Steve Bowkett

Steve Bowkett

My books...

Spellbinder (teen fantasy) - Gollancz 1985 / Tellerup 1986 / Pan 1988

The Copy Cat Plan – (comic play) - Blackwell 1986

Gameplayers (teen fantasy) - Gollancz 1986 / Pan 1988

Dualists (teen fantasy) - Gollancz 1987 / Pan 1989 / Praha 1993

Catch & Other Stories ( teen genre) - Gollancz 1988 / Pan 1990

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Frontiersville High (teen SF) - Gollancz 1990

The Community (adult horror) writing as Ben Leech - Pan 1993

The Bidden (adult horror) writing as Ben Leech - Pan 1994

A Rare Breed (adult horror) writing as Ben Leech - Pan 1996

Panic Station (teen horror) - Henderson 1996 / Gallimard 1996

Dinosaur Day (young fantasy) - Heinemann Banana Book 1996

For The Moon There Is The Cloud - (tales in the Zen tradition) - Collins, Pathways Reading scheme, 1996.

The World`s Smallest Werewolf - Macdonald, Shivery Storybooks 1996.

Meditations For Busy People (How To Stop Worrying & Stay Calm) - HarperCollins 1996 (USA 1996 as A Little Book Of Joy).

Dreamcastle (pre-teen SF), Orion Children`s Books 1997 / Mondadori, Italy `97 (also Germany, Portugal, Norway, France and China).

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Dino Discoveries (non-fiction 7+) - Henderson FunFax Dinosaur file, 1997.

Imagine That! A Handbook Of Creative Learning Activities for the Classroom, Network Educational Press, 1997 (reissued in 2007 as A Handbook of Creative Learning Activities, Network Continuum).

Another Girl, Another Planet (adult SF, with Martin Day) - Virgin New Adventures, 1998.

Roy Kane - TV Detective - A&C Black`s Graffix series, 1998, p/b `99.

Self-Intelligence - A Handbook for Developing Confidence, Self-Esteem & Interpersonal Skills, Network Educational Press, 1999.

Dreamcatcher - for Orion`s Dreamtime teen fantasy/horror series, Spring 2000. (Steve is also Consultant Editor for this series).

Horror At Halloween / Eleanor – a Horror novella which is one segment of a `mosaic novel`, Pumpkin Books, Spring 2000.

The Planet Machine – a science fiction story for A&C Black`s new Comix series, winter 2000, p/b spring 2001.

Catch & Other Stories – p/b genre stories for 10+, Crazy Horse Press, 2000.

Ice (The Wintering book 1) – Fantasy/SF saga for 11-upwards, Orion 2001.

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Internet@file-online.com – a fun wallet for kids on using the `Net, Top That 2001.

What`s The Story? – games and activities for creative storymaking. A&C Black, 2001.

ALPS Storymaker – a teaching manual that uses fiction to develop thinking skills and accelerated learning. Includes a CD ROM and three books of fiction;

The Allotment Ghost & Other Adventures (Double Dare Gang book 1)

The Frankenstein Steps & Other Adventures (DDG book 2) – Network Educational Press, 2001.

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Storm (The Wintering book 2) – Orion 2002.

Thaw (The Wintering book 3) – Orion 2002.

StoryMaker Catch Pack – a follow-up to ALPS StoryMaker, using genre fiction to promote creativity. Includes a teaching manual, a repackaging of Catch & Other Stories, a CD ROM and two books of short fiction –

Catch Science Fiction Minitales.

Catch Horror Minitales. – Network Educational Press, 2003.

The Passenger & Other Stories (DDG book 3) – Network Educational Press, 2003.

But Why (in collaboration with Sara Stanley), Network Educational Press, 2005. This pack for doing philosophical enquiry with young children also includes my three picture books -

Philosophy Bear & the Big Sky.

Dojen the Wanderer.

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If I Were a Spider.

50 Ideas to Boost Your Writing, NAWG Publications 2005. This is a practical handbook for aspiring writers.

100 Ideas for Teaching Creativity, Continuum 2005. This teacher handbook is part of Continuum's new 100s series / 2nd edition 100+ Ideas for Teaching Creativity, Continuum 2007.

100 Ideas for Teaching Thinking Skills, Continuum 2006 / 2nd edition 100+ Ideas for Teaching Thinking Skills, Continuum 2007.

Boys & Writing - Pocket PAL series (Practical Aided Learning), Network Continuum Education 2006.

Success in the Creative Classroom: using past wisdom to inspire excellence (co-authored), Network Continuum 2007.

Emotional Intelligence – Pocket PAL series, Network Continuum, 2007.

Jumpstart Creativity – David Fulton / Routledge, 2007.

Halloween Pie - short stories and poems of betwixt and between - Mushroom Books NAWG Publications 2007 (a self-published collection).

The Handy Little Book of Writing for Children – NAWG Publications 2008.

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100 Ideas for Creative Development in the Early Years (with W. Bowkett) – Continuum 2008.

100 Ideas for Good Practice in the Early Years (with W. Bowkett) – Continuum 2008.

Happy Families: insights into the art of parenting - (co-authored), Network Continuum 2008.

Countdown to Creative Writing – David Fulton 2008.

Countdown to Poetry Writing – David Fulton 2009.

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Countdown to Non-Fiction Writing – David Fulton 2010.

A Moon On Water - (co-authored) Crown House 2010.

Developing Literacy and Creative Writing Through Storymaking: Story Strands for 7-12 Year olds – Open University Press 2011.

Coaching Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom (with S. Percival) – David Fulton 2011.

Using Comic Art to Improve Speaking, Reading and Writing (with Tony Hitchman) - David Fulton 2012.

Love At The Fairground - Urbantopia Books 2012.

100 Ideas for Developing Thinking Skills - Bloomsbury 2013.

Thief By Night - Thinking Child 2013.

Double Darers - Mushroom Books / NAWG Publications 2014.

Jumpstart Thinking Skills & Problem Solving - Routledge 2014.

A Creative Approach to Teaching Writing - Bloomsbury 2014.

Boosting Your Self Confidence as a Writer - Mushroom Books / NAWG Publications 2014.

Minitales: ten short stories for guided reading - Thinking Child 2014.

Jumpstart Wellbeing - with a contributory chapter by Kevin Hogston - Routledge 2016.

Developing Self-Confidence in Young Writers - Bloomsbury 2017.

Jumpstart Philosophy in the Classroom - Routledge 2017.

Developing Thinking Skills Through Creative Writing: Story Steps for 9-12 year-olds - Routledge 2019.

Divided We Fall - Red Button Press 2020 (also see Recent Projects page).

Visualising Literacy - and how to tea\ch it: a guide to developing thinking skills, vocabulary and imagination for 9-12 year-olds - Routledge 2021.
Understanding the World Through Narrative - Routledge 2023.

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Many of my more recent books can be found on my Amazon Author Page -

If you're looking for my older and out-of-print books try Used Book Search - or Amazon. Search under both Steve Bowkett and Stephen Bowkett.


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