Sarah demonstrated how illustrations can bring stories to life, and encouraged students to use her techniques of creating characters through drawing. With Sarah’s expert guidance, students drew characters and added key information to produce the protagonist, antagonist and a series of events to produce a story aimed at 7-9 year olds.

“Sarah was really kind and we had lots of fun. We created our own stories, which could be as crazy as we wanted, and drew our own illustrations. My story was about an alien who went to Earth. Sarah was so nice, I’m so glad she came to work with us. Thanks Sarah.” Annie.F – Year 7

“I really enjoyed the workshop as it let my creative side flow and allowed me to create stories that were funny, happy and had a positive message. Sarah was very kind and helped us with every step.” Boglarka.B – Year 9

“The workshop was amazing! Sarah was inspirational to me. The session helped me develop my ability to write stories for all ages, as well as improve my skills in developing characters.” George.C – Year 9

“It was entertaining because we could create stories and drawings of our characters using our imaginations. We also had the opportunity to read our stories to the group.” Shayla.B – Year 7  

“Sarah Horne shared with us her inspiration for becoming an author and illustrator. She inspired me to write a short story, which was about a girl named Melanie. We had so much fun, we thank Sarah for coming to visit us.” Khaleesi.A – Year 7

“The workshop was very good and it allowed me to do some drawing which is something I love doing.” Jacob.B – Year 7

“It was very fun and entertaining. I learnt how to properly structure stories and how to plan stories in advance. It increased my imagination for creative writing.” Frankie.C – Year 7

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