If you’d like me to visit your school (whether for one of the options below, or for something tailored to your needs), please get in touch. ASA rates apply. I currently have plenty of availability for Term 2 and Term 3 this year!
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Author talk: Fairytales – Weird, Wonderful, Wild (Year 3-6)
Learn how fairytales have changed over time, and hear an obscure story or two. We’ll see a scene from Losing the Plot come to life, do a fairytale quiz, talk about fairytale ingredients, and be entertained by a brand-new (and probably quite weird) fairytale via a collaborative storytelling game. This presentation is suitable for larger groups (surcharge applies for more than 110 students) and is a great fit for the 2024 Children’s Book Week theme: ‘Reading is magic’!
Workshop: Create a Funny Character (Year 3-6)
Learn how to use exaggeration to create a funny character. We’ll discuss examples from popular children’s fiction as well as from Losing the Plot. Then we’ll create our own funny character! This workshop is suitable for class-size groups of up to 35 students.
Workshop: Magical Portals, Fantastical Worlds (Year 3-6)
Learn about portals and how they can transport characters to other worlds. We’ll discuss examples from popular children’s fiction as well as from Losing the Plot. Then we’ll examine some ‘magical’ objects to help inspire our own portal and fantasy world designs. This workshop is suitable for class-size groups of up to 35 students and is a great fit for the 2024 Children’s Book Week theme: ‘Reading is magic’!
Workshop: All About Inciting Incidents (Year 5-6)
Learn what an inciting incident is and why stories need them. We’ll discuss examples from popular children’s fiction as well as from Losing the Plot. Then we’ll come up with some inciting incidents of our own! This workshop is suitable for class-size groups of up to 35 students.
Annaleise Byrd 