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Paul Dowswell

Type of Artist:

Author, Trainer

Book talks and workshops

Book Talks on:
Powder Monkey – A boy’s life in Nelson’s Navy
Auslander – growing up in Nazi Germany
Sektion 20 – growing up in communist Berlin
I also do a joint Auslander/Sektion 20 talk called ‘The Real Big Brother’.
Eleven Eleven – boy soldiers in the Great War.
Red Shadow - growing up in Stalin's Russia
Bomber - Life and death on a Flying Fortress
Wolf Children- teenagers struggle to survive in post-war Berlin
All book talks are illustrated. (PowerPoint)

Ages are:
Red Shadow Yr 7 upward
Bomber Yr 6/7 upward
Wolf Children - Yr 6/7 upward


Workshops on:
Turning Fact into Fiction
Using Photographs and Paintings for Inspiration (works best following on from book talk)
Keeping Your Reader Reading
Creating Characters
A Sense of Place
Ghost Stories
Refugees

I usually tailor my workshops to the school’s requirements.

Details

Preferred age range:

I do writing workshops for Yr 5/6 Primary and also Secondary all ages, and adults too.


No of sessions per day:

Generally, four events a day, plus an informal lunchtime in the library to talk to keen writers/readers, is great.


Session Length:

Book talks fit into school periods.
Workshops can be morning or afternoon, or fit to a school period.


Areas prepared to travel to:

I travel all over the country, and abroad, to visit schools.


Transport:

I mainly travel by train but can drive to locations in the West Midlands.


Fees:

Please email us for details


Website:

Paul Dowswell's website


Titles include:

Historical Fiction Novels for Bloomsbury Publishing:
Wave
Wolf Children (August 2017)
Powder Monkey
Prison Ship
Battle Fleet
Auslander
The Cabinet of Curiosities
Sektion 20
Eleven Eleven

Non-fiction titles (over 60 including)
Usborne’s True Stories series (Heroes, Survival, Escape, The First World War, The Second World War, Polar, Ghost, Spies and Everest.)
Usborne’s Newspaper Histories series (The Egyptian Echo, The Roman Record)


Testimonials:

Internet references from schools:

CCGSwebsite 

Concord College website 

Elstree School website 
 


Published work:

Paul Dowswell's Amazon page


Other information:

'Wolf Children' Book Cover

Reviews for 'Wolf Children'

Best post-war children's novel since The Silver Sword Amanda Craig, novelist and book reviewer for The New Statesman

Paul Dowswell illuminates history once again with this story about children living in Berlin in the days after Germany's defeat in WWII. A fabulous read, wonderfully researched. Jill Murphy The Bookbag

A powerfully thought-provoking portrayal of life among the ruins of post-war Berlin… Alongside being a perfectly plotted page-turner, Wolf Children will surely also provoke much debate and discussion. Joanne Owen, Lovereading4kids

Wave shortlisted for Historical Association Book Award 2017.

 


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