PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (Young Adults - Up)
For further information and bookings, contact author direct.
email: hannsyme@internode.on.net
Margie has conducted many workshops for adults, including those with mental and physical disabilities, community groups, Library BookClubs and older &/or isolated women. Her series of 3x2hr Favouring Simplicity has created confidence and excitement in those who have attended.
The workshops involve working with music, whiteboard exercises and creative visualisations.
Feedback Sheets
I came away inspired - the feedback to my own writing has renewed my faith in myself.
Informed, warm, friendly, informative, I loosened up and let the writing flow.
Outstanding. A pleasure.
Relaxed but enthusiastic. I was very comfortable - not all chalk and talk, plenty of participation and sharing.
Great tips on getting over writer's block.
Was looking for some spark to help me develop - and found it!
The best workshop I've attended to date!
Excellent challenging material but not done in a confronting way
Other workshops include:
New Ways of Developing Characters
Much More Than a Diary
Informing Others with your Stories
Margie develops workshops to suit specific needs.
For Bookings or further information, contact author via email.
Meet The Author: 1 hour discussion
Workshops: Variations on the adult series Favouring Simplicity, where whiteboard exercises, creative visualisations and the use of music encourages the reluctant writer and inspires the eager writer.
Children-Who-Love-To-Write Workshops are more intensive including shared discussions of writing problems and ways of developing their ideas.
Feedback from Country Kids Workshop following Young Authors Night 1999
I liked the different ways of thinking up a story (Strathalbyn)
The Observation Exercise taught me to actually think about my surroundings (Pinaroo)
I found that I had more to say and put more effect into it (Eastern Fleurieu)
I learnt to write what I think and trust my own opinions (Strathalbyn)
Mindmapping showed me how one word can have heaps of meanings (Pinaroo)
Observation was wonderful. Watching people is amazing! (Goolwa)
Creative Visualisation helped me write better stories I wrote more and got more ideas (Goolwa)
For Bookings or further information, contact author via email.
Visiting schools for half-day, full-day and one week sessions.
Margie is available as writer-in-residence to classes where the children are taken through a series of workshops to develop their writing skills. Anthologies of the children's work is an option. Basic elements of story-telling, conflict and resolution, developing their characters are all assisted with whiteboard exercises, creative visualisations and class discussions.
For Bookings or further information, contact author via email.
People With Disabilities (Young Adults - Up)
In conjunction with carers, Margie conducts storyboard sessions with clients, showing aspects of their lives through cut-out pictures and simple sentences. A gentle, fun activity for no more than 1.5 hour sessions. I conduct workshops to cater for those who have basic (or more) language abilities as well. Whatever the request I am happy to negotiate ideas and structures.
For Bookings or further information, contact author via email.
