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Lorna Hill

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Other contact method: Contact via website: sharingastory.co.uk/
Local authority: East Lothian
Languages: English
Author type: Writer
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I am a writer and an experienced tutor and facilitator. 

I write contemporary novels, set on the Isle of Arran, under the name Ellie Henderson which are published by Joffe Books: A Summer Wedding on Arran (2023), A Christmas Escape to Arran (2023), A Summer House on Arran (2024) and A Christmas Wish on Arran (2024). 

I also write psychological thrillers under the name, Lorna Henderson, which are published by Joffe Books: Two Sisters (2024).

I run a social enterprise, Sharing A Story CIC, using creative sessions to reduce social isolation. I have been a Writer-in-Residence with Women’s Aid East and Midlothian and this work has twice been nominated in the Write to End Violence Against Women Awards. I have been a Luminate Artist-in-Residence at Edinburgh Erskine Care Home and was the first Storyteller-in-Residence at Fringe by the Sea Festival in North Berwick. I am also a trainer in First Aid for Mental Health.

I hold a MA in Creative Writing (Distinction) from Kingston University and a PhD in Creative Writing from Stirling University where I wrote the novel, The Invisible Chains. All profits from the sale of this book go to the TARA Project and SOHTIS to support those affected by human trafficking.

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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

Bibliotherapy; Chairing events; Mentoring; Panel event; Reading; Residency; Talk; Workshop

Audience will work with

Adult learners; Carers; People experiencing mental health problems; People living with dementia; Vulnerable older people

Topics of work

Ageing; Contemporary fiction; Crime fiction; Gender equality; Health including mental health & wellbeing; Human rights; Mystery & thriller; Self-publishing & independent publishing; Violence & abuse

Age groups published for

Adults

Age groups will work with

15-18; 18+

Audience size

0-10; 11-30; 31-100