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You
can book Neil for school visits through Jubilee Books. So
far all of Neil's books have been based on football so he
is especially appealing to boys with an interest in sport.
Apart from being an author Neil has worked as an actor,
lifeguard and a sports instructor.
Neil's
is an exciting new voice in children's fiction with a strikingly
original approach - witness the recasting of Macbeth
as school footie star Mac B.
Neil
Arksey has three main passions - writing, acting and
football. All three come together in Mac B, Neil's
original novel which relocates the drama of Macbeth
to a contemporary school football field.
Both
of Neil's previous novels for young people, Brooksie
and Result!, are about football. The combination
of subject-matter with an electric writing style makes Neil
one of the most sought-after writers for boy readers and
those seeking strong material for this audience.
Neil
was perfectly positioned to rework Macbeth, since
he acts and runs drama workshops at the Globe Theatre in
Southwark. As far as football goes, Neil's own career was
brought to a close through injury, but he still works as
a swimming instructor and is an avid Arsenal supporter.
The
first story Neil wrote was a runner-up in a London writers'
competition. The next story Banana, - written for
his dyslexic, football mad nephew - was published in an
anthology of football stories.
Neil
has written scripts for the children's TV series Teddybears
and Kipper. He is also a storyliner for the Secret
Lives - a daily soap on Finnish TV. Secret Lives is watched
by a quarter of Finland's population, making it the most
successful daily soap in the world!
Neil
on himself…
"The
age group I write for is the age at which my eyes were opened
to the ways of the world. For me, the most character-forming
period of my life."
"I don't
consider myself to be a football writer (I intend to write
a lot more besides). You don't have to be a good at football,
you don't even have to play to enjoy stories set in the
world of football. My hope is that some people who have,
for whatever reason, been alienated from football or maybe
never even really encountered it, could be turned on to
the game by my stories."
What
they say about Neil Arksey…
"For young footballers who eat, live and breathe the sport,
there is now some fun to be had in the world of fiction."
South
London Press on Result!
"Nick
Hornby for kids"
Nicky
Campbell on Radio 5
"Brave
in concept, refreshing in execution, this is football fiction
of a new order."
Times Educational Supplement
To
book Neil for a performance in your school...
To
check Neil's availability for school performances and to
find out current prices for Neil and other performers please
contact:
Jubilee Books
Address of head office
31a Vanburgh Park
Blackheath
London SE3 7AE
t. (020) 8293 6060
f. 056 0150 8125
e. e-mail Jubilee Books
Our office is open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm.
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