Seth Burkett

Writer specialising in football, social media and resilience

sethburkett.com

Booking enquiry

Available for

Workshop, Talk, Reading, Interview, Commission a book

Audiences

Age 7 to 11, Age 11 to 14, Age 14 to 16, Age 16 to 18+, Further Education, University, Adult

Genres

Fiction, Health, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Sport

Book types

Fiction for children, Fiction 8-13, Non-fiction for adults, Non-fiction for children, Non-fiction for young-adults

Awards

Organisations

Loughborough University Outreach Programme Ambassador

Event feedback

Seth joined us for two days at three campuses. Over the course of both days, Seth led an online assembly, delivered several writing workshops, and judged a competition we had been running as part of our World Book Day celebrations. Seth was professional and flexible, and his delivery was pitched perfectly to meet the needs of our pupils. Pupils engaged well with him and enjoyed asking a variety of questions. We would highly recommend Seth to other schools.

Helen Sanger (The Harbour School)

Brilliant day, and the students who took part really enjoyed themselves.

Stella Rezaei (Lealands High School)

Details

Hi there,

I use my experiences as a professional footballer and writer to teach the power of resilience and inspire reluctant readers.

I've published 30 books, and they cover a broad spectrum. I've ghostwritten and edited a range of non-fiction books, but most of my titles are children's books about football.

I've been visiting schools, universities and festivals since 2015, and now average around 60 visits per academic year. Across those 11 years I've run all sorts of sessions - from my regular workshops on creative writing, persuasive writing and ghostwriting to the weird and wonderful. I've also worked as author in residence at three different schools: one primary, one secondary and one therapeutic.

I am currently based in Berkshire but am willing to travel anywhere in the UK and abroad. My usual fee is in line with the Society of Author's recommendations.

'Seth has been kind enough to visit my school twice. On both occasions he has captured pupils' imagination and interest. He speaks brilliantly and is able to engage youngsters. They wanted to know more and ask questions. It was fabulous from the perspective of teaching them about Brazil. However, Seth went further in inspiring the pupils to think out of the box and have ambitions - both from the football angle and also in writing a book. I would have Seth in again without any hesitation.' Nene Park Academy, Peterborough

'Seth has always remained punctual and professional - preparing any work to deadline - but, most importantly, he is a really personable character with an inspiring story that manages to truly capture students' imaginations.' Loughborough University

Books by Seth Burkett

Seth Burkett grew up in Stamford, Lincolnshire. Upon leaving school he moved to Brazil to play professional football. His first book, The Boy in Brazil, documents a remarkable season in Sorriso and was shortlisted for the British Sport Book Awards. While Seth has continued to play football - most recently in Sri Lanka - he has also continued to write. His books are for adults and children, and he has also ghostwritten books for some of the biggest names in social media. Over the last ten years, Seth has visited hundreds of schools. He is currently author-in-residence at three different schools.

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