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Creative writing courses for children and young people from Aura Libraries across Flintshire.
Free creative writing workshops
Aura Libraries are running a number of free online creative writing workshops for children and young people starting over half term, thanks to funding from the Welsh Government’s Winter of Wonder project, and are looking for people to join up.
Working with Aura Libraries is literary arts organisation, Read Now Write Now, who will deliver the workshops.
Climate Champions creative writing workshops.
• Climate Champions (for children aged nine to 11 years) – the theme for these workshops is all about climate change and will consist of a number of live online writing workshops. During sessions, children will hear about real life climate change concerns and write a short story of their own which can be showcased at an extra special event and shared on Aura’s e-book platform.
Charlie Lea from Read Now Write Now said: “Climate Change is and will be the major issue affecting our world, children and young people are, quite rightly, concerned about the future.
“The aim of this project is to help them write powerful stories which can reach out to everyone and highlight and persuade others what they must do to save our planet so that we can all become true climate champions ourselves.”
The live, online courses will be held:
Half term: Monday, February 21 to Thursday, February 24, 11am-12.30pm
After School: Tuesdays from March 1, for four weeks, 5pm-6.30pm
• This is Me (for young people aged 16-25 years) – the theme of this course is all about being yourself, looking at how unique we all are but at the same time, how we can connect to one another through common hopes and fears.
During the workshops participants will be shown writing techniques and examples from famous literature to help guide them to write their own short story which can be showcased at an extra special event and shared on Aura’s e-book platform.
Charlie adds: “Writing about yourself and your feelings, experiences, hopes and fears can be tremendously therapeutic to your wellbeing and also help develop your own particular writing style and boost confidence.”
The live, online courses will be held:
Half term: Monday, February 21 to Thursday, February 24, 2pm-3.30pm
Weekends: Saturday, March 5 for four weeks, 11am-12.30pm.
All courses will take place online via Zoom and there will be a maximum of 20 free places on each course with registration on a first come, first served basis. To register for either of these courses, please email Charlie at: [email protected]
Romantic recommendations
Inspired by this week’s Valentine’s Day, we have selected 12 fabulous romantic reads that celebrate love for you to delve into:
Romantic reading across Aura Libraries Flintshire.
Last Summer in the City by Gianfranco Calligarich
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
Get a Life, Chloe Brown, Take a Hint, Dani Brown, and Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola
Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Butterfly Room by Lucinda Riley
Hoff Gerddi Serch Cymru, a collection of poetry edited by Bethan Mair
Poems of Love and Longing, a collection of poetry by contemporary Welsh poets
All of the above titles are available to borrow from Aura libraries as books, e-books or audiobooks. Why not add one or more of the above titles to your next Select and Collect order: search our online library catalogue and reserve titles, or email or phone your local library. To make an order phone us on 01352 703750, or email us at [email protected]
You can browse our catalogue at aura.wales/libraries/search-reserve-or-renew/ and place a hold on items to collect from the library counter. We will just need to know your library membership number, a contact telephone number and email address, your book requests/preferences, and your preferred collection point.
Visit us on social media to view handy information about our services and the online monthly events we host, as well as lots of book and audiobook recommendations.
From everyone here at Aura Libraries, thank you for reading, stay safe and we hope to hear from you or see you soon!
• Aura is a charitable, not-for-profit, organisation responsible for managing the majority of leisure, libraries and heritage services in Flintshire. Aura is owned by its employees and operates for the benefit of local communities.
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