The Maker The Charles Causley Literary Blog
Ordinary Stories: Granny Boswell ‘The Romani Queen’
At The Maker, we are always fascinated by so-called ‘ordinary’ stories. The tales and experiences of local people who do...
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Go to Christmas Reads for This Festive Season
As the temperatures drop and the sleet starts to fall, it is of course natural to retreat into the warmth...
Ordinary Stories: Granny Boswell ‘The Romani Queen’
At The Maker, we are always fascinated by so-called ‘ordinary’ stories. The tales and experiences of local people who do...
Stewart Ennis, ‘Granny and Grandpa’
About Stewart Ennis: Stewart Ennis grew up in Bridge of Weir, Scotland. He writes poems, plays and stories, and dabbles...
Michele Manning, ‘Sharing the World’
About Michele Manning: I’m a Library Media Specialist in Mystic, Connecticut who enjoys sharing stories with my students. I have...
Annie Fisher, ‘Marvin McLiquorice-Ticklish-Toes’
About Annie Fisher: Annie Fisher is a literacy consultant, children’s story-teller and poet. She writes for both adults and children....
Jacqueline Shirtlff, ‘Skitter Mouse’
About Jacqueline Shirtlff: Jacqueline is a primary school teacher and children’s poet from the Isle of Man. She has had...
Hilary Elder, ‘The Fall Ball’
About Hilary Elder: Hilary was born, raised and lives in the Far North of England – though she has been...
Andy Nuttall, ‘Sky Geese’
About Andy Nuttall: Andy hails from East Lancashire in Northern England, a stone’s throw from the Yorkshire province of Armitage...
Rob Walton, ‘Jeremy Micklethwaite’
About Rob Walton: Rob Walton is a writer, performer and teacher from Scunthorpe. He now lives in Whitley Bay, where...
Rhona Stephens, ‘Garden Friends’
About Rhona Stephens: I grew up in Northern Ireland, went to university in Wales, moved to England for a while,...
Shauna Darling Robertson, ‘Don’t’
About Shauna Darling Robertson: Shauna grew up in the north-east of England and now lives in the south-west. Her poems...
Sarah Ziman, ‘The Birth of Taliesin’
About Sarah Ziman: I’m originally from the South Wales valleys, and – like Charles Causley – prefer to write work...