Welcome to Rocking Boat

We’re small, innovative and - we believe – needed. We aim to make a small, necessary contribution to a richer and most diverse world ...

Welcome to Rocking Boat
copyright Carly Boyd 2023

Rocking Boat is small, innovative and - we believe – much needed. Rocking Boat provides innovative, small group creative writing workshops for people who face literacy and other challenges. We have recently expanded into publishing books for children 0 – 12 years. Books to delight and to subtly educate. Rocking Boat aims to make a small, necessary contribution to a richer and most diverse world.

Our website isn’t slick but it is informative - so please read on for more information.

Group photo from 2023 childrens books writing workshopsHolly Brown, Domenic Grego, Teo Tissue, Ann P, Jaydin Cole
Holly Brown, Domenic Grego, Teo Tissue, Ann P, Jaydin Cole

Our authors may well start by going through our workshops. Holly, Dom, Teo and Jaydin all had great ideas and ambitions but their literacy challenges stood in the way of them writing books in the traditional way. The innovative Dancing Wombat workshops changed this. Each of the fab four has now authored a fantastic book for children....Want to know more about our workshops? Want to submit? ... Contact us

drawing for childrens book - image copyright Carly Boyd 2023
Image copyright Carly Boyd 2023

Rocking Boat is doing publications differently. We’re publishing books for 0 to 12 year olds, many of them authored by non-traditional authors who’ve written their books using non-traditional means. We’re publishing books with non-traditional (and traditional) characters who will light up your life … Want to know more about our publications? Want to submit? … Contact us