Roy Apps Children's Author, Scriptwriter, Dramatist, Lyricist

Roy's most popular events for schools are:

The Shed in Your Head
For Y2 - Y6: Group size: up to 200+ 45'-75'
An interactive session about the magic and power of stories, where they
come from and how you can make them come alive - ideal for that special
'Book Week' event.

The Twitches
For Reception, Y1 and Y2: Group size: up to 50 20'- 40'
Fun reading with hats, a noisy chant with actions, a friendly spider called
Sidney and lots of audience participation.

Writers' Workshops for Schools
Usually class size, but can be larger by arrangement.

For KS1-2 Includes 'The Magic Story Bags': fun, lively and active story and
poetry writing workshops.

For KS2 Includes 'Magic Story Bags', 'Name Games' and 'Class Walk
Poems'. Fun, lively and active story, poetry, lyric, script and performance
writing workshops

For KS3 upwards Lively and active story, poetry, lyric, script and
performance writing workshops.

What teachers say:

'Engaging and inspiring.'
KS3 Literacy
Coordinator, Essex

'A big thank you. You
have been inspirational to
staff and children alike.'
Headteacher,
Great Bowden Primary
School, Leicestershire

"We really enjoyed the
day and everyone without
exception gained from
the experience! Thank
you."
Headteacher, Jolesfield
Primary School, West
Sussex.

What students say:

"I liked finding out about
story magic. I had
another go at my story
and it got really good."
Year 4 pupil, Medway
Towns.

'Your way of helping us
make characters out of
ordinary buildings and
objects was amazing."
Y5 pupil, LB Lewisham -
Opera House Music
Projects.

Roy visits schools, libraries andbookshops all over the country. He appears
regularly at Arts and Books Festivals including the Edinburgh Children's
Book Festival, the Birmingham Young Readers' Festival and the Basildon
Children's Book Festival. He leads writing projects for all ages and has
helped young writers create books, plays, films, poetry, podcasts and
opera.

He has been Writer in Residence with -amongst others- the Royal Court
Theatre, the Connaught Theatre, Worthing, the Museum of Canterbury,
Opera House Music Projects, the Aspipre Trust Liverpool and The National
Gallery, London.