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Francesca Simon

The genius behind the Horrid Henry series, Francesca can’t wait to read your stories!

Listen to Francesca's thoughts on being a judge

Francesca is looking for originality and wants writers to be themselves

Word Up!

Francesca’s favourite word is Ninny: “I love words that sound like what they mean, and ‘ninny’ is my family's favourite joke insult. We've even invented Ninny-Detectors, which activate when someone is being especially silly, and my young niece and nephew have started calling me "Aunt Ninny," because they think the word is just as funny as I do.”

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