SCHOOL VISITS

School, university or library visits can be arranged by contacting me

Virtual and in-person school visits

I can provide either in-person visits or virtual school visits over MS Teams or Zoom - these are at a reduced rate compared to my in-person visits.
I offer an interactive talk about my unconventional journey to becoming an author, my inspirations and the themes explored in my writing (this is then followed by a Q&A.)
Talks can then be followed by creative writing workshops. I offer workshops on: using your memories and experiences in your fiction, writing about identity, and how to create a compelling story.

Testimonials

'Diana’s talk was inspiring and highly informative, especially for those pupils who wish to become a writer in the future or want to know about the process of writing a book. I cannot recommend her enough." (Claudia Conerney, Learning Resource Manager at St Peter’s RC High School).

'Diana was fantastic, her organisation and communication before the event was thorough and enabled the visit to run smoothly. Diana was amazing. She pitched her well organised and meaningful presentation at the correct level for our students and delivered it faultlessly. It was fantastic to have someone, not only local, as an inspirational speaker but also someone who's life experiences are so relatable to many of our students. It's always great to see our students so engaged. It was an important opportunity for them to find out about the creative process behind being an author and to inspire our young writers." (Martha O'Brien, William Hulme Grammar School)

'I liked seeing her family, it made it feel a lot more real." Student at St Bede’s College Manchester

'Learning about her inspiration and her life as an author." Student at St Bede’s College

'I really enjoyed how Diana explained the small but significant details that came into her novel." Student at St Bede’s College

'She had lots of visuals for the themes in her novel for example the wildlife for the nature theme." Student at St Bede’s College

'I loved them because i was thinking about my family and where i came from and it was the same with the talk I just love that it made me more interested in my own family history." Student at St Bede’s College