Photos by Portrayed Photography
Hello and welcome to the website of
Margaret Bateson-Hill
author and storyteller
Welcome to my website where you can explore my books, and find out about me,
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You'll find videos, blogs, recordings,
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downloadable resources,
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information about school visits,
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my calendar showing availability
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and the dates of my public events
Autumn 2025
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Festival of Encounters
20th September
Story Time in the Park
Adventures, mystery, magic, family! Enjoy a wholesome family-friendly day of storytelling and facilitated games & craft activities in this storytelling drop-in. An award-winning lineup of professional storytellers and children’s authors bring their stories to life in the Summerhouse of Myatt’s Field Park. Story ages range from 3 - 12 year olds.
I am first up at 10am-10.30
Aim High Workshops
Looking forward to running my Aim High dragon writing days for Authors abroad at various schools across the South East this autumn, and also looking for to the CWISL Book quizzes in November and look out for my news about storytelling at Hampton Court- coming soon
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Stepping into Stories Festival 2026
I am a co director of the Stepping into Stories
part of the fabulous team : Mo O'Hara, Lucy Reynolds and Hayley Byfield.
After a fantastic 2025 festival we are turning our thoughts to 2026
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WORLD BOOK DAY 2026
I am booking up now for World Book Day 2026
MY BOOKS
Projects I'm involved in
I am a member of Children’s Writers and Illustrators for Stories and Literacy
For more info, especially about the CWISL writing Shout!festivals, please contact cwislenquiries@hotmail.com
or visit the CWISL website www.cwisl.org.uk
Looking for a Patron of Reading?
I am available again having been Patron of Reading at Cypress Primary School for two years. Click here to see some of your amazing activities
I am a member of SCBWI