Annie the storyteller
The world needs a little magic now,and there's plenty in our stories.I write for children and hope to inspire creative writing,& the many other ways of storytelling.I treasure traditional tales and those that are yet unwritten,the stories of the here and now, and those about tomorrow.
This is me.
ABRACADABRA!
The first magic word means I create as I speak.
(This is the power of stories.)
STORYTELLING SESSIONS
Interactive sessions inspire creative imagination simply by retelling, creating and exploring the realms of storytelling from all eras and all areas of the world.
From the macro to the micro, the golden threads of story bind us,
and they also set us free...
INTO THE WOODS Storytelling Club
An ever increasing collection of old wisdom rebound for telling
Explore shared landscapes and archetypes that remember the natural world.
This storyteller is collecting! Have you a story to add?
- The Woman Who Weaves at the End of the World... at the Beginning
- The Frog Prince and The Crystal Palace of the Fisher King
- The Bird of Truth
- Cap 'o' Rushes
- The Nettle Spinner
- Percival and the Fisher King
Regional Tales
Where are your favourite stories from?
We are also collecting traditional tales of all far flung regions, thinking about the music of regional language and voice.
Reference to a range of traditional tales has been shown to enhance psychological development and well-being, strengthening ancestral ties.
- Brave Vasilisa and Baba Yaga
- Sindbad the Sailor
- Ariadne and the Minotaur
The first magic word means I create as I speak.
ABRACADABRA
(This is the power of stories.)
Storytellers everywhere collect and treasure stories
to remember our yesterdays and build our tomorrows.
We look for lost stories, neglected or untold,
and piece them together and polish them up.
STORIES FOR SHARING, INSPIRING & EMPOWERING
Tell me your stories, however you prefer;
Write or draw or weave stories into verse.
Old or new, strange or fresh - find wisdom in those words.
Storytelling sessions inspire, empower and enliven creative imagination.
For primary school children, Key Stage 2, 6 to 11 years.
Please discuss all interests and requirements for tailor-made story sessions
Storytelling After School Clubs
After-school club sessions to inspire storytelling and creative writing in groups of primary school children. All storytelling sessions are enhanced by further resources to inspire creative responses.
I have been developing a series of stories that model creative storytelling and provide a shared landscape of stories for us to discuss and develop together. We retell old stories and make up our own, thinking about all the ways of keeping these and passing them on.
We look at books and story props, drawings and films, and we think about music and drumming as means of conveying mood and atmosphere. We think about all the other ways in which we can treasure the many arts of storytelling.
Creative Fun for Key Stage 2
templates to suit all abilities
Poetry
Story poem art
Fairytales
finding the magic
Inspiring stories with illustrations, old and new
Examples of past work
Gallery of student work
Short stories, poetry, short films, maps and manuals
