Writing For the Future

Eirian has been a teacher for over 14 years. Trained as a Language Arts specialist, she has also worked as a literacy coordinator for one of the primary schools in the Leicester City L.A and as such understands how vitally important it is to inspire a love of both reading and writing in children of all ages.

When not busy writing, Eirian runs writers' workshops for her local schools, and those across the East Midlands area of the UK, offering full day, half day (am) and half day (pm) sessions. She holds Qualified Teacher Status, and is CRB checked*

From the author:

"I'm very excited to be able to share the creation of this fascinating series with the children who attend my workshops. They, ultimately, are the ones for whom I'm writing, and it has been interesting to see their thoughts and feelings on the conflicts in the world today, and to hear their understanding of some of the environmental issues explored, albeit couched in fantasy fiction, in these stories."

Morning Workshop

Morning session runs from approximately 9am until noon and includes two, one hour workshop sessions and a writer Q&A which can be class or assembly based.

Workshop session are tailored where possible to meet the needs of the school in regard to content and focus. Please Email to tailor workshops to your school's individual needs, and for your personalised quote.

Full Day Workshop

Full day workshops incude three workshop sessions; two of one hour duration in the morning and one two hour session in the afteroon. Also included is a 30 minute writer Q&A which can be class or assembly based.

Workshop session begins with strategies for planning and how to develop story plans in fun and innovative ways. (Focus AF1-3 & AF7)

The second workshop session looks at putting plans to good use and the importance of openings and links between the different parts of a story. (Focus 3-5 & 7)

The afternoon session - divided into managable chunks - consists of writing and sharing opportunities, and also explores the difficult concept of editing and revision. We also explore the concept of gathering ideas and the roles and responsibility given to us when writing for the future

Afternoon Workshop

Afternoon session runs from approximately 1pm until 3pm and includes a 90 minute workshop session and a writer Q&A which can be class or assembly based.

Workshop session are tailored where possible to meet the needs of the school in regard to content and focus. Please Email to tailor workshops to your school's individual needs, and for your personalised quote.

From the author:

"Our children and young people are the ones who carry the future of storytelling inside of them. It is up to us, as writers and teachers, to nurture those precious seeds to fruition. Allowing children to be involved, even in a small way, in the development of the 'Life After' series helps with that, I think."

Bookings are now being taken for the 2011/12 academic year, and will be constructed, as much as possible, to meet the needs of individual school. Please Email using the button on the sidebar to receive further details, or to arrange for an personalised quotation.

This website is owned and operated by Eirian Phillips and all original works herein are © Eirian Phillips 2008-2011. Many thanks to Ken Lund and 'phatman' for the use of their base images. All images used on this website remain the property of the original copyright holder. No infringement is intended. Everything here reflects a sincere love and respect for the material included and a desire to bring such quality storytelling to the attention of readers. Disclaimer ends.