The short-list for the CLIP Carnegie Prize was announced on March 27th – and ‘Trash’ is on it, one of eight children’s books. ‘I’m honoured, and excited,’ says Andy. ‘The CLIP Carnegie is serious, and to have made it to the final eight is a prize in itself...

Andy is finishing a one year contract at his favourite school, the British School, Manila. The Philippines remains his second home, and it’s going to be a wrench leaving again. But there’s writing to be done

‘The final part of Ribblestrop is on the copy-editor’s table now, and it’s out in August/September 2012, in time for the Edinburgh Book Festival. The title is ‘Ribblestrop, Forever!’ – and I’m delighted with it. The plot is as crazed as...

The shortlist was made public on October 1st 2011, and Andy was awarded the prize on November 11th 2011 at the Guardian's head office in London.

The shortlist was made public on October 1st 2011, and Andy confesses to being ‘over the moon’. But is he surprised?