Greetings and welcome to Wordcraft Workshops

My name is Laura and I am the creator of Wordcraft Workshops, established on New Year's Eve, 2022.

What is Wordcraft Workshops:

Wordcraft Workshops is a creative and expressive writing facilitator that works freelance in schools, charities, community centres and social initiatives. WW was born of an identified need for people to express themselves and find their voice in writing and a consistently observed success rate in how both children and adults can begin falsely believing they cannot write but after even one hour with my designed workshops, they have tapped into their inner voice and creativity with a great and often surprised sense of pride. This practice leads to better emotional wellbeing and a boosted sense of self. 

WW'S creative writing mission:

Everybody has the right to write.

Writing in all its forms can be an incredibly beautiful, therapeutic tool that harnesses the powers of expression through creativity for all ages and life stages.

About me as your host and facilitator

• I am an experienced designer and facilitator of creative writing workshops and have worked with all age groups from primary school aged children up to people aged 80+. 
• I have delivered writing workshops online via Zoom and in person in the Baltic Triangle, The Florrie, Future Yard Birkenhead, The Orrell Trust, and have lead free outdoor poetry walks in Sefton Park and Calderstones Park.
• I hold a BA (Hons) in English and an MA in Victorian Literature
• I hold a PGCE and fully qualified teacher status (QTS)
• I have taught English Language, English Literature, Media Studies, Drama and Spanish in secondary schools, sixth forms and FE colleges in both the UK and Spain for 14 years
• I have held roles as Literacy Coordinator and Leader of Oracy
• I speak English, Spanish and Italian and possess a moderate understanding of French
• I am a poet and spoken word artist who performs around Liverpool and the Wirral (with a performance in Summer 2024 at The Trades Club in Hebden Bridge); I have been featured on BBC Radio Merseyside twice and have been interviewed for Explore Liverpool. 
• I co-organise an annual multilingual poetry night in Liverpool called 'Pangea' and I co-host 'Poetry on the Fringe' at the Liverpool Fringe Festival each October. 
• You can view a gallery of my performances here.