World Book Day Celebrations
The theme for World Book Day 2026 was ‘Go All In’ and I spent 3 weeks visiting schools across London celebrating stories…
Professional Storyteller, Author, Oral Historian
Book Wendy for an immersive storytelling performance of African & Caribbean folktales and stories of resistance across the African & Caribbean diaspora.
In need of a trained oral historian to capture and present precious memories from your community elders? Get in contact to discuss your project.
London based storyteller and author of Guyanese descent, who loves to research histories & share stories from the African & Caribbean diasporas. Find out more about Wendy.
Books by Wendy Shearer
Caribbean Folktales; stories from the islands and Windrush Generation has been published by The History Press and is available to buy.
African and Caribbean Folktales, Myths and Legends is part of the Scholastic Classics series. Buy from your independent bookshops.
Bedtime Stories: Beautiful Black Tales from the Past, has been written and illustrated in collaboration with other Black creators, with a Foreword by Candice Braithwaite. Published by Scholastic,
Spooky Stories of the World, published by Lonely Planet Kids and is available to buy at all good bookshops.
The Bird of A Thousand Colours – a vibrant Cuban folktale for level 9 readers available for educators/Schools to buy in packs as part of the Traditional Tales series or individually from the Oxford University Press.
Upcoming events
Wendy works with
Projects & Events
Read More »
Stories of Resistance
The Postal Museum’s colonial History I was asked by the Postal Museum in North London, to develop and perform a story inspired…
World Book Day 2025
A celebration of stories As an author and performance storyteller, World Book Day celebrations are one of the highlights of my year.…
Early Years Conference
Brent Council held a 2 day Early Years conference for educators who work with young children at Brent Civic Council. Each day…
Black History Month 2024
The Theme for this year’s Black History Month was ‘Reclaiming Narratives‘. An opportunity to celebrate our heritage, amplify our voices and tell…
Oral History Project with All Saints
The Parochial Church Council for All Saints Church in Edmonton, commissioned me as their Oral Historian for their community oral history project…
Nottinghill Carnival Roots
This summer, I’ll be Storytelling at the London Museum, taking part in their celebration of London’s Caribbean Culture. I was very excited…
Colonial history at Marble Hill House
This summer I was commissioned by Coney, a company specialised in interactive theatre. They asked me to develop and tell stories about 17th…
World Book Day 2024
It has been a whirlwind few days of celebrating stories, books and storytelling for World Book Day 2024. I’ve had the pleasure…