CLAIRE BEERJERAZ

Spoken word artist/writer. Finalist for the LCR Inspirational Young Person Award (2023)

Work focusing on issues placed within our society, combing creativity with activism

Workshops for all age groups

MARIA ISAKOVA BENNETT

Poet/artist and creator of limited edition hand-stitched journal Coast to Coast to Coast.

Awarded a Northern Writers' Award for poetry, 2017-18.

All of the Spaces Eyewear (pamphlet) 2018.

Adult education sector, and with adults who have suffered mental health issues.

OLIVIA BENNETT

Community workshop tutor

‘Positively supported our young people’s mental health’ - Pam Sutton, The Greenhouse Project.

Developing on-line workshop games.

Workshops for all age groups

AALIYAH BRAITHWAITE

Poet/musician/performance artist

‘Her passion for working with the hardest to reach pupils is really evident’ - Rebecca Barham, Provide Education.

Ten years experience of youth engagement and SEND teaching assistant.

Workshops for Key Stages 2-4

ALISON DOWN

Screenwriter.  BAFTA Rocliffe's Emerging Children's Writer.

'A brilliant day – pupils engaged throughout. Very good stimulus materials – poems performed and read. This Year 9 class really took to the writer’ - Arch Bishop Blanch School.

In-Service training also available in Media Writing.

Performances/workshops with Key Stages 2-4

JOHN HUGHES

Storyteller.  Regular sessions for National Literacy Trust and Alder Hey Hospital.

‘Lots of humour!’ - Mount Primary School. 

Story walks in parks; buses, barges and supermarkets.

Performances and workshops with Key Stages 1-3

JUDY MAZONOWICZ

Poet/artist/workshop tutor

‘..reaches across all age groups and levels of capacity. Brilliantly delivered’ - The Vibe

16 years’ experience teaching adults with learning difficulties/mental health at Liverpool Community College.

Workshops with all age groups

ELEANOR REES

Poet and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Liverpool Hope University

‘A brilliant day enjoyed by all’ - Rock Ferry High School.

Shortlisted for The Forward Prize for Andraste’s Hair (Salt)

Performances and workshops with Key Stages 2-4

MICHELLE LENEHAN

Poet/storyteller/musician

‘Unique way of bringing out children’s creativeness to create wonderful pieces of writing’ - The Greenhouse Project

Providing a stimulus and positive alternatives through group interaction

Workshops with all age groups/additional needs

BENE SEBUYANGE

Spoken word artist, designer and performance coach

‘Full of fun and very creative…outstanding delivery’ - The Greenhouse Project

The Poetry Society Foyle Young Poets winner and MOBO Award nominee

Workshops with all age groups

LEVI TAFARI

Poet.  Travelled internationally to Europe and Far East with the British Council.

‘A memorable experience’ - Little Sutton C.E. Primary

TV appearances on Black on Black, Blue Peter and Grange Hill.

Performances and workshops with Key Stages 1-4

DAVE WARD

Poet/author. Poems in over 100 anthologies. Nominated for the Carnegie Medal.

‘An inspiration to the students’ - The Blue Coat School.

Publications include Candy and Jazzz (Oxford University Press).

Performances and workshops with Key Stages 1-4

CURTIS WATT

Performance poet/MC/actor.  Author: Children’s History of Liverpool (Hometown)

‘Pupils given great confidence to perform in front of their peers’ - Cowley Language College.

Included in Michael Rosen’s A-Z the Best Children’s Poems (Puffin).

Performances and workshops with Key Stages 1- 4

DAVE CALDER

1946-2022

Poet and Maker

Co-founder of The Windows Project

Author of A Garden for Dracula (Headland) and poems in over 100 anthologies for children