Consultancy for writers, publishers and arts organisations
As well as being a writer myself, I have worked in the children's publishing sector for many years, reviewing, curating online content and creating and running small and large reading and writing projects in schools.
I specialise in creating high quality, creative school workshops and festival/book events for children's authors, from creating fairy hangouts and superhero film workshops to descriptive writing about aliens, all with appropriate curriculum links. I work with authors to create workshops drawing on their skills and enthusiasms but staying within their comfort zone.
I have created fun and educational resources for arts organisations including the BBC and Discover Children's Story Centre to accompany shows and exhibitions, for early years, primary and secondary aged children.
I also deliver workshops myself, from my popular Writing with the Tarot workshop to writing to picture, character creation, dialogue, poetry, collaging stories and many more. I taught creative writing to adults for 7 years and have lots of experience running workshops.
Last, I can provide specialist editorial consultancy on children's books.
Please contact me to discuss your requirements: anna@annamckerrow.com
I specialise in creating high quality, creative school workshops and festival/book events for children's authors, from creating fairy hangouts and superhero film workshops to descriptive writing about aliens, all with appropriate curriculum links. I work with authors to create workshops drawing on their skills and enthusiasms but staying within their comfort zone.
I have created fun and educational resources for arts organisations including the BBC and Discover Children's Story Centre to accompany shows and exhibitions, for early years, primary and secondary aged children.
I also deliver workshops myself, from my popular Writing with the Tarot workshop to writing to picture, character creation, dialogue, poetry, collaging stories and many more. I taught creative writing to adults for 7 years and have lots of experience running workshops.
Last, I can provide specialist editorial consultancy on children's books.
Please contact me to discuss your requirements: anna@annamckerrow.com
'Anna has been incredibly supportive and helpful. I was nervous about carrying out secondary school visits, but she has given me so much confidence. Her ideas are really fun and creative. We discussed them on the phone, and I felt inspired. She’s incorporated lots of humour and knowledge into the presentations, and I can’t wait to try them out in different schools. I imagine the kids and I will have lots of fun. I highly recommend her.' - Tamsin Cooke, author of The Scarlet Files: Cat Burglar (Oxford)
Without the carefully tailored, bespoke school workshop plans Anna created for Deep Water, I don't know what I'd have done on school visits. Her notes were invaluable, giving me the confidence to go into schools and teach targeted creative writing classes from children from Year 5 to sixth form,' - Lu Hersey, author of Deep Water (Usborne) |
("I just wanted to let you know how utterly brilliant Anna is at designing and planning author events. I asked her to read The Bell Between Worlds and to prepare a few different styles of event for different age groups in schools. A short while later she sent through a fantastic set of engaging and targeted workshop plans. Everyone at HarperCollins was hugely impressed and they have since worked one of the plans up into an event pack. Suffice it to say that I am delighted, and if you are thinking of asking for some help with your school events, Anna is just the person to ask." - Ian Johnstone, author of The Bell Between Worlds |
I'll help you to ROCK your workshop or arts event."I feel much more confident thanks to the clear, detailed, inventive workshop plans that Anna created for me; they were perfectly tailored to my book" Julia Gray, author of The Otherlife and Little Liar (Andersen Press) |
Anna's workshop design was hugely helpful to me as a debut novelist. In particular, knowing how the workshops were connected to the curriculum gave me the confidence to approach schools and work with students in Years 7-9.' Liz Flanagan, author of Eden Summer and Dragon's Daughter (David Fickling Books)