Richard Knight
Author of books for adults, Children's author
Available for
Commission, Interview, Talk, WorkshopContact
email: richardknight12@btinternet.com telephone: 07968984997
Audiences
- Age 5 to 7 (KS1)
- Age 7 to 11 (KS2)
Awards
- Shortlisted for the NDLA Flicker Tale Award 2011 (Winter Shadow)
- Junior Library Guild Selection Autumn 2012 (Finn At Clee Point)
- Shortlisted for The Manchester Fiction Prize 2013
Details
I have taught in primary schools for over 25 years. My first novel was 'Winter Shadow', published by Barefoot Books in 2009. My second novel, 'The Court Painter's Apprentice', was published by Catnip Publishing. My third novel, 'Finn At Clee Point', is published with Barefoot Books.
I love visiting other primary schools to run enthusiastic, active, fun days for pupils from year 3 to 6. I often use drama sessions to develop reading skills such as inference and understanding of character or to encourage creativity in fiction writing. Sessions can include opportunities to improve writing skills such as writing in role or character development. I have 'ready-made' sessions based on my own books but am happy to design projects / day sessions to suit an individual school's needs. Recent examples include: helping children to plan, write and improve extended stories and publish them in hand-made books; using film clips to develop an understanding of writing techniques for suspense stories; developing a quest story together (author / pupils) over a few days. Recently, I ran a six-week project working with a small group of talented year 6 writers to help them write and edit a short novel each. The school involved has since self-published the novels in an anthology. I can also incorporate working with iPads to enhance drama sessions and develop creative writing skills.
Books
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