Doncaster Storytelling Festival 2024
The Power of Pictures
Doncaster Storytelling Festival is back for the fourth year, with a brand-new theme on The Power of Pictures!
Originally launched in 2021, the festival brings together Doncaster's cultural partners for a month-long celebration of children's literature, and the stories it inspires. This year we're once again sponsored by Unite, to help us create a wonderland of stories, exclusive author events and workshops to inspire Doncaster children to discover the Power of Pictures - plus One Call Insurance is sponsoring us to bring the Bradford Stories Bus back on tour, taking stories, poems and illustrations to schools across Doncaster, inspiring pupils to fall in love with reading and build on their wider literacy skills.
Don’t forget to register your interest for our flagship schools event on 25th June, at The Dome Theatre, where we’ll be hosting sessions from a range of different authors, poets and artists, along with revealing the winner(s) of the first-ever Doncaster Illustrator and Author Prize!
What's on at the Doncaster Storytelling Festival
Friday 7 June – Matt Goodfellow School transition event
Join Matt Goodfellow, poet and author of Final Year for a virtual classroom Q&A at 10am discussing how to support pupils in their transition from primary to secondary school. Sign up for Matt Goodfellow's event.
Thursday 13th and Friday 14th June – The Bradford Stories Bus Tour Sponsored by One Call Insurance
We're welcoming the Bradford Stories Bus and learning all about its incredible journey. The Bus will be visiting various schools, with classes joining Imran and Phil for a storytelling and draw-a-long session.
Tuesday 25th June – Doncaster Storytelling Festival: The Power of Pictures at The Dome Sponsored by Unite the Union
Welcoming guests including poet Paul Cookson and illustrator Liz Million, 1,400 Doncaster schoolchildren are invited to join us for talks, quizzes, and Q&A sessions - plus, they'll be the first to find out who has been chosen as the winner(s) of the first-ever Doncaster Illustrator and Author Prize!
Our Sponsors
With huge thanks to this year's incredible sponsors of Doncaster Storytelling Festival:
Unite the Union is a democratic and campaigning union, which fights back for employees in the workplace, protects workers' rights and takes trade unionism out to millions of unorganised workers.
One Call Insurance provides car, home, van, motorbike and travel insurance, with customers able to compare prices from its panel of trusted insurance providers. As well as these, they also offer many other insurance products and services including temporary insurance, learner driver insurance and breakdown.