A Selection of Jenny's Books
Videos:
Jenny Valentine
Type of Artist:
All types
(whole school talk, smaller workshops, readings, activity sessions)
Details
Preferred age range:Younger readers for Iggy Books (age 6-9)
YA readers (years 7 and up)
Middle Grade for A Girl Called Joy series (ages 8-12)
Either age, depending on books and type of session
Maximum number in any one session:
Up to 30 in a workshop No maximum for talk, but for larger groups, a microphone is appreciated
No of sessions per day:
Maximum 3 sessions a day
Session Length:
Workshops 45-60 minutes
Talk 45-60 minutes including questions
But this is flexible depending on needs of school
Areas prepared to travel to:
Anywhere if overnight and travel expenses are met. I live in Herefordshire
Transport:
Car 50p/mile
Or train
Dependent on destination
Fees:
Hold PLI (public liability insurance):
yes
Website:
theguardian.com/profile/jennyvalentine
Titles include:
Iggy and Me books (x4) for younger readers
6 titles for YA readers:
Finding Violet Park
Broken Soup
The Ant Colony
The Double Life of Cassiel Roadnight
Fire Colour One
Testimonials:
Jenny Valentine is an engaging and dynamic speaker. She has a gift and a passion for making young people feel included, important and ignites in them a sense of their own creative agency. Her workshops are well planned and fully interactive for all abilities, and her wider talks are full of motivation and personality and encourage empathy through narrative. Jenny is collaborative, imaginative and an absolute pleasure to work with.
Aine Venables Education Manager. Hay Festval
Other information:
I also run a panel-of-experts style event, with older children talking to whole school or school groups about issues that affect them. This is something I developed in my year as Hay Festival Fellow 2017-18