Children's Creative Writing Workshop 7-11yrs - Half Term

Character Workshop:

Join writer in residence Nell Turner for a children’s creative writing workshop and explore the magic of language and writing. 7-11 yrs.

About this event:

Creative writing allows children to explore their imagination, develop language skills, and express their personalities.

Nell Turner, Liskeard Library’s Writer in Residence, will lead this fun session for kids aged 7-11 years.

Children will learn how to make characters leap off the page and resonate with readers. They’ll explore creating believable protagonists, antagonists and other characters that make up their stories.

During the workshop, your child will take their first steps in creative writing. Inspired by a variety of resources. The aim is to boost confidence in their writing and inspire them to enjoy all aspects of English – both writing (in all its forms) and reading.

Whether your child struggles with writing or is a confident wordsmith, this is a workshop for them. Children of all abilities are welcome.

Workshop aims:

• Improve your child’s literacy skills (oral and written)
• Boost your child’s self-esteem and confidence
• Foster a passion for reading/encourage children to read
• Promote a love of writing.

About Your Writer in Residence:

Nell Turner is a writer and performer who lives near Liskeard. She is incredibly excited about being Liskeard Library’s Writer in Residence. She is looking forward to facilitating workshops and events and celebrating writing in South East Cornwall.

Nell plays with language and dialogue and her writing is creative, poetic, absurd and often a bit wild. She particularly enjoys writing theatre scripts and short stories. Themes include diversity, belonging and nature with language play at the core. She loves collecting peoples’ stories, and writing tales based on fact but which swim wildly in the style of magic realism. As well as writing original work, Nell also translates from French and enjoys the creativity of transposing French verse and poetry to make them accessible and relevant. She is currently translating an autobiography of a French writer and poet.

Nell has over 25 years’ teaching experience and holds an MA in Applied Linguistics and an MA in Literary Translation. She is passionate about teaching, having taught creative writing and academic writing at university level. Nell’s stories and plays have been performed in various locations, including theatres, at the Edinburgh Fringe and in a Cattle Market.

Her latest play was shortlisted by the Royal Shakespeare Company as part of 37 Plays, a national playwriting project to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s Folio.