List Of Writers

HADLEY, ERIC

107 Connaught Road, Roath, Cardiff   CF24 3PY
Tel: 029 2048 3613
Email: erichadley1@btopenworld.com

Storywriter, playwright and storyteller. Born in Birmingham, educated at Cambridge and York. Secondary and then primary teacher, lived in Cardiff since 1982, teaching first at Cardiff University then (1985–2003) in UWIC School of Education as teacher trainer specialising in English and Drama. Now retired from being Principal Lecturer but retaining passionate interest in primary education and the primacy of story. Chair of Governing Body at Albany Primary School, Cardiff, a large inner-city multicultural school.

Selected Publications:
Teaching Practice and the Probationary Year (Teaching Matters Series) (Hodder, 1982)
Legends of the Sun and Moon (Cambridge University Press, 1983)
Legends of Earth, Air, Fire and Water (Cambridge University Press, 1985)
English in the Middle Years (Teaching Matters Series) (Hodder, 1985)
Ivan the Fool and Other Plays (Cambridge University Press, 1988)
The Tale of Four Dervishes (Cambridge University Press, 1992)
Listening for Clues (Home and School Council, 1996)



Eligible Writers on Tour Subjects Offered:
1. Storytelling/ creative writing sessions starting from stories from
different cultures
2. Half day and whole day script writing and drama sessions - adapting and improvising stories. 

AGE RANGE: Primary and Secondary School - Ages 5-13.