A Selection of Jon's Books
Jon Mayhew
Type of Artist:
AuthorI deliver humorous, interactive workshops and author talks laced with stories and riddles.
My workshops focus on idea generation, building tension into writing and making narrative more active. I also offer a myth maker day which involves learning how to build your own myth stories.
Details
Preferred age range:7 years + and I can deliver a storytelling session to younger age groups.
Maximum number in any one session:
For talks, the more the merrier, so a whole year group or two isn’t a problem! My workshops get a little frantic with more than 30.
No of sessions per day:
Max 4 sessions with a break somewhere in there!
Session Length:
Author talks around 60 minutes but can be longer by prior agreement.
Workshops are 60-90 minutes.
Areas prepared to travel to:
I live in the North West of England but I will travel anywhere if overnight expenses are met.
Transport:
By car @ 45p per mile
Fees:
Hold PLI (public liability insurance):
Hiscox Insurance PII & General Liability (Public and Product) expires 28/02/13 (to be renewed!) Limited to UK.
Website:
Jon Mayhew's website
The Mortlock series website
Jon Mayhew's books website
Titles include:
Latest book:
Ice Serpent
Other books:
Mortlock
The Demon Collector
The Bonehill Curse
Monster Odyssey
The Eye of Neptune.
All published by Bloomsbury.
Deathmire (a quick read) Franklin Watts. Wrath of the Lizard Lord. All published by Bloomsbury.
Blood cave – Collins Big Cat Reader
Macbeth – Collins Big Cat Reader
Death Road – Badger Learning teen reads.
Testimonials:
“A massive hit with library staff and children, and young people… you have the gift!”
“Just wanted to say a big Thank You for a brilliant day on Friday. The children absolutely loved it and so did the staff!”
“A HUGE "THANK YOU" for the fantastic presentation you gave our pupils last Thursday. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and pupils are still buzzing”
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