The workshops are designed for children aged 9-13 and were grouped between 15-20, working together with an author or illustrator.
Each author gives 3 workshop sessions of around 50 minutes, working with a different group of children each time.
We orgainsed the day as follows:
9.30 am Students register - Morning Tea for Authors/Illustrators in the staffroom
10.00 am Assemble, Formalities, Introduction
10.15 am Workshop 1 commences
11.05 am Drink/Snack/Toilet break
11.25 am Workshop 2 commences
12.15 pm LUNCH
1 pm Workshop 3 commences
2pm Assemble in hall for wind up session for everyone, at which each author talks for around 5 minutes, and/or reads from their work.
The children were expected to bring some writing of their own to share with the authors and with others in the group. Generally authors or illustrators talk about aspects of their own work, read passages relevant to what they are saying, or discuss illustrations, and also invite children to contribute to the session. The children also spent some of the session writing.
The children were selected by their school and we found that all students in attendance were highly motivated and enthusiastic about the opportunity to work with people 'real life authors'.
The conference finished with a combined session of half an hour where authors had 10 minutes each, sharing a piece of their own work or an experience they had had.
The expectations for the authors sessions were that they shared their work and the processes involved in producing this with the students. Most authors were keen to get the students involved with writing/revising/creating new work.
Our students loved the day, particularly getting meet authors they knew like Des Hunt. Here are some photos of our Vardon kids enjoying the day:
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