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WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE
 Edel Wignell (Edel rhymes with 'medal') has been writing full time for children and adults since 1979. Writer, compiler and journalist, she has more than 90 books for children, and her writing for adults has been published in more than 100 journals, newspapers, collections, on the Internet, and read on radio.
For children, she writes novels, non-fiction, picture-stories, short stories, articles, scripts, and poetry and verse, and she compiles collections, too. Teachers may like to try a script in their classrooms and then some suggested activities. NEW!
UPDATES! See lists of writing awards and read a story, a poem and an article.
When Edel was a kid she lived on a sheep farm in northern Victoria. In About Edel Wignell, see biographical notes, her inspiration for writing and listings in Anthologies and Bibliographies. NEW!
NEW! In Notes for Teachers, storytellers may enjoy 'How to Share Five Cakes' - a tall tale from Sri Lanka - then try suggested activities.
NEW! In Writing for Adults, read a sample of Edel's articles, short stories and poetry, including the poem, 'A Go-er in Murtoa', which won First Prize in the Humour Section of the Murtoa Big Day Out Competition, 2009.
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The White Elephant: Drama based on Asian Folk Tales (2009, Teaching Solutions) for ages 8-12 years .
(ISBN 978 1 870 51688 4) www.teachingsolutions.com.au
A white elephant, a magic gem, trickery, time twists, fire and wind wrapped in paper, a beautiful bird, wishes granted... This collection contains seven plays based on folk tales from India, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, China, Thailand and Papua/New Guinea.
The collection includes two plays for acting, three plays for shared reading and two radio plays. Choruses and shared reading ensure that everyone in the class can have a turn in every play.
Extensive Notes for Teachers accompany the plays.
See Notes for Teachers for Classroom Activities and an article, 'Adding Choruses to Play Scripts' |
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Big Eyes, Scary Voice, illustrated by Carl Pearce (2008, Tamarind/Random House Children's Books, UK, and Random House Australia) for ages 3-5 years.
(ISBN 978 1870 51688 4) www.tamarindbooks.co.uk and www.randomhouse.com.au
Tania and Josh hear a scary voice calling in the park at sunset. They walk warily along the path, listening and exploring. They see a fountain, boats, playground and trees - with strange shadows and eyes everywhere. At last, they find a feathery thing with big eyes and a scary voice.
Carl Pearce's illustrations bring drama and mystery to the adventure and the setting – a cliff top park beside a harbour.
Carl Pearce's illustrations bring drama and mystery to the adventure and the setting – a cliff top park beside a harbour.
Read more Picture stories and see Notes for Teachers for classroom suggestions.
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