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WRITES:
Messenger for DLT publishers (New book OUT NOW!).
Dr Sylver series for Highland Books (Book 3 out in May 09).
Exile Road and Did You Know for Spring Harvest.
All books available from Play, Amazon, Wesley Owen and orderable from all good bookshops...
08 was my busiest book year yet with Exile Road, Did You Know and Messenger all seeing release. 09 is even BUSIER!
Previously in Kercalville: Computer game artist on Theme Park, Populous 2, Magic Carpet, Syndicate, FA18E Super Hornet, Raucus Caucous, Burning Ambition, Top Gun and The Cabal. Logos for DI, Cyberclass, Usharp, Pepper's Ghost and others. Freelance artist for a number of clients.
College Tutor (film/film history/computer art/animation/graphic design).
Youth worker for both voluntary organisations (15 years + now) and for Surrey County Council (3 years plus).
Manager of a popular Youth Arts Centre.
Regularly updated blog at http://www.wibsite.com/wiblog/kercal
Dr Sylver and the Library of Everything was: Brilliantly inventive and original storytelling… (LICC), ...a book which takes hold of you and won’t let you go, a stunning fiction debut (Phil Groom, London School of Theology Books and Resources) and gained a Diamond Pledge endorsement from the National Deaf Children's Society.
Dr Sylver and the Repository of the Past is: To use the ‘page-turner’ cliché, Dr Sylver is so enjoyable you can’t wait to find out what will happen next (National Deaf Children's Society), ...skilfully developed, the storyline takes on new and surprising twists that will keep you reading to the end...a brilliant and whacky idea that simply works. I love the references to Christians and Gospel truths that permeate the book without being "twee" or predictable. In fact there's NOTHING predictable about this story! It's gutsy and real. Beware - you will be hooked in the first few pages! (Signs of God) and... Paul Kercal is the real thing. He’s an artist, quirky and authentic, and a gifted writer to boot. Paul’s book is tremendous and deserves as wide a release as possible (Tré Sheppard of OneHundredHours).

My Interests

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Tré, Bill Sienkiewicz and Mickey Mouse to chat about life and stuff....

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My Blog

Boileroom gig: Nov 9th

It's a booked.What it is? Definite details in the next week or so. HOWEVER!Hmmm, where to start, where to start... So you guys probably know I'm a youth worker/doodler|college tutor..writer right? The...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:23:00 GMT

Choices choices decisions decisions....

OK so here we go:Stressed little bunny, me. Too much work from all angles. Nice to be wanted and busy but somethings got to give and somethings got to go. We'll see. I've got four jobs/roles (without ...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:57:00 GMT

New project is GO GO GO!!!

So, I'm a youthworker, college tutor, ((family man woo like my fam and have a huge amount of semi-adopted kids that I'm massively fond of as well)), critically acclaimed author ((yeah yeah :) :) )) an...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:31:00 GMT

ouchie.

Done my back in again.Had to teach only half the lesson before nurofen wore off... Then spent the next hour organising for next weeks mocks.Not happy.Nor comfortable.Am however catching up on a little...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:50:00 GMT

A grand day out

So sunday was off to hols, much needed hols in fact. Work wise things have been manic since I can't remember when and it never seems to get any calmer so family decided at short notice to decamp to Li...
Posted by on Tue, 29 May 2007 14:45:00 GMT

Artwork and all that...

Been a while since I uploaded some artwork, and to be honest it's been a while since I've had much of a chance to do much artwork, but here are some pieces which have recently seen the light of day, d...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:39:00 GMT

Superbowl sunday/achey monday etc tuesday and on and on...

Brief update: despite sinking feeling that it wouldn't be the Colts day was pleased to see their comeback from the opening salvo of the Chicago Bears. Not that I'm a huge American Footie fan (haven't ...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:27:00 GMT

Of gigs and herberts...

4% battery, what can I get down?OK first week back with the Rok Yaks. Every Tuesday it's music night at the arts centre. Actually every Monday and Weds it is too, we're supposed to have a wider remit ...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:54:00 GMT

Been a while been a while etc

Ok so haven't blogged on here for yonks... Still updating the blog on thw wibsite.com natch, that was my first home for blogging and will always remain so, but thought I'd add something here... So: 20...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 02:25:00 GMT

GBF stuff.

Getting round to a few things, so to start off here are the posters for the two Guildford Book Festival appearances (which is a better word than doo-dah which is what I was going to use and then stopp...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:42:00 GMT