Margaret Royall – författare

Heroes and danger, comfort and claws. A black cat dreams of finding a new family, and a vampire is woken by a brush with ancient folklore. Then a cat tests just how far his nine lives run, before a stray moves in, and a kitten discovers a thirst for adventure ... Full of playfulness and wildness, this is a vibrant collection from eleven UK authors about the reality of being owned by a cat

Stars and planets, vast skies and new horizons. A distant future with secrets in its past. A house sitter intercepts a message from a lost craft, while a tree holds the key to an alien invasion. Then a curlew rises from a starlit reedbed, before a child dreams of the moon landings, and a robot uncovers a lie which may just change everything ... Full of mystery and adventure, true memories and poetry, this is a brilliant and far-ranging collection about our present and future relationship with space

Trolls and pookas, wild woodlands and fairy meadows. A dollhouse with secrets within its rooms. A holiday cottage comes with a ghostly guest, and walkers awake an ancient myth. Then a child finds an unusual excuse for missing homework, before an artwork unravels, and a wild garden cultivates a few surprises ... Full of the mysterious and the gothic, myths and memoir, this is a captivating and intriguing anthology of short stories and poetry inspired by the magic within a landscape the author knows well. An original collection by: Diana Alexander, Patrick Booth, Amaris Chase, Stephen Connolly, Toby Crabbe, Myles Cutler, Daphne Denley, J.J. Drover, Jenny Finch, Vicki Fletcher, Nikolina Hua, Rose Leicester, Olive Malcolm, Rebecca McDowall, Rosalind Newton, Margaret Royall, Stuart Samuel, Derek Skinner, Julie Wiltshire and Ceri Vyner, with illustrations by Lorna Gray

Ancient myths and Roman treasures, lost loves and haunted relics: historical objects are reimagined in fiction, memoir and poetry - featuring items from the Corinium Museum collection. Coins and weapons, lost jewels and carved faces. A watch with a secret inscription. An Iron Age horse bridle whispers of old battles, while a Roman god fumes about unfair treatment. Then a medieval grotesque wreaks havoc with a curse, before an eighteenth century ring reveals its heartbreak, and a painting draws visitors into danger ... Full of archaeology and history, mystery and surprises: museum treasures and ancient discoveries inspire this stunning new collection of short stories and poetry Illustrated with photographs from the Corinium Museum collection. With a foreword by Emma Stuart, Museum Director. **READER REVIEWS**‘From humorous and relatable themes to haunting and lyrical explorations of human experiences across time, this curious collection is a delight to dip into; reading its eclectic entries feels like browsing a display case packed with intriguing objects’ – CURRENT ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE, ISSUE 418 ‘Wonderful book! There are so many evocative stories here’ – Five stars ‘So beautiful written … gives visit at the museum a new meaning’ – Five stars Featuring the work of:Carlos Almonacid Rosamund Brown Amaris Chase Hilda Cochrane Lucy Dalgleish Henry Davies Andrew Donaldson Vicki Fletcher Chloe Hall Jonathan Hart Alice Hart Chloe Headdon Heidi Howarth Venetia Johannes Rose Leicester Rose Lennard Harriet McDonald Rebecca McDowall Mary Moore Rosalind Newton Charlotte Payne Graham Powell Angela Reddaway Margaret Royall Stuart Samuel Sharon Webster Julie Wiltshire

On 27 September 1825, the steam engine known as Locomotion No.1 hauled the first passenger train on the opening day of the Stockton & Darlington Railway - paving the way for modern rail travel and reshaping the British landscape for ever. Celebrating 200 years of railway journeys, sixteen authors take a journey through personal memories, history and poetry. Join them on an adventure into the past glory of steam and engine sheds, along heritage lines and 21st century main lines, through feats of British engineering, the rise of diesel and electric, and aboard the famed Orient Express. A glorious pocketbook of 200 years of rail travel told through memoir and verse, with photographs 'The constant clatter, a manmade steel lullabyA gentle sway of carriages as changing landscapes rattle by ...' Featuring Diana Alexander, James Armstrong, CarolineBradley, Myles Cutler, Bronwen R. Evans, Asma Khan, Rebecca McDowall, Sally Mills,Jeff Nicholls, F. David Potter, Graham Powell, Margaret Royall, Stuart Samuel,Anne Swan, Tim Taylor and Julie Wiltshire