TESTIMONIALS FROM SCHOOL EVENTS 2026
“E. L. Norry took part in this year’s Stories into Schools programme as part of the Step into Stories Festival in Bewdley. She was so open and honest with the children about her journey to becoming an author and they found it really interesting to hear about books that are commissioned as well as those created solely by the author. It was a large group, but Em had every single child in the room writing by the end of the session – even those who were at first reluctant to take part! It was a joy to see how the children responded to her prompts and we would highly recommend a workshop from Em for your school.” Ruth Stevenson from Step Into Stories Festival Our Events – Step Into Stories
VISITS
“A MASSIVE THANK YOU to you for your excellent talk at the Lewisham Book Award event on Friday and your generally wonderfully approachable, easy-going and friendly attitude towards the whole thing. It was fantastic to have you there and we had an absolute flurry of emails thanking us and saying how good the talks were after the event. Huge congratulations on your win and I imagine it will be the first of many as you are a very talented writer who genuinely engages young people.” Frances Currie, Prendergast Vale School
“We were really fortunate to have Em visit Eltham Hill School and give a really brilliant World Book Day talk to the whole of Year 8. She discussed all of her fiction and non-fiction books, as well as talking candidly about her experience of growing up in the care system and her journey to becoming a writer.
She was so warm and engaging throughout and gave really thoughtful answers to students’ questions, as well as signing our library books and chatting to students and staff members after the talk. Our Year 8s have been talking about how much they enjoyed the talk and we’re really keen to have her back soon — I would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking to book an author visit for Key Stage Three students.” Dr. E Cunningham, Librarian, Eltham Hill, London
“Emma visited our school to talk to our children about her novel ‘Fable House’ – she spoke to children in Years 4, 5 and 6. She engaged the children from the very start of her talk and they sat engrossed for the entire time. Emma had pitched the talk so that all the children were able to access it, she has a fantastic rapport with the children and our curriculum provision was enriched by her visiting us. After the talk, Emma spent time with each of the children who had bought a copy of her book – all of the children loved being able to talk to an author. I would highly recommend Emma as a visiting author to any school. As a school we are passionate that every child should see themselves in a book, and Emma is able to fully embody this idea. Her book is fantastic and would be great for confident Year 4 readers and beyond.” Adam Biddle, Deputy Headteacher, Pokesdown Community Primary School
“I would like to thank you for writing this book. Having been closed for the most crucial part of the school year, we were worried about attainment. However, we have found that the children are more engaged in Literacy and Guided Reading than ever (this is mostly due to your book!). The majority of our Year group (45 children) come from a BAME background, and they are finally studying a book they can relate to personally… We are all so enjoying the book, our Literacy lead said that it is the most engaged she has seen children – ever!” Julia Cox – teacher, yr 6, Barlby Primary School, London
SCHOOL VISIT FEES (schools pay travel expenses)
My visits can be based around interactive writing 45 min workshops (Find Your Voice, How to Combat Prejudice, Inspiration from History and Historical Figures), editing for older years, group/assembly talks, reading extracts and Q&A sessions, and a dedicated book signing if students would like. The youngest year group I present to is usually year 5.
1 hour: £175
45 min Zoom: £75. If a school is reading one of my books as a class text and have already purchased books, I’ll offer a discount.
Full day 9-3pm: £500 (includes: Five 45 min sessions which can be a pick and mix of the above, or tailored to your needs and available to yrs 5-9).
I’m also happy to open libraries, be involved in creative writing competitions etc.
E. L. NORRY 