Joyce Efia Harmer Talk and Creative Writing Workshop

On Wednesday 26th February, the author Joyce Efia Harmer talked to Years 10 and 11 in their assembly about her debut novel How Far We’ve Come. Elika in 11DK has written about the talk here:

On Wednesday, Year 10 and 11 were lucky enough to hear from debut author Joyce Efia Harmer about her book How Far We’ve Come. The book was about the concept of time travel, where sixteen-year-old Obah, who is enslaved on a plantation in Barbados, travels to the 21st century. In this journey, she goes on a path of self-discovery and newfound hope because she sees the change that has taken place. I particularly enjoyed when Joyce Harmer talked about herself and her long-lasting passion for reading novels. She set all of us a challenge at the end to read a book and tell somebody what it was about. The talk was inspiring because she wanted to highlight the importance of reading, as it is something from which we can grow as a person.

In her creative writing workshop with Year 9, Joyce Efia Harmer helped pupils create an intense scene using techniques such as in medias res, cliffhangers, and showing, not telling.