Contributors 2020 - Storytale Festival

Storytale Festival Contributors for 2020

Here are all the wonderful people who helped bring the Storytale Festival to life.

Founder of the Storytale Festival – the inspiring individual who brought a fantastic group of people together to help her make the festival a reality.

www.storytalefestival.com

Co-founder of the Storytale Festival and author of time travel adventure trilogy Time Shifters – intended to run just one creative writing workshop for children at Storysmith and somehow ended up co-organising the festival!

www.kate-frost.co.uk

Owner of Grounded Cloud: branding, print and digital design specialists. Grounded Cloud sponsored the Storytale Festival with brand naming, brand identity creation, design for printed materials and website design.

www.groundedcloud.com

Freelance Creative Copywriter – involved at the beginning of the Storytale journey. Came up with the festival’s strapline and tone of voice, then wrote the copy for the website and advertising materials.

www.jfarringtoncopywriting.co.uk

Worked alongside Nicola at
Grounded Cloud – Adam helped keep the coding nice and tidy.

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Children’s book illustrator, whose publishers include Simon & Schuster and Nosy Crow – co-hosting an online storytelling and craft session based on Wanda’s Words Got Stuck, with author Lucy Rowland.

www.paulabowles.co.uk

Author and illustrator – hosting an online treasure map making session based on her book series, Jasper and Scruff.

www.nicolacolton.com

Author of psychological horror novel Whiteout and secondary school teacher – hosting an online talk about what makes a good scary book.

Gabriels Website

Uh Oh Books founders, who create fun and interactive ways to discuss environmental issues with children – hosting an online craft session based on their book “Uh-Oh!” Said Flo.

www.uhohbooks.com

Author of The Mask of Aribella, published by Chicken House Books and nominee for the Sakura Medal and North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award – hosting an online masterclass on how to create convincing magical story settings.

www.annahoghton.com

Award-winning author of over 40 books for children, and festival performer – hosting an online session to introduce the third book in his Dragon Detective series, Sky High! and perform the accompanying song on various instruments.

www.garethwrites.co.uk

Poet/writer, performer and producer who has worked with Roundhouse, Historic England, Elstree Studios and the BBC, and was included in the BME Power List, celebrating Bristol’s 100 most influential black & minority ethnic people – hosting an online creative writing session.

www.malaikakegode.com

Author of The Wild Way Home – hosting an online creative writing workshop, with viewers on a wild walk stomp about!

www.sophiekirtley.com

Author of feel-good teen books Summer of No Regrets (shortlisted for the Bristol Teen Book Award) and Asking for a Friend – hosting an online talk about the topic of feel-good teenage fiction.

www.katemallinder.co.uk

Author of children’s books Nevertell and Glassheart (being released in November 2020) – hosting an online workshop about adventure story writing.

www.katharineorton.com

Author of Milton the Mighty and Milton the Megastar, published by Chicken House, and a writing mentor with WriteMentor – hosting an online talk with writing tips for children.

www.emmareadauthor.com

Picture book author and children’s speech and language therapist – co-hosting an online storytelling and craft session based on Wanda’s Words Got Stuck, with illustrator Paula Bowles.