Writing a Novel with Roma Primary School Children

Story Makers Press (SMP) is a University-based publisher which co-constructs stories with under-represented groups of children in order to diversify representation in children’s literature and disrupt the way adult perceptions of normality pattern children’s literature (aetonormativity). In this interview, Tom Dobson discusses six drama and creative writing workshops run by SMP with Czech and Slovak Roma children from an inner city primary school in the north of England to co-construct a story about climate change. 

Image courtesy of Tom Dobson

Image courtesy of interviewee. March 5, 2021

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