Writing sessions: Week 8
Turn your faces to me,
For I have zoom links.
Also additional workshops (ahaha you thought it was over) and picture book news from our very own EVA HIBBS. Hurray!
Keep keeping on, folks, you have the finest faces in all the land.
Yours always, Sylvia x
PICTURE BOOK - EVA HIBBS
Eva has a picture book out, illustrated by Sarah Harrison, and it’s newly available on bookshop.org (which is itself a very cool initiative and you should all check it out).
Where do we go when we die? How do we talk about it?
Six-year-old Lily’s uncle dies before she is born, but she wants to get to know him. She asks each of her family members in turn, “Where is Uncle Al?”. Lily is confused when the adults all answer with different euphemisms, until her sister helps her understand.
We all deal with grief at some point in our lives. Where is Uncle Al? is a picture book to gently explore the loss of those we love, starting conversations about death and in turn, sharing beliefs about life.
Aimed at ages 4-7, this thoughtful and inclusive narrative supports the mental wellbeing of young children. It is also a resource for siblings, caregivers, teachers, and anyone interested in how we remember those we’ve lost.
WORKSHOPS
Bringing Characters to Life, 27th Feb - I pitch the idea that behaviour patterns > psychological types, back stories, long profiles, etc. We talk about conversational analysis and behavioural psychology and this guy from theatre I think is cool.
The Power of Playing Games, 6th March - How to write a bit funny even if you don’t think you’re funny. Every book needs some funny, guys.
Settings that stick, 13th March - My favourite one (ssshhh). Spaces that are MAGIC in childhood, and why, and how to use them to write books that make children stay in bed all day and daydream afterwards.
All morning meetings are 9.30 - 11.30 GMT
All evening meetings are 6.00 - 8.00 GMT
Monday 22nd
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Evening 871 1042 9257 / Passcode: 094707
Tuesday 23rd
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Wednesday 24th
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Thursday 25th
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Friday 26th
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Saturday 27th
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Sunday 28th
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