Workshops for Schools and Adults

Creative Writing for Adults: (Community groups, libraries, etc)

1)  Writing workshops are offered in Poetry, Short story writing or Play writing

2)  Author performs own work

3) Enrol on one of the courses Stephanie tutors  run by the Office of Lifelong Learning, University of Edinburgh.  Currently:

A Sense of Place - visits to venues around Edinburgh as springboards for writing;

Stunning Stories and Powerful Poems, tutored by Stephanie with Mary Gladstone.

Performing your Writing, tutored by Stephanie.   Writing and performance skills, including relaxation and voice exercises followed by a performance by the students.

See OLL website for details.

Visits to Secondary Schools

Practical Workshops on poetry writing, particularly suitable for Advanced Highers English Creative Writing component. 

As a professional poet Stephanie can help students access their creativity and give practical tips on how to experiment with challenging techniques which  extend their range.

As a former English and Drama teacher at secondary level, Stephanie has many years of teaching experience at 6th form level.  Prior consultation by teacher is recommended to help Stephanie adapt  the workshop most usefully to the class' needs.

Visits to Primary Schools

1) Workshops for Poetry or  short stories.

2) Story-telling: Performance by Stephanie  leading to workshop on story-telling and writing for the pupils. (For performance of story-telling alone see link.)

3)  Shadow Puppet-making session followed by play-writing       for  performance.    Needs 2 different days, consecutive or a week apart. School must provide all  materials.

Subjects on offer:  Myth and Legends, Tall Tales; the Rain forest;  Endangered Species, Shape Poetry or any other subject which fits the curriculum with prior consultation with the teacher.

Ages: 7 and up.

References

'Thanks to excellent teaching there certinly are 32 more poets in the world.' From Tom , P6

'All the class really enjoyed your visit when you taught us how to write admrable poems and fantastic use of onomatopoeia words like ooze and splat.'  Becky, P6 

'We really enjoyed doing everything and we found out that all of us could do brilliant poems if we sat down and had time to let our imaginations run free.  We were all surprised and pleased with ourselves. But none of this could have happend without you being there.' Rebecca, P6

RECENT WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS GIVEN

Capturing a Sense of Wonder.

 A poetry writing workshop given  as part of the Creative Space programme  at St. George's West Church, Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, 20th January, 2007 http://www.creativespacesgw.org.uk/events/index.asp

Passionate Picasso

 Fired with Passion:  Picasso's ceramics etc at the New Museum of Scotland, Chambers St, Edinburgh

Picasso on Paper: lithographs etc at the Dean Gallery, Edinburgh