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Who are you?

I am a writer, producer, facilitator and director. I make stories with and for children and young people. I work across literature, broadcast, digital media and theatre. Alternarratives was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring together all the strands and interests of my work and storytelling approaches.

How did you make it?

I initially submitted an idea called How to Live… And then the Covid-19 global pandemic happened. After a few weeks thinking I wanted to change direction and respond to global events, knowing that young people were suffering – feeling isolated and alone in lockdown – I developed the idea for After Words.

I used my time left on the project to develop the story, to test out different ways to approach building and publishing the story, to commission a header image for the story by book cover designer, Jo Walker, and to work with technologist Pete Bennett on the infinity loop idea. I also worked with a group of 25 young people aged 11-16 to get their feedback on the story and the way it was published and structured.

As well as creating the story, and the way it loops around and interconnects with itself, I also created the other content the story links to, such as the Storytelling Tips and the family photos. Stories have saved and inspired me many times and I believe stories are everywhere and in everyone. I love music, the outdoors and time with my family. I wanted to celebrate all these things in ways that would encourage and support young people to read and tell more stories.

There is more information about how I created the story and my future plans for it on the After Words website, accessible through the menu.

More about Alternarratives

Nesta ran an open call for bold, creative ideas that explore new ways to tell a story and push the boundary of how we consume literature and engage 13-16 year olds with reading. This was a chance for writers to consider the future of storytelling and make use of new technologies or formats.

Nesta provided with bursaries and bespoke support to make their ideas a reality - now we need your help to pick a winner. 91热爆 Taster and Nesta are asking the public to test, rate and provide feedback on the live projects. Anyone can view them and have your say on who wins, but we’re specifically encouraging 13-16 year olds to tell us how they engaged with the works. We will view the public feedback with an to help select the final winner.