Workshops

Heather’s House of Stories
Alexa Radcliffe-Hart
Calligraphy Workshop
Discover Your Family’s History

Heather’s House of Stories

THURS 28th or FRI 29th SEPT / SCHOOL WORKSHOP / KS1

Storyteller Heather Burton believes that stories make children powerful and can help us all make sense of the world. Heather’s stories are engaging and joyful, inspiring children to let their imagination run free and their ideas be heard.

During this unique interactive storytelling event for children in KS1 students will learn the key elements of collaborative storytelling as they assist Heather in bringing a new story – based on our unique island home – to life.

To book a Heather’s House of Stories workshop for your school (half day £150 for up to two group sessions/ full day £300 for up to four group sessions) please contact info@jerseyfestivalofwords.org.

Praise for Heather’s House of Stories:

‘Engaging, fantastic, imagination evoking.’

‘A wonderful magical session. It was really well made and we enjoyed the whole thing. Would love to see you doing it again!’

‘Fantastic! Lots of fun and interaction.’

‘A great session, interactive and captivating for kids. A master-class – should give lessons for parents!’

Alexa Radcliffe-Hart

Short Story Workshop

JERSEY ARTS CENTRE (MRR) / SATURDAY 30th SEPT / 11.30 -13.00

Alexa Radcliffe-Hart is a short story writer, whose work featured in the inaugural Liquorice Fish anthology, Lost Voices, among others. Alexa is currently writing her short story collection, Yet to be determined. Alongside writing, she works in marketing and as an editor/workshop facilitator for literary organisations including The Word Factory, Writers HQ, First Story.

Head first: a short story workshop

“Head first…” is a focused hands-on course which will allow a group of up to 15 writers to develop their short story skills. Bring your writing equipment and an open mind. Alexa will guide you to uncover new characters and situations to explore within the short form.

Calligraphy Workshop

with Adele Dark

JERSEY LIBRARY (LES QUENNEVAIS BRANCH) / FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER / 10.00 – 13.00

Explore Roman Capitals and lettering during this workshop and design a panel to include your name and other words reflecting your loves and life. We will be using square edged nibs and other writing tools. Inks and paper will be provided. Adele Dark, Artist and Calligrapher, is a fully qualified teacher with experience teaching at all levels.

Adele has worked with museums, art centres and schools both in Jersey and the UK running Art Workshops for adults and children over the past 20 years. A member of the Society of Scribes and a Printmaking graduate Adele has a passion for typography and print. Her creative work can be seen on her website adeledark.squarespace.com, Facebook page and Instagram.

Discover Your Family’s History

THURSDAY 28th SEPTEMBER / JERSEY LIBRARY / 10.00 – 12.00

Jersey Library’s librarians will show you how to discover your family’s history, using the broad range of resources in Jersey Library, from our newspaper archives and reference resources to the latest online databases such as Ancestry UK and the Forces War Records.