In my spare time, I love brainstorming with students on ways to help Mother Nature thrive once more. I regularly visit local schools to find eco-initiatives we can roll our sleeves up and tackle together for the community, and thoroughly enjoy teaching 'Writing for Nature' workshops which are a firm favourite with students of all ages.
I'm available within my local community of Essex, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas within a 60-mile radius, or happy to travel further afield providing accommodation can be provided.
Options available:
*School assembly
*Discussion groups
*'Behind the book' group sessions
*Read along with Q&A session
*Writing for nature workshops (these are a firm favourite with students!)
TESTIMONIAL
"Ray came to our school on World Book Day and made the day very special. She addressed a whole year group of year 7 students, talking about her passion for the environment and her inspiration for writing ‘Earthlings.’ She also took creative writing workshops with groups of year 8 and year 9 students, helping them to craft their own stories about the environment. The results were excellent and we were very proud of what our students were able to achieve with Ray’s help.
Definitely the best World Book Day that I’ve experienced and well worth the effort to organise the day. Ray’s enthusiasm is infectious and she was a delight to welcome to the school."
- Helen Harrington, School Librarian, Robert Barclay Academy.
PRAISE FOR EARTHLINGS
"Earthlings is a coming-of-age novel set in a world turned upside-down, a magickal and absolute joy to read"
- WATERSTONES BOOKSELLER
"Earthlings is a stunning and unputdownable debut from Ray Star"
- TBHONEST.CO.UK
"A coming-of-age, hard-hitting fantasy fiction."
- VIVA!
"An Enid Blyton of the social media age"
- THE HECKINGTON POST
"Earthlings is a book with a great heart and a passion to interrogate some of the worst excesses of contemporary times through the lens of magical fantasy"
- THE FANTASY HIVE
"Earthlings grabbed me right from the start and it didn't let go, absolutely brilliant!"
- BETTY'S BOOK SHOP