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Wendy Shearer

Storyteller, Author, Oral Historian

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Wendy Shearer

Storyteller, Author, Oral Historian

  • Storytelling
    • Schools
      • Schools Visited
    • Watch clips
  • Keynotes
  • Oral History
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Past Events
  • Books
  • About
    • Photos
    • Full Bio
    • What people say
  • Contact

Author: Wendy Shearer

Wendy Shearer storytelling at the British Museum
October 30, 2021November 9, 2021Past Events, Storytelling

British Museum event

African and ancient Greek Myths During half term at the British Museum, I was invited to tell stories from the African continent […]

October 14, 2021February 25, 2022Past Events, Storytelling

Women Who Gave No F*cks

Story Jam invited Wendy to be one of their storytellers for an evening of Women Who Gave No F’*cks. Presented by the […]

October 8, 2021September 10, 2023My Books, Past Events

Book launch

My first edition of African and Caribbean Folktales, Myths and Legends is OUT and available to buy in all of the usual […]

September 20, 2021March 6, 2026Past Events, Storytelling at Museums, Storytelling Workshops

Museum of the Home

Tomorrowland 2050 The Tomorrowland is a multimedia project where pupils and teachers from local schools in Hackney (St Paul’s with St Michael’s, […]

Wendy Shearer waving a colourful fan
September 5, 2021October 19, 2021Festivals, Past Events, Storytelling, Writing stories

Eden Project Summer of Celebration

Storytelling at the Eden Project I was thrilled to be commissioned to write three short stories for Eden Project Storytellers to perform […]

Wendy Shearer - reading from The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Wild Animal Hide and Seek
May 2, 2021June 2, 2021Past Events

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Wild Animal Hide and Seek

Penguin Books commissioned Wendy Shearer to read the latest adventure of the Very Hungry Caterpillar from the World of Eric Carle and […]

Wendy Shearer - telling Merfolk Tales
November 25, 2020November 25, 2020Past Events

Merfolk Tales

  A fantastic evening telling Merfolk tales from Trinidad for the William Morris Gallery.  Inspired by their ‘Works In Progress’ exhibition, the […]

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020Past Events

Libraries Week

  A fabulous virtual storytelling session for children, organised by Merton Libraries during Libraries Week 2020.  

August 1, 2020August 25, 2020Caribbean Folktales, Writing stories

Meeting Grace Hallworth

When I began researching and writing stories for my new book of Caribbean Folktales, one of the first things I did was […]

Wendy Shearer storytelling at the British Museum
July 17, 2020January 14, 2021My Books, Myths, Writing stories

Choosing African and Caribbean stories for a new children’s book with Scholastic

I have often said that I intend to write a collection of African and Caribbean stories for children.  My dream was to […]

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