Consultancy
Training and CPD, Consultancy, Project Management Literature Development
My career in this field began as a Writer-in-Residence whilst working for Cartwheel Community Arts in the 1990’s in Rochdale where I published a number of community collections of people’s work and then went on to work as a Literature Development Officer for Oldham City Council.Since then, I have worked in the literature sector for the National Association for Literature Development, and a variety of freelance clients including Cheshire County Council (strategy, research) Book Trust, Scotland (training mentors) LitFest (workshops on making a living as a writer), Cumbria County Council, (hosting writers’ days and training librarians), Derbyshire County Council (writers in schools training for teachers), Writing Together/Book Trust (training for writers in education in partnership with NAWE).I currently offer:
- Freelance Project Management
- Training/Professional Development services including Professional Development Planning one to on sessions (see www.literaturetraining.com for more information)
- Mentoring and training in mentoring skills for writers and professionals in the literature sector.
- Facilitation for organisational development
- Event hosting for writers and readers days.
Reader DevelopmentI have worked both as a practitioner in Oldham and Lancashire and as a trainer in this field for Opening the Book and The Reading Agency. My project work in Oldham included setting up and developing creative writing and reading projects with young people and culturally diverse groups. I established the first Literature Festival for the Borough, an award winning teenage magazine, nationally acclaimed reader development promotions, training, and edited/produced five community publications. My work for libraries in Lancashire County Council was funded by the Wolfson fund and hailed as an example of good practice in the region. This focussed on work to encourage book issues, and build up new audiences for libraries including teenage parents and other young adults.I am the editor of two collections of good practice in the field including ‘Time to Read’ examples of Reader Development Work from North West Libraries 2001-2004. I have also worked as a trainer for Time to Read, (North West Reader Development Network), Cumbria County Council, St Helen’s Council, Calderdale County Council, Warrington Borough Council and now offer training in the following areas:
- Introduction to Reader Development for Library Staff
- Sustaining and Developing a Reader’s Group
- Reaching New Audiences
- Project management skills for the library sector
- Poetry and Contemporary Fiction workshops for Reading Groups
‘Anne’s work as a trainer is inspirational, knowledgeable and of excellent quality. I would have no hesitation in recommending her to other library authorities’
Jane Mathieson – Time to Read
Running Writing Retreat for NAWE, 2007, in partnership with The Hurst Arvon Centre in Shropshire
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About
Anne Caldwell is a poet and literature consultant. She works for NAWE and the Open University, Bolton University and runs workshops in schools and community settings.
Contact Tel. 07818 052108
email a.caldwell@nawe.co.uk
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'A Wilder Vein' edited by Linda Cracknell
