Wendy Shearer is a Professional London Storyteller and author. Her latest book – Caribbean Folktales: stories from the islands and the Windrush generation is available to buy.
Wendy’s repertoire of stories of tricksters, shapeshifters, ancient Greek heroes, gods and goddesses is drawn mostly from her Afro-Caribbean heritage and her first degree in Classics. She is a member of the Society for Storytelling, actively supporting and promoting the ancient art form of oral storytelling. Contact Wendy with your storytelling and writing requests. She’d love to hear from you!
She is often commissioned by institutions across the arts to write and perform stories, hired by schools across the UK for assemblies and year groups, Festivals and events. Wherever a story needs to be told virtually and in person! Contact Wendy for prices, bookings and to find out more.
Books
Wendy’s latest book Caribbean Folktales; stories from the islands and Windrush Generation has been published by The History Press and is available to buy.
Wendy’s edition of African and Caribbean Folktales, Myths and Legends is part of the Scholastic Classics series. Buy from your independent book shops.
Personally signed copies are available from Wendy’s local independent bookshop Pickled Pepper Books.
Her second book: Bedtime Stories: Beautiful Black Tales from the Past, has been written and illustrated with other Black creators with a Foreword by Candice Braithwaite. Published by Scholastic, Buy a copy.
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Event Calendar 2022
Dates for storytelling and book signing events 2022
Blog posts
- Meeting with Grace Hallworth
- Caribbean stories and tales of UK migration
- My next Step in Storytelling
- Storytelling in Ecuador – 5 international schools
- Sharing Caribbean folklore in Colombia