Eilish Fisher

Eilish Fisher 

Fia and the Last Snow Deer 
The Waters and the Wild

Upstairs at Bookfest

9-12 years

How can music shape a story? Can a melody create a mood, inspire a character or suggest an entirely new world?  This engaging workshop explores the powerful connection between music and creative writing. Young participants will listen to a range of musical pieces and consider how different sounds, rhythms and styles can influence emotions, atmosphere and storytelling. Through guided discussion and carefully chosen audio prompts, they will then create an original piece of writing inspired by the music they hear, experimenting with mood, setting and character.  Ideal for aspiring writers and musicians, this session offers a fresh and inspiring approach to creativity across the arts.

Eilish Fisher is an award-winning children’s literature author and poet from Vermont and Wicklow, Ireland.  Both novels are written in verse, a format that many young readers find captivating.