Join us this November to explore the craft of writing a story and developing characters!
Saturday 30th November 2024
1 to 3 pm
Ideal for 8 to 13 year olds
Location: Muslim Hands Office, 148 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 5JE
Want to write a short story but not sure how to begin?
Multi-award-winning YA and children’s author AM Dassu will guide you to help plan and develop your own short story.
Once you have an outline, you’ll have the chance to begin writing it, and will have the opportunity to read your story aloud.
With A. M. Dassu, you will learn about her books, and have the chance to ask questions about her writing journey.
Bring a notebook and pen and join in the fun!
About A. M. Dassu:
A. M. DASSU is the internationally acclaimed author of Boy, Everywhere, which has been listed for 25 awards, including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the Carnegie Medal, is the 2021 winner of The Little Rebels Award for Radical Fiction and is also an American Library Association Notable Book. Her second novel, Fight Back was Book of the Month in The Guardian and also in all independent bookstores across the UK. Her novel ‘Boot It’ was a World Book Day novel.
She is a director at Inclusive Minds, which is an organisation for people who are passionate about inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility in children’s literature, and one of The National Literacy Trust’s Connecting Stories campaign authors, aiming to help inspire a love of reading and writing in children and young people.
A. M. Dassu grew up in the Midlands dreaming of becoming a writer but studied economics instead and worked in marketing and project management before realising her dream. She writes books that challenge stereotypes, humanise the “other” and are full of empathy, hope and heart. Her work has been published by The Huffington Post, Times Educational Supplement, Scoop magazine, DK Books, Scholastic, Lee and Low, Old Barn Books and Harper Collins.
For any queries please email mail@ymwa.org.uk.