Events for children and young people

Young & Talented Cornwall:
Creative Writing Award
6pm Thursday 17th Oct, CREATIVE BRIDGE SPACE, PENRYN CAMPUS
We're delighted to be featuring an event in support of a fabulous initiative that champions young writing talent in Cornwall.​
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Young & Talented Cornwall has supported eight young wordsmiths this year through its Creative Writing Award. This initiative provides invaluable mentorship with established Cornish authors it to nurture young talent and help them achieve their writing dreams.
The award, sponsored by Falmouth University and Seasalt Cornwall and supported by the Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants, was launched in 2022. This year's group - consisting of future poets, journalists and scriptwriters - is the third cohort of young people to benefit from the Creative Writing Award.
A limited number of tickets are available; there is no charge for tickets but a donation to Young & Talented Cornwall would be gratefully received. Please contact sarah@youngandtalentedcornwall.org
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Story- sharing with
Craig Barr Green
10am, Saturday 19 Oct, at The Library, Ages 4-8
Craig writes picture books, non-fiction and theatre for children. He lives in Cornwall, but has always been suspicious of the deep and wobbly sea. He loves music and darts, but is a terrible musician and has never hit a bullseye.
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Craig will be reading stories from the Gina Kaminski series. There will be laughter, a silly song, some signs to learn and crafty activities. Best of all, the stories will have good endings for wolves and giants (who always get bad endings)!
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"I LOVE Gina Kaminski. She is such a real little character and Craig and Francis make us love and understand her in such a straightforward and original way. If I were using her chart, I'd choose the really smiley face."
Jacqueline Wilson
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Please note this event is held at Falmouth Library, Chamber Room, Municipal Offices, The Moor, Falmouth TR11 3QA
Children's places must be booked in advance. Children's tickets are subject to a £1.50 fee (£1 Poly Fund & 50p booking fee).
Create Crazy Characters
with Anna Wilson
10.15am, Sat 19 Oct, @ The Library (Ages 8-11)
Anna Wilson has published over 60 books for children and adults. Her Vlad the World’s Worst Vampire series has been translated into thirteen languages. Her picture book Grandpa and the Kingfisher was shortlisted for the Wainwright Nature Prize in 2023. Anna has two new children's books out this autumn: Be Back Soon and A Story of the Seasons.
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Join Anna for her Crazy Characters workshop!
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Where do ideas come from? Do you have ideas for a story? Most stories start with the idea of a main character…. Come along to Anna’s workshop and invent some bold characters and take them on an adventure!
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There will be opportunity to draw or write your own story and share with others.​
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Please note this event is held at Falmouth Library, Chamber Room, Municipal Offices, The Moor, Falmouth TR11 3QA
Children's places must be booked in advance. Children's tickets are subject to a £1.50 fee (£1 Poly Fund & 50p booking fee).
Suzanna’s Hubbard’s Illustration & Writing Workshop
11am, Saturday 19 Oct @ The Library (Ages 5 - 7)
Join Suzanna Hubbard for a wondrous workshop based on The Last Giant of Marazion, a book inspired by Suzanna’s love of Cornwall, its many myths and legends and also times spent here with her family.
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Suzanna Hubbard was born in Hertfordshire and has lived in London, Japan, Cambridge and Brighton. She studied printmaking at The City & Guilds of London Art School and then an MA in Narrative Illustration at The University of Brighton. As well as working as an illustrator, she has taught at various art colleges and runs an art club for children in her home town in Dorset.
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Please note this event is held at Falmouth Library, Computer Room, Municipal Offices, The Moor, Falmouth TR11 3QA
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Children's places must be booked in advance. Children's tickets are subject to a £1.50 fee (£1 Poly Fund & 50p booking fee).
Justyn Edwards’ Workshop Of Illusion & Trickery
11.30pm, Saturday 19 Oct, @ The Library (Ages 8 - 11)
Justyn will be performing a trick. Please don’t trust it or sit back and enjoy it. In fact, don’t take your eyes off him for a second, because by the end he will have done several impossible things.
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The question is, will you be able to work out how he did them?
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In the Great Fox books, Flick and Charlie are challenged to work out the secrets behind some of the most baffling magic tricks that have ever been performed. But how good are your detective skills? How quickly can you solve a mystery? There’s only one way to find out…
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Justyn Edwards’ 2022 debut, The Great Fox Illusion, won the Kernow Youth Book Award and was nominated for the Adrien Prize, the Phoenix Book Award and the Fantastic Book Awards. It is already being published in half a dozen languages, and Justyn is currently editing the third book in the Great Fox series.
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Children's places must be booked in advance of the session. Children's tickets are subject to a £1.50 fee (£1 Poly Fund & 50p booking fee).
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