I host great events!
I’m fantastic with children and can’t wait to visit bookshops, schools and libraries all around the UK soon. I love getting kids excited about reading, writing and nature! My workshops are high-energy, engaging, and interactive, and I’m especially good with SEN children.
I offer…..
Author Talks
I talk about my childhood, why I love books and how I became an author. I also talk about my inspiration.
Writing Workshops
I very quickly introduce story structure and story elements, and then we develop a fun story together.
Forest Diary
We create our own Forest Diaries and write and draw what we see in nature, just like Lumi! Outside or inside.
Forest Diary Workshop
In my book, Lumi keeps a Forest Diary, in which she draws and writes what she experiences in nature. This is what we will do! I offer two different Forest Diary Workshops:
OUT IN NATURE: I take the class/group of children out into the forest or into a park, where we collect leaves, press flowers and draw and write what we see, hear and experience.
BRING THE FOREST IN: I can bring the forest into a classroom, library or bookshop. I have a huge basket filled with leaves, branches, moss and animal figurines and a speaker with nature sounds. This way, we can safely recreate the Forest Diary exercise inside.
Lumi’s Backpack
This is a wonderful session for younger or shy children. I bring in Lumi’s backpack, which is filled with items from the book. The children get to pick the items from the bag one by one, and with every item, I tell a story from the book.
STORIES AND TOPICS INCLUDE:
Lumi getting to know her home culture
Friendship and accepting help
Sámi culture and heritage
Food waste and environmental conscious living
Author Talk
I tell my own story about how my family moved countries when I was younger, how books became my safe space, and why I wanted to write books too. This session always includes a segment on how I wrote my latest book and what kind of research I did, and children can ask questions about it.
INCLUDING:
I’m open about the difficulties I faced in school: losing my friends when we moved, getting bullied, and feeling lost.
My favourite books and what reading meant to me.
Encouragement to believe in your dreams.
How I wrote Lumi and the Wolf.
Video clips from my Lapland research.
Writing Workshops
Want to know what makes a good story? Book my writing workshop for your class! Together, we’ll explore elements of a story and write our own.
INCLUDING:
Protagonists and antagonists (heroes and villains)
How a good story is built
How to include emotions and empathy
We discuss books we have read
Finally, we write our own story together.
Teachers, did you know I filmed my research? My videos are great for classroom use!
I won the speaker prize in the category “Newcomer of the Year” in 2024
– Speakersforum Finland
FAQ’s
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My book is aimed at 8–12 year olds, but I am happy to do school visits for pupils from kindergarten to college.
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Absolutely! I’d be happy to visit schools that are further away or have less budget via video call.
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Absolutely. I also speak about topics such as multicultural childhoods and neurodivergence.
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Yes, I’ve done talks for parents around topics of moving abroad/making a new country your home, how to support your neurodivergent child or how to become an author.
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If you have questions about how to get an agent and break into the publishing industry, or about how to curate your author social media accounts, please get in touch via email!
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Absolutely! My workshops are usually 45 minutes + time for a Q&A, and I can easily fit three different workshops into one day – I’ve even done four!