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Elisabeth Liffy Kelly

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Contact: [email protected]
Local authority: Scottish Borders
Languages: English
Author type: Poet, Writer
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I am a writer, a teacher, a home educator, and a mum. I have experience in teaching creative writing to a whole range of children and teenagers through being a teacher and now being a freelance tutor. I also have experience of facilitating creative writing experiences for adults for themselves or as part of Continuing Professional Development. I have worked as an Associate Tutor for the University of Edinburgh, a Principal Teacher, and a Lead Reader for Open Book. I am skilled in early literacy development and working with children with additional support needs.

I am particularly passionate about encouraging a love of both reading and writing poetry.

My own publications include Mind Mathematics (HybridDreich March 2021), Carbon (Hedgehog Poetry Press, April 2022), Wild Chamomile (Selcouth Station, March 2022).

I have also had a children’s book published Ivy Elf’s Magical Mission (Stairwell Books, October 2022).

Websites featuring the author

Local authorities will visit

East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Midlothian; Scottish Borders; West Lothian

Events will deliver

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

Audience will work with

Carers; Outdoor learning; Reluctant readers

Topics of work

Animals; Biography & memoir; Childhood; Coasts, seas & oceans; Contemporary fiction; Editing & editing your own work; Environment & climate; Fairy tales, folklore & mythology; Family; Fantasy; First experiences for younger readers; Gender equality; Historical fiction; History; Loneliness & isolation; Love & romance; Nature; Picture books; Publishing & getting published; Rhyming books for younger readers; Rural communities; Self-publishing & independent publishing

Age groups published for

Children; Teens; Adults

Age groups will work with

0-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-11; 12-14; 15-18; 18+

Audience size

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