Further resources

The following links are to organisations supporting schools to build relationships with authors.

• Organisations such as Authors Aloud [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] and Virtual Authors UK work to organise author, illustrator, poet and storyteller visits and virtual visits to schools.
• The Patron of Reading scheme pairs a children’s author, poet, storyteller or illustrator with a school. This Patron of Reading then helps to develop a Reading for Pleasure culture in the school.
• Pop up Education provides educational programmes in schools.
• The Book Pen Pal initiative pairs schools with authors and illustrators who can exchange book recommendations via postcards.