Wendy at The British Museum

The Ancestral Practice of Storytelling

British Museum

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Wendy Shearer poster for Rewilding Fairytales Course

Online

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Wendy Shearer sitting in a chair

Keynote Speaker

Captivated & inspired by Wendy (Staffordshire Council)

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Wendy Shearer at Moreland Primary School

"I would highly recommend Wendy"

National Literacy Trust

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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.

Wendy Shearer with Steven James Weir, the great nephew of Louise Bennett, MBE.

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 heritage, who loves to research histories & share stories from the African & Caribbean diasporas. Find out more about Wendy. 

Books by Wendy Shearer

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

Book Cover of Spooky Stories of the World written by Wendy Shearer and illustrated by Teo Georgiev

Spooky Stories of the World, published by Lonely Planet Kids and is available to buy at all good bookshops.

Book Cover of Birds of a Thousand Colours written by Wendy Shearer and illustrated by Simone Fumagalli

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

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