Speaking Events

As an author of childrens’ literature, novels, non-fiction, flash fiction and creative non-fiction, a screenwriter of award-winning animation and live action projects, a playwright with 14 productions on stage and radio, and a creative writing tutor with 20+ years experience, Sedgwick brings value and experience to any panel.

Decades writing across platform and genre make her a unique addition to any line-up across a range of subjects. She will bring to them her passion for writing, candid experience of the ups and downs of working as a freelancer in the creative industries ,and her experience creating stories and authentic characters with neurodiversity, gender diversity and voices we haven’t heard before.

Cúirt, the International Festival of Literature in Galway, International Dublin Writers Festival, Rolling Sun Book Festival, Westport, Pen Fest writing festival, Carlow and The Write Stuff festival, Fingal, the Keyframe animation festival, Coolock and the International Dublin Writers Festival. Creative Arts Therapy Summer School, Maynooth University.

Guest speaker & panellist

C21 Media Content TV Conference. (London.) On panel with Netflix, Cartoon Network & ITV. International Dublin Writers Conference. Homelands (Tipperary). JuneFest (Kildare). Homeland (Tipperary). Galway Film Fleadh. JuneFest (Kildare). Arts for Living Conference (Cork). Wonderfest (Dublin). Gemini (Gender Equality through Media Investigations and New Training Insights), Maynooth University. Screen Ireland’s Neurodiversity Seminar (online). Kildare Readers Festival.

Moderator:

Digital Biscuit conference (Screen Director’s Guild of Ireland), Homelands, and Irish Film & Television Academy.

Subjects

Writing across genre. Writing for children – books and tv. Writing a four-part series of childrens books within two years, using traditional and indie publishing.

Using writing as a tool for well-being…Interactive writing workshops to awaken the creative within.

Staying creative – and productive. The writing life. Tips and tricks and how to not lose heart. Using writing as a tool for well-being…Interactive writing workshops to awaken the creative within.

Creating character-driven stories. Creating authentic worlds. Visual storytelling – leaning into what she has learnt from screenwriting and theatre and brought to prose. Consxtructing and editing narrative. Crafting scenes and dialogue.

Screenwriting – various subjects within including character, story, visual storytelling, TV series development, breaking writer’s block, spinning stories, crafting scenes and dialogue.