Susan’s Bio Aside from my continuous obsession with daydreaming and drinking tea, in my day job I work with StreetGames charity to support underprivileged communities to set up their own clubs for young people, I can see digital storytelling as a way of helping them express themselves and learn new digital skills. So my job […]
Digital Stories
Specially Sarah
Sara’s bio Specially Sarah was a book I bought as a child as I identified with Sarah in terms of her age and position in the family; I have consequently kept it on my shelves. Authors on my shelves that I have bought more recently include Jodi Piccoult, Tess Gerritsen and David Nicholas. Some books […]
Identity
Saj’s Bio Being a father of two lovely daughters means that my reading nowadays involves anything that will help them get to sleep. I have always preferred a physical book. I did spend my younger years reading the classics and read at least one book a year. The last book I finished reading was The […]
Scrippage
Rosie’s Bio Rosie Carnall grew up in a house full of books and one of her earliest memories is of her mum bribing her with sweets as part of pre-school reading lessons at home. The sweets were a big incentive then, but these days she would choose reading over dolly mixture any time. Rosie lives […]
Handstands
Nicole’s Bio Nicole is an Artist, Storyteller and Facilitator living in Sheffield. A self proclaimed Curiosity Detective, she is often found climbing out of the book, into the street, where the page is noisy and textured, in search of stories to make. This is a tale begun in oral storytelling, an escape from the page […]
Tomorrow … or in the Future
Carl’s Bio I was bored in Liverpool and when my parents secured employment in Sheffield, I felt obliged to join them. It was a shock to my system but once and only once I had mastered a few phrases, I threw caution to the window of opportunity together with my survival guide to South Yorkshire. I left school at the […]
For the Love of Books
Anita’s Bio I have always loved reading. Takes one into another world, where at times I think we all need to go for some respite from the ‘real’ world. I have always been a dreamy kind of person so my preference in stories is romance. I also write short stories also more than not on […]
The girl who lived at the library
Izzy’s Bio A student, currently taking a gap year in Brighton for work experience. I’ve always loved reading and as I get older my collection of important books keeps growing. Sometimes I get distracted from reading but I always find myself going back to it since the experience is unmatchable. My ambition in life is […]
Diane’s Story
Diane’s Bio Retired, I volunteer for the library housebound delivery service, and in several ALN classes in Brighton. Alongside football and drinking tea, books are what makes life worth living
Imagine a mountain
Wilkie’s Bio A student, soon to be living in Warwick studying Classics. I’ve always been interested in ancient stories and myths, as I grew up listening to them on CDs given to me by my parents and grandparents. My favourite piece of ancient literature is probably the Iliad or the Odyssey, I can never choose […]
Kindred Spirits
Barbara’s Bio Born in London, now living in Dover, I worked as a nurse for many years in Croydon, then Australia and Canada. I’ve always loved reading, since I can remember. I’ve dragged myself into the twenty first century and am a proud owner of a Kindle — and an ipad. But I still cherish […]
