School Visits

I am happy to do talks and workshops everywhere, though the South of England is easier.

I can offer writing workshops related to the theme of Kummersdorf, for example:

Imagining an enemy invading your town and you had to leave your home. What would you take with you, and how would you get out of town?

If a person has to run away from your Government, who would they trust? This workshop sets out to give children the flavour of life under a dictatorship, as it invites them to consider not only people who might be a danger to them under such circumstances, but also what might make potential helpers vulnerable – having a family, for example, or something the security services could use to blackmail them with.

I can offer interactive talks using pictures from World War 2 (powerpoint or overhead projector slides) to involve pupils in the process of constructing historical fiction using original material. I can also integrate elements of the ‘Who would you trust?’ workshop into a talk about the book. I can also talk about the way in which I have integrated general and family history into Last Train from Kummersdorf.

Recent school visits include Sydenham High School for Girls, GDST, and St Joseph's Convent School, Reading

I charge Society of Authors rates, £150 for a half day and £250 for a whole day.

email: corneliuswilson@btinternet.com