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 heritage, 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.
Wendy works with
Stories of Resistance
The Postal Museum’s colonial History I was asked by the…
World Book Day 2025
A celebration of stories As an author and performance storyteller,…
Early Years Conference
Brent Council held a 2 day Early Years conference for…
Black History Month 2024
The Theme for this year’s Black History Month was ‘Reclaiming…
Oral History Project with All Saints
The Parochial Church Council for All Saints Church in Edmonton,…
















