Authors Online Profile
Paul Dowswell | Author
Paul Dowswell is an award-winning author of historical fiction for children and teenagers. ELEVEN ELEVEN, SEKTION 20 and AUSLANDER are just a few of the books that he’s written. His online writing workshops are informative and packed with practical advice to help encourage students to enjoy writing.
Online Introduction
What I can do for you
Along with writing workshops, I give talks on the following books:
- The Great Revolt – The Peasants’ Revolt and the Medieval World For age 11 and upward
- Wolf Children – Orphans fight to survive in the ruins of post-war Berlin For age 11 and upward
- Auslander – ‘Your child belongs to us…’ Growing up in Nazi Germany For age 12 to adult
- Eleven Eleven – Boy soldiers and the First World War For age 11 to 16
- Bomber – The air war over occupied Europe For ages 11 upward
- Sektion 20 – A Cold War thriller about teenagers in East Berlin For age 12 to adult
- Red Shadow – Life for teenagers in Stalin’s Russia For age 12 to adult
- Powder Monkey – A boy’s life in Nelson’s Navy For age 9 to 12/13
- Blood, Sweat and Tears – Where writers get their ideas For age 11 to adult
- Wave – A Barrington Stoke novella on the first day of the Battle of the Somme For age 11+
Workshops for 10 pupils include one half our session plus half hour follow up feedback on work completed.