Lesley Simpson

Creative writing playground

August 10, 2010

The creative writing playground is a place with a wading pool, slides, swings, sandboxes and trees to climb. You'll find creative writing exercises you can use as a warmup and a way to generate raw material. I will also use the blog to share information about a course I have designed in creative writing for beginners at Toronto's Ryerson University. The course is about writing for the pure fun of it. I call it stress relief beyond the gym. No treadmill required!

Selected Works

Picture book
What happens when your wish comes true but everything goes wrong.
Yuvi's pluck helps her survive an extraordinary exodus from Ethiopia to Israel.
The Hug is the story of a hug with an identity complex.
"For innocent 6-year-olds, being Jewish is still a hopeful business. Ask Ira, star of The Shabbat Box by Lesley Simpson, illustrated by Nicole in den Bosch."
--Jerusalem Report December 2001
Naomi Levin's world turns upside down in more ways than she can imagine.

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