25 Jun 2025
10:00am - 10:45am
Online
About the author
Now a multi-award winning, full-time poet, Matt Goodfellow visits schools around the UK and beyond, inspiring children and adults to get involved with poetry through his performances and workshop. His debut novel, told in verse, The Final Year, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton, for middle-grade readers, won The CLiPPA Award for Children’s Poetry 2024 and the Children’s Book Award for Older Readers 2024 (Federation of Children’s Book Groups) amongst many others. Matt lives in Stockport.
Matt Goodfellow’s riveting, eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling and multi-award winning verse novel is The Final Year
About the book
Nate’s eleven and has just finished Primary School. After a challenging final year, life is looking up. His brother has recovered from a life-threatening heart condition, he’s got the love of his mum, brothers and Auntie San, and he’s off to Secondary School with his two best mates. But while he’s making new friends and avoiding the fists of Turner, his old nemesis, and struggling to come to terms with a strict new teacher and a sense of isolation from his brothers, a sudden surprise appearance in Nate’s life threatens to throw him completely off course.
About the author event
With thanks to Arts Council England for funding this free, online event.
Join us on Wednesday 25 June at 11am for this fascinating author event, hosted on Zoom webinar.
During the event, pupils will have the opportunity to:
- Hear an extract from the book read by Matt Goodfellow
- Join an interactive session that covers the theme of transitioning from primary to secondary school.
- Join a live Q and A with Matt to ask about life as an author, and the experience of starting year 7.
Some practical information about the event
You will receive a confirmation email once you have registered. This will include your link to join the event.
All attendees will be muted and will not be able to turn their cameras on, but you will be able to communicate with Matt through a live chat box.
For any other questions about the event, please contact connecting.stories@literacytrust.org.uk