About Me

I love to make videos about books and reading and reading books and other stuff. Take a look at my you tube channel

Addy is a children’s author and screenwriter. She is published by Walker and Random House. Her latest series with Hachette is about the importance of ‘icky’ stuff to the planet’s ecology – mud, slime, fungus and poo. Her fiction writing sweet spot is funny stuff for 7 – 9s with bags of heart.

Two of her picture books, A Bagful of Stars and the Arts Council funded, A Place called Home, were adapted for the stage by Rhubarb Theatre. She has won the Hachette Writing North prize for her middle-grade folklore adventure, The Empty Girl. She was longlisted for her middle-grade supernatural funny ‘The Dangerous Dead’. Her novel, Wilfreda and the Werecat, was shortlisted for the Darley Anderson middle-grade Funny Award.

Addy crowdfunded ‘I Love You, Sunshine’, a children’s book about exploring the effects of suicide through the eyes of a child and her family left behind. This was developed with Child Bereavement UK. The story was animated by Rhubarb Theatre and the project won a place on the Disrupt Festival in 2022.

Addy established her non-profit, Getting There Productions in 2025. Its objective is to produce work which explores social issues directly with humour and heart.

Working with North Lincolnshire Council, she produced ‘I Love You, Sunshine’ as a short film, due for release in Autumn 2026.

Her current slate includes

• A Day in the Life of a Children’s Author. Collaborative documentary, 2026.
• Just Between Us (in development)
• The Hearties. Children’s animation. Co-writer
• Community Farm, TV Comedy. Co-writer
• Front Window. Short film, proof of concept for a feature film. (In development)

She began her film work early on as a production manager on a short film, SWORD, and has now returned to film later in life. Addy is part of the LSF Talent Campus 8.0 screenwriting course. She also gained a place on the New Writing North comedy writing room with Saima Fellows.
Addy also served as Script Supervisor on Adopt Me, Please (Golden Chestnut Productions, short, 2026), overseeing continuity and supporting the co-director on set.

Addy served as Script Supervisor on ‘Adopt Me, Please’ (Golden Chestnut Productions, short, 2026), overseeing continuity and supporting the co-director on set. She is an associate producer on a new short, ‘To The Edge,’ in pre-production.

Addy aims to make a difference! Her writing continues to develop from short to long form with her feature film, Front Window.