve literacy throughout the Arab world amongst children. Seminars and meetings are being organised to match Authors and Publishers with their Arab counterparts and it is hoped that we will be able to find a partner to act in our interest's in the Middle East.
Kul Cuthbert gives an excellent 1 hour live on air interview with www.ccr-fm.co.uk Thursday 8th October, to talk about the origins of HPM MEDIA LTD and the Hairy Plug Monster.
Banks Lane Infant School invited me to give a reading to year 1 children on the same day and I treated them to a taster of Be Careful Ethel.
September 2009
Live Interview on BBC Radio Manchester Tuesday 22nd September 15.20
The Hairy Plug Monster larger edition is now available to buy 5.99. Visit your bookseller and order your copy now
August 2009
The Hairy Plug Monster will soon be available to buy nationally from all good bookstores (and even a few bad ones), we are in the process of setting up distribution deals, book signings and even the release of "The Theme from the Hairy Plug Monster" written and performed by Static Island through Swerve Records.
The Hpm has also been featured on ccr-fm radio and Pure FM with many more interviews in the pipeline.
If you've bought a copy of the book, we would love to hear what you think about it. Please email us a review to: info@hairyplugmonster.com or click here..
.May 2009 The Hairy Plug Monster limited first edition 200 copies Sold Out
...January 2009In the quiet of the night Maya creeps into the bathroom and makes a new friend. The Hairy Plug MonsterJoin Maya and The Hairy Plug Monster on their delightful adventure filled with bubble bath sandwiches and chocolate eclairs that answers the age old children's question.....
"Where does the bathwater go daddy?"
