Having worked as a Freelance Arts & Well Being Consultant specialising in Creative Writing & Story in Primary Education for 25 years, I have met literally 1000's of children and their families &/or carers, supporting teachers whilst facilitating Creative Writing & Publishing Projects, from Author Focus Groups to setting up School Publishing Houses, from designing characters to writing whole school story maps. I was the Creative Director of the Children's Storytelling Trail for The National Botanic Garden of Wales and the Creative Digital Developer for the Inaugural Storytelling for Health Conference. During this time, I could see the growing need for stories that helped families find mindful coping strategies, enabling them to better deal with difficult issues. You can find out about my School CONSULTATION PROCESS HERE
​STORY COMMISSIONS
I love to write Commissioned Stories for Campaigns & Events because it is a direct way of promoting positive attitudes. For instance, this year, Artscare Gofal Celf funded the publication of The Dancing Boy & His Shadow for World Autism Day and PIP-UK  commissioned me to write a story raising awareness of Poland Syndrome, publishing story books for children and grown ups, as well as commissioning a Storytelling film for their Family Day. I am also a Guest Speaker at The International Storytelling for Health Conference.
BOOKS@HOME CAMPAIGN
I believe that all children should have equal access to books, which is why I founded The Sleeping Storyteller's BOOKS@HOME Campaign, raising funds and gifting books to children who live in low income areas or who have special health needs. I run workshops supporting children to organise their own Sleeping Storyteller READ-A-THON, empowering them to get excited about reading, inspiring them to improve their literacy skills and enabling them to pass forward kindness by gifting books to other children with the funds they raise. So, for instance, these pictures are from the  Penygaer Primary School Read -A Thon. They have 30 books funded from your GOFUNDME donations and have held a Picnic Read-A-Thon behind the school, so that they in turn, donate books to the Awakening Wellness Show being held in Pembrokeshire, to raise funds for children who are currently receiving palliative care. 
TRAINING FOR GROWN UPS
Would you like to write stories for and with children? Maybe you'd like to Self publish a book of your own? Perhaps you'd like to start a school library of books that have been written with and by children? If so, you might be interested in my Courses for Grown Ups ...

Feel free to have a wander through my website, browse my BOOK SHOP
​or  GET IN TOUCH if you would like further details of how we might work together. It's always lovely to share my passion for stories with you.