Whenever I feel like I’m bogging down, creatively speaking, I sign up for a workshop at the Scottish Storytelling Centre and I always come away inspired. This past Saturday was no exception. The topic of the day was how to use story with artifacts, archives and museums. Steve Byrne introduced us to the amazing resource Kist o Riches, where anyone Read more from the Blog
Hi, I’m Alette, a children’s author and a storyteller
Three years ago I moved from Canada to Edinburgh. The culture and landscape I found myself in, here in Scotland, inspired me to write my first novel for children, "How to Make a Golem and Terrify People". This novel, which has been very well received in my new country of residence, won the 2011 Kelpies prize.
Besides being an author, I am also a regular storyteller at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, where some of the novel takes place, and a teacher and researcher at the University of Edinburgh, where I study how people use books and other stories in their everyday lives.
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