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Janelle McCurdy - Mia and the Light Casters for years 5/6
Fri 06 Feb
|Station Hall
Discover how Janelle McCurdy created the dark magical world of Nubis in Mia and the Lightcasters, and learn how to harness your own amazing superpowers by creating stories inspired by video games, films, and more, and create your own magical shadow beast! (They will be drawing and writing)
Time & Location
06 Feb 2026, 13:30 – 14:15
Station Hall, Railton Rd, London SE24 0JW, UK
About the Artists & Speakers
Janelle McCurdy is an author and fully-fledged gamer. Janelle began writing middle-grade fantasy in her teens, and signed a three-book deal in multiple territories for the Umbra Tales series in her early twenties. Her FAB Prize winning story, Mia and the Lightcasters, has gone on to be shortlisted and longlisted for major awards including the Week Junior Book Awards, Branford Boase Award, Diverse Book Awards and Jhalak Prize. In her free time, you can find her holed up in her room, gaming and watching anime or attending numerous comic cons and gaming events.
IG: Janellemccurdyy
Twitter/X: JanelleLMccurdy
Tiktok: JanelleMccurdy