Helen Docherty

Helen Docherty

SoAiW Steering Committee Member

Helen Docherty is an internationally published author of rhyming picture books. Her stories have been translated into 27 languages, adapted for the stage and set to music. The Snatchabook and The Knight Who Wouldn't Fight, both illustrated by Thomas Docherty, have won awards voted for by school children and been shortlisted for various national book awards. Helen enjoys helping children and adults to write their own stories, and regularly visits schools and delivers workshops. She has lived in Swansea for over ten years and has learned Welsh.

Books published in 2023: The Bee Who Loved Words (illustrated by Erica Salcedo); Someone Just Like You (illustrated by David Roberts).

www.helendocherty.com

@docherty_helen