Steven Chatterton

Steven Chatterton grew up working class in the Black Country. Imagination helped him navigate life on his council estate, an experience he draws on for his debut novel. It also informs his commitment to mentoring disadvantaged kids via creative workshops in London. A multi-award-winning filmmaker, he adapted his latest film into an internationally published children’s picture book, which was recently selected for the Edinburgh Book Festival. His screenplays have been chosen for European development programmes and ranked highly on US competition shortlists. He’s utterly bonkers about dogs.

Night Inside Me

A Monster Calls meets Skellig. Magical Social Realism. MG+. Twelve-year-old Sam Sway has a big imagination. Too big, for his disapproving dad. Why can’t he be more like Ethan, his tough teenage brother? Sam has always lived in his shadow. But now Dad’s gone away, and the brothers are relocated to the ominous Tanhouse council estate with Mum. That’s when an actual shadow latches onto Ethan’s back and leads him down a dark path. Guided by Feathers, a liminal being from the Unseen World, Sam must harness all his creativity to forge his own path into manhood. But can he overcome his own demons in time to save Ethan?

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