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STAR LETTER
Star power
I recently paid a visit to the wonderful and inspiring Hay Festival. Having been a regular attender for many years, this year I was able to take my children who are of an age when they can fully appreciate it. We chose two workshops, one by the talented and very entertaining Kristina Stephenson and the other by the genius that is Michael Rosen.
The workshops of about an hour each were engaging, lively, funny and awe inspiring. As an aspiring children’s writer the visit was two-fold; first to introduce my children to this wonderful new experience and second to check out how they presented themselves if I should ever get the chance to stand up in front of any audience (for me I’m thinking village hall, supportive friends and family and perhaps the odd walker who has lost their way and stumbled upon my debut as a speaker by accident!).
The two authors were slick, confident and pitched their presentation/ reading/singing in just the right way to keep an audience of ‘shuffly’ bums engaged for a length of time. I was entertained, I joined in, I was amazed and enthralled by these talented people. I had a brilliant time too and came away just as my children did thinking that that was a brilliant way to spend time together.