chicken! A newspaper for people in primary school


Chicken! is a quarterly free newspaper for primary school children. It is a fantastic introduction to current affairs and supplements learning based on the school curriculum. Chicken is the only free newspaper for primary school children. Help us keep it that way by sponsoring copies for each child at £3.00 or 30 copies for a class at £90. The…… Continue reading chicken! A newspaper for people in primary school

Self promotion in your own back yard


It’s a rainy summer Sunday in London. Another one. I am due to perform at a festival called Zim Arts day, in South East London. Last weekend I performed at the Pop Up Festival of Literature, which was a great success. I had a chance to watch James Mayhew in action, which was really good. I…… Continue reading Self promotion in your own back yard

Pop Up Festival 2012


Ken Wilson-Max takes part as one the group of illustrators and authors at the Pop Up Festival 2912. Pop Up inspires communities through stories. Our far-reaching literature and story-making programme for schools and families impacts on thousands of children and parents. This is followed by a major public celebration bringing communities and families, authors and…… Continue reading Pop Up Festival 2012

Winter is here.


Grown ups could take a leaf out of student’s books; they have made their feelings known about the proposed rise in tuition fees. Every single Londoner has come to expect poor service from their council in winter, rather than pressuring them to use the money they collect in taxes to make life better.