Wednesday 27 May 2009

Stories as a Tool for Transformation

Alison has just completed a feature on how stories can be used as a tool for personal transformation and development. This piece will be published in the August issue of Natural Health magazine, which also features Alison's regular column Spirit Spritzer!

Thursday 21 May 2009

Child Education Column

Hot off the press! Alison's new Creative Solutions column starts in the July issue of Child Education magazine, available on June 18th. She is also featured in the June issue out now.

For more information, or to buy a copy, contact Scholastic Press.

Teachers needing creative solutions or advice, contact Alison on alrdavies.writer@hotmail.co.uk
Your questions and queries may be featured in future columns!

Magical Creatures Series

Alison has been commissioned to write a series of short articles on magical creatures in folklore for Chat-Its Fate magazine. The series will appear in a forthcoming annual next year.

Wednesday 20 May 2009

New Storytelling Book

Alison has just signed a contract with Carroll & Brown to write a book about storytelling and reading activities with babies and small children. The book will be a practical guide to storytelling, with lots of creative ideas that parents and carers can use with small children to stimulate the imagination and develop reading skills. Keep checking this blog for more details!

About Alison

Alison L R Davies is an Author, Freelance Writer, Professional Storyteller and columnist for Soul & Spirit and Natural Health magazines. She has a range of books published, fiction and non-fiction, and also compiled and edited 'Shrouded by Darkness', a horror collection which was short-listed for a British Fantasy Award.

She writes for a host of magazines including Chat-Its Fate, Soul & Spirit, Psychologies, Mother & Baby, Womens Weekly, You, Take a Break Fate & Fortune, Natural Health, Nursery World, Full House, Bella etc

As a storyteller, Alison works in schools and universities throughout the UK running sessions and also courses on how Storytelling can be used a tool to enhance teaching and learning. She has a regular column in Child Education, and is available for creative commissions and bookings.