About the Author
Author Liz Weir pictured at the launch in Castle Espie with pupils from Comber Primary School and St Mary's PS, Comber.
Liz Weir is a professional storyteller and writer from Northern Ireland. Formerly a children's librarian for the city of Belfast, she now travels the world telling stories to adults and children.
She organises workshops and appears at major international festivals (including the National Storytelling Festival in Tennessee and the Australian National Storytelling Festival)
Liz has performed in Israel, Germany, Australia, and the United States. She was the first winner of the International Storybridge Award from the National Storytelling Network which cited her "exemplary work promoting the art of storytelling within Ireland and between other countries."
Liz is the author of two collections of stories for children, Boom Chicka Boom and Here, There and Everywhere. She has worked extensively in prisons and has just completed a picture book about a child whose father is in jail. She has presented The Gift of the Gab, a storytelling series for BBC Radio Ulster, and has recently written scripts for three television animations aimed at young children in Northern Ireland. She firmly believes in the power of storytelling to promote understanding and aid conflict resolution.
Liz runs a camping barn in the Glens of Antrim, overlooking Glenariff Forest Park. The forest and her dog were very much the inspiration for Tony and Holly's Big Adventure.