Students Learn from Leading Teen Fiction Author, Bali Rai
An inspiring literary event for all our avid readers and budding authors.
On Wednesday 9th April, we were joined by leading voice in UK teen fiction, Bali Rai, in one of a long line of exceptional author events organised by our Librarian, Ms Crisp.
During the day, we were privileged enough to offer students in Year 9 and 10 the chance to hear from Bali Rai first hand, as he shared an insight into his background, the importance of breaking stereotypes, empathy and imagination during talks in the Main Hall. In addition, our guest author also worked closely with a smaller group of Year 9 and 10 students on character development, as they created their own ‘human pizza’ to see what the multi-layers would be to their own character.
During the workshop, Bali Rai spoke about the importance of the character’s voice and discussed with the students how building an emotional connection with a character means that people on the page live in the reader’s heart for a long time after turning the final page.
We would like to sincerely thanks Bali Rai for joining us and for helping to inspire our budding authors and avid readers. In addition, special thanks go to our students for their engagement and Ms Crisp for providing our students with yet another incredible and unique opportunity.
