Working with children and young people is without doubt the best part of my writing adventure. My visits feature a range of activities within a variety of settings, including schools, colleges, youth groups, libraries and literary festivals. 

I’m based on the border of Lancashire and Greater Manchester and have enhanced DBS clearance/public liability insurance. 

*World Book Day 2027 has been booked. Reading is for life, not just for WBD* 

Example fees for in-person visits:

£100 for a two-hour afternoon visit

£150 for a three-hour morning visit

£300 for a full-day visit

**Associated travel costs will be added if the visit is out of my direct locality **

If you would like to make a booking or for more information, including Writer in Residence, Patron of Reading and CPD opportunities, please email me directly at danworsley@hotmail.co.uk 

Author Assembly

My author assembly is a 30-minute session which is refreshed each school year. I explain to the pupils how the books are created and talk about my author journey and the writing process. Martin’s marvellous illustrations and cover designs feature too. There’s also a live storytelling performance of one of my ‘Impossible Tales’.

The assembly can be adapted for KS1, KS2 and KS3 students. It is inspirational and aspirational, reading for pleasure is promoted and lots of writing tips are shared. In primary schools, a book signing accompanies the session.

Storytelling Performances

During the performances, I put on the superpowered storytelling waistcoat and use a variety of props to perform a selection of my weird and wacky ‘Impossible Tales’. Crime-fighting wigs. Pirate adventures. Stomach-churning mishaps. Mutated mucus. A magic pony and a helpful sea creature. It’s all covered, along with much, much more, in my mind-blowing Tales. Prepare to laugh, be shocked and most importantly be entertained and spellbound!

Story content can be adapted for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3 students. Audience numbers are only limited by the size of the space in which the storytelling session is taking place. Timings can be adapted to suit the age of the audience.

Writing Workshops

My writing workshops are fast-paced, engaging and curriculum-linked. They cover different aspects of narrative writing including characterisation, use of humour, setting and tension/atmosphere, to name but a few.

The workshops begin with the pupils picking apart a short extract of my writing or a snippet of storytelling action. Next, they attempt to ‘Beat the Author’ as they plan their own version before they start work on a first draft. Support is provided throughout and discussion, both paired and group, helps to spark and share ideas. The workshops feature SPaG elements, author intent, lots of sentence modelling and a huge dollop of creativity.

There are workshops suitable for KS1, KS2 and KS3 students. All sessions are delivered with one class-sized group of pupils at a time and last for approximately 60 minutes. Timings can be tweaked as required.

If you would like to make a booking or for more information, including Writer in Residence, Patron of Reading and CPD opportunities, please contact me directly via email at danworsley@hotmail.co.uk