I have worked with groups from pre-school to postgraduate level, as well as working with adults who have no previous writing experience. I can create a tailored workshop for your group. Please contact me to find out my availability and discuss your requirements. 

“I have no hesitation in providing a glowing testimonial for Liz Flanagan.  Her events are filled with an eloquence and an enthusiasm that is infectious.  She has an innate ability to capture the imaginations and create intrigue among young readers developing an excellent rapport and providing a full and inspiring account of her creative processes.  Liz is a hugely exciting new talent and is talented in stimulating and motivating young people to read.” 
Jake Hope, Reading Development and Children’s Book Consultant

“Liz’s experience of events is evident from the start - she wonderfully engages the children quickly, asking questions, involving them in such an encouraging way and also giving them so much to think about.”

Corinne Gotch, School Events Manager, Tales on Moon Lane Bookshop

"Liz had the young people utterly engaged by both her reading from her recent YA novel Eden Summer, and subsequent talk about her life as a writer and Q & A session.  She had an extremely good manner with the group and there was an easy, natural rapport between her and the young people asking questions about writing, which had threaded through it her own genuine and infectious love of reading.  I can thoroughly recommend Liz as a reader for schools.”
Anna Taylor, Arvon

“The children at our school came alive during the visit. They were left with a lasting inspiration to begin creating their own stories. It was a fabulous experience to be able to hear first-hand about the events that inspired and shaped such a wonderful novel.” Max Coleman, St. Oswald's Church of England Primary School

“{A} brilliant writing workshop with Liz Flanagan. The children were engaged from start to finish and responded enthusiastically to the well paced and interactive morning - a good combination of extracts from the book and writing tips and ideas.  Liz was so enthusiastic and positive with them they felt confident in sharing their dragon egg ideas and putting pen to paper. Furthermore they were keen to continue writing their descriptions after the visit and have been really enjoying the story of Dragon Daughter.'“
Kim Lane, Year 6 Class Teacher, Denholme Primary School 

“Having Liz come into our class was a really enjoyable experience for the children. They loved listening to the stories and it was a great opportunity for them to ask an author about the writing and publishing process. Getting tips on developing their own stories was another highlight and they were clearly inspired to get writing! Thank you.”
Lucy Barker, Class Teacher, Hebden Royd School

“Liz was an absolute pleasure to work with, her session-planning and preparation were meticulous and her delivery was thought provoking and inspiring. Liz is sensitive to different writers' needs and abilities and ran a very creative workshop that resulted in some fantastic writing.  We would love her to come back and work with us again.” 
Janine Bullman, Word of Mouth Writing Group 

“I would recommend Liz’s approach, attitude and demeanour to anyone wanting to promote literature with young (and old) people. She was able to take her technical skill and creativity to craft a bespoke story to use as part of the session. This was further aided by Liz’s manner which wove the magic of the story tighter together, creating spell binding sessions.” 
Grant Lowe, National Trust

I work as a mentor, supporting other writers of YA and children's fiction through the process of writing. I offer editorial feedback, coaching and offering advice on how to prepare a manuscript for submission to agents. Please visit this page for full details or contact me to ask about my rates and availability. 

MENTORING TESTIMONIALs 

“I can’t recommend Liz highly enough. She has been like a miracle worker! She put her finger on the key problems with my book on our first call and her feedback has totally transformed the writing experience for me, enabling me to really get into the flow of the story. As a result of her expertise, I am now putting the finishing touches to my book and even considering sending it out to agents. I just hope that she will help me with my next project!”

Catherine Allen

"Liz mentored me as part of the WriteMentor summer programme, and her guidance and advice on my middle grade adventure story were absolutely invaluable. The notes I received from Liz were clear, insightful, detailed and always so kindly phrased. I immediately felt that she understood my story and characters, and her genuine enthusiasm for my writing was extremely encouraging and made me feel so much more confident going into the submissions process. My story is without a doubt much stronger as a result of Liz's mentorship, and I know I will take her advice forward into future writing projects."

Becky Orwin

“Working with Liz was one of the highlights of 2020. She was both caring and diligent in her approach to offering feedback and would always kindly suggest different ways which always made me feel my stories were safe with her. After three months of mentoring my writing group noticed an improvement in my writing and it was with her notes on my opening chapter which granted me a space on HarperCollins Author Academy in the Fiction Division.”

Leonie Annor Owiredu - Writer, Strategist, Diversity Consultant