Creative writing workshops for children

creativity at work

Creative writing workshops

  • Fun, collaborative approach to creative writing
  • The opportunity for individual writing and personal feedback but we will NOT spend the whole time sitting at a table writing…
  • Idea generation, structure, language, setting, characterisation, vocabulary and more…
  • Suitable for 9-12 year olds
  • Ideal for 11+ preparation, for keen writers and for reluctant writers needing inspiration and encouragement!
  • Maximum 6 children
  • £60 for a stand-alone 2 hr workshop

Why do it?!

If you need any persuasion of the importance of creativity in a child’s life, listen to Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk. Not only is it a joy to listen to this remarkable speaker, but he explains why children need more opportunities to be creative…

What will you do in a creative writing workshop?

  • Fire the imagination through pictures and objects
  • Create oral stories (thinking up the ideas can be hard!)
  • Explore mind-maps and story mountains to plan a story
  • Improve our favourite descriptions, using colour, material etc
  • Borrow others’ great ideas, phrases and word choices to inspire our own work and encourage them
  • Look at exciting literary devices like rhetorical questions and personification to make our writing dazzle!
  • Build characters that jump off the page…

Can I join?

Yes! Please contact me for a booking form or for further information.