Blog
The Shine School Media Awards 2021 Winners' Lunch
Published: Mon 27th September 2021
Find out more about these fantastic awards, how they celebrate with the winners and how your school can get involved in the 2022 awards...
By Lilly Evans | Event
Adult Book review: Sally Rooney - Beautiful World, Where Are You?
Published: Fri 24th September 2021
The most hotly anticipated book of the year has arrived. Check out our review of Sally Rooney's 'Beautiful World, Where Are You?'
By Luke Chapman | Book Reviews, Parents, Teachers
Cloud Soup interview with Kate Wakeling and Elina Braslina: National Poetry Day Celebrations
Published: Fri 24th September 2021
Cloud Soup is a genius collection of poems from Kate Wakeling, we chat with her and the book's Illustrator Elina Braslina about poetry!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Illustrator, Interview
Interview with our first toolkit author! Xavier age 6
Published: Thu 23rd September 2021
6-year-old Xavier is our first ever completed toolkit user, and he's now an author! We talk with the new writer about his first-ever book and how he used the toolkit to write
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Kids
Meet the Team - Ashley Janson, Graphic Designer
Published: Thu 23rd September 2021
Ash is our superstar Graphic Designer creating our book covers, engaging packs and all of our wonderful visuals. Read more about the work Ash does and his love of creating for Young Writers.
Accepting failure – moving forward positively
Published: Mon 20th September 2021
Failure can be a difficult topic for many, but it’s an important part of life. We’ve got some tips on accepting failure and how to make it a positive!
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Top Tips
Abie Longstaff and Lauren Beard talk about the latest book in the Fairytale Hairdresser series
Published: Thu 16th September 2021
Author Abie Longstaff and illustrator Lauren Beard are the geniuses behind the popular ‘Fairytale Hairdresser’ series. Now on its 13th book we talk about this iconic series and its latest instalment.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Illustrator, Interview, Recommended Reads
FING by David Walliams
Published: Wed 15th September 2021
Find out more about "FING" by David Walliams... a humourous tale of parents trying to find a rare creature. A great read for children aged 8+
The wonderful whacky world of Roald Dahl
Published: Fri 10th September 2021
To celebrate this year’s Roald Dahl day we’ve created this wonderful blog all about the whacky author
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Family, Recommended Reads, Teachers
Join in the International Literacy Day fun!
Published: Wed 8th September 2021
It’s International Literacy Day and we’re celebrating with some of the biggest names in literature!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview