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Franzeska Ewart

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Email franzeska@franzeskaewart.com
Local authority: North Ayrshire
Languages: English
Author type: Poet, Writer
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I wrote for children for 30 years, and in 2012 I was shortlisted for a Scottish Children's Book Award. I then wrote my adult debut The Faraway, which is about a woman's quest to become an artist. During the process of writing I travelled to Isla Graciosa, off the coast of Lanzarote, and researched and painted there.

Now I'm working full time as an artist, and my paintings have a strong narrative content. Most also have poems attached to them. I'm particularky keen to talk to people about the links between writing and the visual arts. (Photo credit: Diana Finn)

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Local authorities can visit

Argyll and Bute; Dumfries and Galloway; East Ayrshire; East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; South Ayrshire

Events can deliver

Live drawing; Reading; Talk; Workshop; Professional development, CLPL or CPD

Audience can work with

English as an additional language (EAL); Reluctant readers

Topics of work

Contemporary fiction; Friendship; Gender equality; Health including mental health & wellbeing; Travel writing

Age groups published for

Children; Teens; Adults

Age groups can work with

15-18; Adults

Audience size

11-30

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