School Visits
Creative writing is my passion and when I’m not writing my own work, I love nothing more than inspiring imagination in other people. I have travelled all over the country, helping hundreds of thousands of people to write – and not one of them has been unable to produce a story in my classes.
So that I can visit more schools and keep costs down for stretched budgets, I offer both full- and half-day visits:
Half-Day Author Visit
- a 45-minute whole school assembly.
- followed by an hour-long session of your choosing – a Q & A, a workshop – whatever fits you best.
- Book signing.
Cost = £350 + travel expenses (travel exes to be split if visiting another school in your area that day)
Full-Day Author Visit
- A 45-minute whole school assembly
- 2 x (1hr) creative writing workshops to any age and any size group
- 1 x 1hr Q&A session to any age and any size group
- Book signing
Cost = £700 inclusive of all travel expenses
Skype Q&A
If you'd like to chat with Maz online, I offer hour-long Skype sessions for £75.
My school visit days are Tuesdays and Thursdays
If you are interested, do please let me know your area, nearest train station and possible dates.
If you would like to book a school visit, please send me a message via the contact page.
So check out Maz’s menu…
Story Stew®
1-hour workshop recommended for Yrs 2 – 6
The original and still the… original, Story Stew® is my delicious recipe that will help you to write any story about anything. That’s right – ANYTHING AT ALL!!
Using a basic story structure that will help children to construct a story while letting their imaginations run wild, Story Stew is a simple, effective and fun story writing aid that has helped tens of thousands of children (and their adults) discover the joy of telling a tale.
Who Let the Gods Out?
1-hour workshop, recommended for Yrs 3 – 6
Inspired by the anarchic world of Who Let the Gods Out?, Maz will use the opening scene of WLTGO to teach young writers the importance of Point of View - whose shoes are you standing in and how does it change the story if you look at events from someone else's perspective? Important lessons to be learned in writing - and indeed, in life...
Rosie Harker, Nosey Parker
45-minute workshop, recommended for Yrs R – 2
Rosie’s always getting into trouble – she’s such a Nosey Parker! But Maz’s heroine will help little people to use their imaginations to draw (or write) what Nosey Rosie might find on her adventures.
A gentle introduction to creative writing that will encourage little minds to have big ideas.