Freelance Work

Celia is available for work in schools, arts and community venues as a song writer, and creative writing tutor.

She has worked in numerous venues since 1985 (schools on Tyneside and Teesside, Darlington Arts Centre, Tyne and Wear Museums) but for more recent work since 2000:

Community and Educational Projects

  • Writer
    • Throston Primary School, Hartlepool (age 8-9) Mar/Apr 2007
    • Newcastle Arts Development Team (girls groups age 13-18) Mar/April2007
    • Durham Literary Fest. Oct 2006 Adult writing workshop
    • Orange Young Writer's Festival Jul 2006 (age 11-14)
    • Waggonways Project Easter 2006 (age 8-12) - North Tyneside Libraries/ National Heritage
    • Operating Theatre Medical students Writing/drama workshops (May 2005)
  • Songwriter
    • Bold as Brass - Sept-Oct 2006 (aged 15-18 Community Theatre)
    • Westgate Primary School Project March -April 2006 age7-11) - (with playwright Alex Ferguson)
  • Writer in Residence
    • MA Creative Writing - (post grad. Students) Northumbria University Sep 2003-July 2004
    • Lemon Jelly Garden Group Sep 2003-April 2004 (age 7-15) Whitley Bay community theatre project
  • Reader in Residence
    • North Tyneside Libraries - 2001 (adults: 4 library reading groups)
  • Storyteller
    • North Tyneside Libraries - July/Aug 2001