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Emily Dodd

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Contact: [email protected]
Local authority: Highland
Languages: English
Author type: Performance Poet, Radio Dramatist, Screenwriter, Storyteller, Writer
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Emily Dodd is an author and educator working across schools, libraries, heritage organisations and community settings with children, young people and adults. Her work brings together science, wildlife and storytelling to create engaging, inclusive experiences that build confidence and curiosity.

She holds an MSc in Communicating Science and eight years full time experience working in museums. While Education Officer at the Scottish Seabird Centre she received the John Logie Baird Award for Innovation. For over 20 years she has worked freelance, designing workshops and training for organisations including National Museums Scotland and Edinburgh Science Festival.

Emily is the author of 23 books, including picture books, a chapter novel and numerous non-fiction science books including reading-banded educational books. She is a screenwriter for CBeebies and has written two BBC radio plays for children. She is also a singer-songwriter and visual artist.

Alongside school events, she leads creative writing workshops including projects with neurodivergent groups and excluded teenagers. Emily specialises in digital storytelling with heritage partners.

Emily is currently a Scottish Book Trust Author-in-Residence at Inverness High School. As a writer with ADHD, she champions neurodivergent creativity.

Websites featuring the author

Local authorities will visit

Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Argyll and Bute; Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Highland; Inverclyde; Midlothian; Moray; Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles); North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Orkney Islands; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; Shetland; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian

Events will deliver

Chairing events; Mentoring; Performance; Professional development, CLPL or CPD; Reading; Residency; Talk; Workshop

Audience will work with

Adult learners; Care-experienced people; Carers; English as an additional language (EAL); Intergenerational learning; Outdoor learning; People experiencing mental health problems; Prisoners & young offenders; Reluctant readers; Vulnerable young people (under 18); Vulnerable adults; Vulnerable older people; Young people in the community (e.g. Youth clubs, Guides, Scouts); Young people with additional support needs (under 18) (ASN/SEN)

Topics of work

Adventure; Animals; Childhood; Comedy, humour & funny books; Crime fiction; Environment & climate; Family; First experiences for younger readers; Food; Friendship; Health including mental health & wellbeing; Loneliness & isolation; Music; Nature; Picture books; Religion & beliefs; Science

Age groups published for

Children; Adults

Age groups will work with

3-5; 6-8; 9-11; 15-18; 18+

Audience size

0-10; 11-30; 31-100; 100-500