SUSANA
SANCHEZ GONZALEZ
Books. Arts. Creativity.
Experienced project manager and librarian with an academic background in art history and museum studies, and extensive experience developing engagement programmes for young audiences in museums, schools, public libraries and heritage places. Arts Award Adviser (Discover & Explorer level). PhD student at the University of Manchester's Institute for Cultural Practices, researching the reading experience in the context of book-based exhibitions.
Children's books published author (in English and Spanish) and overall creative person!
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Susana Sanchez Gonzalez
News
EXCITING THINGS THAT HAPPEN
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MARY PATALETA (TANTRUM MARY) GETS PUBLISHED!
NOVEMBER 2018
Fantastic news! I'm publishing my second picture book for children this Christmas. This time is in Spanish and with the fab team of Libros Indie. The book has been illustrated by Maria Jose Galian Paramio and it is beautiful!!! The presentation will be in Madrid on Saturday 22nd December. More details coming soon!
ARTS AWARD ADVISER
JUNE 2018
I am now a trained Arts Award Adviser (Discover & Explore Level), which means that I can work with schools, museums, libraries and any other art institutions to deliver a programme of activities and workshops whereby participants (from 5 to 25) can achieve a national accreditation awarded by Trinity College London and supported by ACE. I am always happy to discuss any ideas related to this, so please do get in touch if you'd like to incorporate Arts Award to your engagement offer, whichever the setting, whichever the age-range!
GET YOUR COPY OF THE RUSTY OLD POSTBOX
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Available now via Boobaloo books and Amazon! Click on the image to be directed. Thanks!
Please get in touch if you'd like me to visit your school for a reading and a creative writing workshop around the subject of bullying.
THE RUSTY OLD POSTBOX JOURNEY INTO PUBLICATION
SEPTEMBER 2016
The Rusty Old Postbox is the first story that I wrote in English. It tells the story of two boys and a postbox that has the ability to read the letters that people mail through. One day, a very important letter arrives but it has no stamp on it. Who sent this letter? Who did they send it to? Why is this letter so important for the boys and what did the rusty old post box do about it? The story deals with themes of friendship, bullying, being true to yourself and conquering your fears in order to achieve your dreams. It has a bit of magical realism and three quirky protagonists which I believe children will find funny, interesting and entertaining.
The story was inspired by the postbox that you see in the image and that I encountered whilst visiting Windsor in the UK. Someone had stuck two wobbly eyes on it and I thought it looked really funny. Then I started to think that if it had eyes, perhaps it could see as well. And if it could see, well, maybe it could read too! And that was the beginning of the story!
The book is currently in the process of being edited and illustrated. It will be out in Spring 2017.
WINNING THE GRANSNET CHILDREN'S WRITING COMPETITION
SEPT 2016
I'm delighted to announce that my story "The Rusty Old Post Box" has won the Gransnet Children Writing Competition 2016, and it is now going to be published by Bobaloo Books. How exciting! Click on the image to learn more.
