Award winning children’s author, Elen Caldecott, delivered a fun and interactive creative writing workshop at Bloxham School on Saturday for visiting primary school children.
The children learned how to develop the initial ideas for story writing; including elements such as characterisation, point of view and pace. Elen used examples from her own novels ‘The Marsh Road Mysteries’ and brought along images to inspire original writing. Each child left with their own piece of creative work.
Bloxham’s Head of English, Chris Saunders, said: “We were thrilled to welcome Elen to Bloxham. She was able to demonstrate a range of inspiring writing techniques and there was a real buzz during the workshop. The room was brimming with ideas and the children produced some impressive and original pieces of creative writing.”
Elen Caldecott is a writer for children and young people, whose novels have been shortlisted for the Waterstones’ Book Prize, the Red House Book Award and numerous regional awards. Her work was also selected by Julia Donaldson in a Guardian Best Books of the Year feature. More information about the author can be found at www.elencaldecott.com.