Africa Day at Rokeby School
I thoroughly enjoyed my return to Rokeby School for their amazing ‘Africa Day’. An opportunity for spooky stories from Tanzania and Egypt…
Storyteller & Author
African & Caribbean Folktales
The Barbican
at The Story Museum
At the British Museum
National Literacy Trust
Wendy Shearer is a Professional London Storyteller, writer, imagination weaver and published author. Her latest book – Caribbean Folktales: stories from the islands and the Windrush generation is available to buy.
Read about the Book launch & storytelling event at the Barbican Library.
Wendy’s repertoire of stories of tricksters, shapeshifters, ancient Greek heroes, gods, and goddesses is drawn mostly from her Afro-Caribbean heritage and her 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 and hired by schools across the UK for assemblies, year groups, festivals, and events wherever a story needs to be told virtually or in person!
Contact Wendy for prices, and bookings, and to find out more.
Wendy’s latest book Spooky Stories of the World has been published by Lonely Planet Kids and is available to buy.
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 with other Black creators with a Foreword by Candice Braithwaite. Published by Scholastic,
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