Currently

Roald Dahl Prize judge (the 'Funny Prize') 2010

International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) World Congress 2012 advisory panel

Chair, St Hilda's College Media Network

Editor Highbury/Finsbury Park Neighbours' News (online community news alert) since February 2008

Past

Director, St Hilda's College Writers' Day, Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival 2010.

Children's Programme Director, Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival 2010

Trustee, Read: The Reading Agency (library development body)

Judge of the Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Awards 2009 (administered by the British Maritime Charitable Foundation)

Steering Committee, The Big Picture Campaign (picturebook promotion) 2007-2009

Chair, Ten Best New Illustrators panel, 2008

Macmillan Prize judge 2007, 2008 and 2009 (for unpublished children's illustrators)

Chair, Carnegie/Greenaway Medal Anniversary Top 10 selection panel 2007

Branford Boase Award judge 2007 (for a first children's book)

Chair, Children's Laureate selectors 2005 www.booktrusted.co.uk/childrenslaureate

Orange Prize judge 2003 (for fiction by women)

Whitbread Book Award(now Costa) children's book category judge 1999

Kurt Maschler Award judge 1999 (for an illustrated children's book)