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First advance copies!

Today the first advance copies have arrived! My début picture book braved the covid journey and made it to my doorstep in 4 languages: ‘Hello! A Counting Book of Kindnesses’ (UK) ‘Counting Kindness: Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children’ (US)

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The Gig Economy

On 31 October, 2019, Hollis moderated an Ivy Circle event on ‘The Gig Economy’ with Professor Diane Mulchay, author of ‘The Gig Economy’ (hosted by Egon Zehnder Amsterdam).

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Open Mic at ABC Amsterdam

If you’re in Amsterdam, come perform or just join in for the ABC Open Mic session at the American Book Center (Friday, 13 September, 2019 at ABC – Het Spui, Amsterdam). Performers should sign up by 17:00; session begins at

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Ivy Circle annual Education Fairs

Please join the Ivy Circle and its partners for their annual Education Fairs this Fall: Ivy Circle MBA Fair 2019 Amstelveen, The Netherlands; 19 September 2019 At our 13th annual Amsterdam MBA Fair, Ivy Circle with the support of Roland

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Southampton Writers Conference

From 10-14 July 2019, Hollis attended the Southampton Writers Conference 2019 in Southampton, New York, where she participated in the children’s book writing workshop with award-winning children’s book author-illustrator Dan Yaccarino.

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SCBWI conference

SCBWI Europolitan Conference 2019 Zürich, Switzerland; 3-5 May, 2019 — Europolitan was born as a joint initiative between five SCBWI European regions to pool their resources and plan a conference together that would be larger than any one region could

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Farewell to Bologna

Is it too early to make a wish for next year? I’d love to see as much diversity in the corridors and stands (on both sides of the table!) of this fantastic Fair as we’re finally starting to see in

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At the Bologna Fair

Settling in at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair… sunshine inside and out. Previewing my début picture book, Hello! A Counting Book of Kindnesses, illustrated by Barroux and published by Otter-Barry Books (2020). The child refugee journey through a hopeful lens…

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