After School and Weekend Writing Workshops
For Children aged 6-12yrs
To book or to find out more information email charles@readnowwritenow.org.uk or see our Facebook and Instagram pages for course times and days.
Our fabulously fun and informative workshops are aimed at both children who simply love writing and for those who struggle with it at school.
Led by author Charlie Lea, each half term the children write a short story based on a particular theme or using a famous book as inspiration. As the sessions progress, Charlie breaks down the story writing process and the children learn not only how to seek inspiration and plan their stories but also see how amazing literary devices and plot types can help their writing.
As a writer himself, Charlie is full of top tips to give out to the children and, to help make the learning easy and entertaining, there are games to play and quizzes to take part in.
Feedback from our children’s creative writing workshops is highly positive with parents and carers noting changes in their child’s schoolwork as a direct consequence of their attendance at our sessions.
The workshops follow the Key Stages of the National Curriculum. Children are encouraged to share their inspiration, ideas and stories with other members of the workshop. Some of the children on our courses have been coming for over five years.
Courses Include:- Wednesday Addams Stories
- Adventure Stories
- Climate Changers
- Stories from 2050
- Scary Stories
- Murder Mystery
- Toy Tales
- A Christmas Carol
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas We are currently running these courses: -On Zoom on Mondays during term 5pm to 6.30pm and -At the Williamson Art Gallery, Wirral 11am to 12.30pm What children and families say about our courses:
The support from Charlie and the fantastic showcasing of her work has had a hugely positive effect on her confidence and overall well-being, It’s lovely to see her so proud of the work that she has produced.
A brilliant course organised by Charlie who inspired the children (and associated family) with his enthusiasm and talent.
Charlie is an excellent and engaging teacher. Overall, a very worthwhile and rewarding experience.
My children and I thoroughly enjoyed the course. Charlie was brilliant, he made it fun and was inclusive and encouraging. I would definitely recommend the course to others.
