David Horner runs workshops for children and teachers on creative writing. He taught English and drama for 15 years before going on to be an advisory teacher with Cheshire LEA for 6 years and then a freelance writer and storyteller for nearly 20 years. With illustrator Anne Hodgkiss, David has published 10 books of poems for children and his poems have also appeared in many children's anthologies and been featured on radio. David writes regularly on creative writing in relation to young readers and writers and gives readings and performances to audiences of all ages and abilities.