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Published: Thu 26th May 2022
Ash is one of the many smiling faces of Young Writers. She supports anyone who needs a hand and answers our phones and emails with a smile and enthusiasm!
Published: Fri 6th May 2022
The role of a teacher is endless. Supporting young ones in developing and finding themselves can be hard! That’s why we’ve created this teacher guide on how to help your class on their journeys of self-discovery.
Published: Fri 29th Apr 2022
Twitter can be a fantastic place for educators. Rife with teaching resources, networking threads and thousands of experienced friends, it's a fantastic place to be.
By Luke Chapman | Teachers, Top Tips
Published: Fri 29th Apr 2022
How do you master self-empowerment? We’ve created a guide to support your journey from mindfulness to self-belief.
By Luke Chapman | Competitions, Kids
Published: Thu 28th Apr 2022
In our latest Meet the Team segment, we talk with our Human Resources Manager, Eve!
Published: Thu 24th Mar 2022
Introducing Molly, our smiling Customer Care Advisor offering a hand to anyone with questions
Published: Sun 20th Mar 2022
Support your pupils in creating original characters for their Bonkers Monsters stories with these handy ideas!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Competitions, Kids, SPaG Monsters, Teachers, Top Tips
Published: Mon 7th Mar 2022
Let’s dive into the most iconic historical fictional villains through time. Perfect to inspire writing and develop all angles of any story.
By Luke Chapman | Competitions, Kids, Teachers
Published: Fri 4th Feb 2022
To celebrate the release of 'Wolf Girl' by Jo Loring-Fisher we've got an exclusive activity and giveaway!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Competitions, Family, Holiday activities, Kids
Published: Thu 3rd Feb 2022
Learn about the history of Afro Hair with Kandace Chimbiri in her latest book. Diversify your reading list and learn about the world!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Kids, Lit in Colour, Parents, Recommended Reads, Teachers
Published: Fri 28th Jan 2022
Being an ally comes in many forms. Here's how anyone can make a difference through allyship and why it's so important.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids
Published: Thu 27th Jan 2022
Lynsey is the Young Writers marketing extraordinaire with over 20 years at the company. She talks about her favourite moments so far
Published: Thu 27th Jan 2022
Go from novice to finished podcast in no time with this simple podcast guide for teachers and young writers.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Family, Holiday activities, Kids, Teachers
Published: Thu 20th Jan 2022
Ross Welford was brave enough to take on our magic wheel in our latest instalment of Young Writers Interviews, oh... and there's magic!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Kids
Published: Mon 10th Jan 2022
Developing independence can be difficult, it can also be beautiful and necessary, here's how to work on this all-important skill
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids
Published: Tue 28th Dec 2021
The New Year is here to why not take the opportunity to get write into it 😉 Here are some ideas for writing resolutions anyone can use to kick of 2022 the write way
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Christmas, Family, Holiday activities, Kids, Parents, Writing Tips
Published: Mon 27th Dec 2021
Simon is our genius web designer who works magic to make our website as seamless and simple as possible. We spoke to Simon about what he does here at Young Writers and his worldwide webby world.
Published: Mon 20th Dec 2021
We had a chat with Writer and Illustrator Yuval Zommer about his festive books, his fascination with nature and Christmas!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Christmas, Illustrator, Interview, Recommended Reads
Published: Wed 8th Dec 2021
Read our Q&A with Joyce Dunbar and James Mayhew. We talk about their journies, releases, inspirations and how these two children's book powerhouses have released over 100 books between them.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Illustrator, Interview, Recommended Reads, Christmas
Published: Fri 3rd Dec 2021
Following the finding of Penguin Books’ Lit in Colour investigation, we began our own Lit in Colour journey with one ultimate goal: showcase the overflowing talent from minority groups that are diversifying bookshelves and making the world a better place.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Kids, Libraries, Parents, Recommended Reads, Teachers, Lit in Colour
Published: Fri 26th Nov 2021
The Young Writers shop has landed and we're so excited! We even have a discount code inside
By Luke Chapman | Parents, Teachers, Toolkit, SPaG Monsters
Published: Thu 25th Nov 2021
We chat with Author and English Teacher Tom Mitchell about juggling both professions, his latest book and much more!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Interview, Teachers
Published: Thu 25th Nov 2021
Sarah is our amazing Despatch Manager and oversees all of our postal operations. Have a read to understand more about the backend of Young Writers.
Published: Fri 19th Nov 2021
We talk with Benjamin Alire Saenz in this deeply personal and intimate Q&A about his writing journey, life experiences, his fiction books and writing advice.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Interview
Published: Wed 17th Nov 2021
We were honoured to have been nominated for a 2021 Solutions Award, and now we've only gone and won it!
By Luke Chapman | Toolkit
Published: Fri 12th Nov 2021
Welcome to the world of anti-villains! Are they all really THAT bad?
By Luke Chapman | Competitions, Teachers
Published: Fri 5th Nov 2021
COP has arrived in Glasgow and there's a huge focus on the planet that will be left behind for the next generation. Check out these great books that inspire change and give a grave warning.
Published: Fri 5th Nov 2021
Pandemic Poetry was created to build a safe space for young poets to write and come together. The task of choosing a winner was no easy feat, so huge congratulations are in order for...
By Luke Chapman | Poetry, Winners
Published: Wed 3rd Nov 2021
Diwali is here and it's one of the most celebrated events around the globe! To spread awareness, celebrate the event and highlight how great it is, we've collected some great Diwali themed recommended reads
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Recommended Reads
Published: Tue 2nd Nov 2021
We have this handy tip and activity on how to set the scene perfectly when writing your book
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Holiday activities, Kids, Writing Tips, Toolkit
Published: Thu 28th Oct 2021
Donna is one of the Senior Editors here at Young Writers and she's lucky enough that her job is reading all of our entries!
Published: Tue 26th Oct 2021
Rosie Jones' first book comes in the form of 'The Amazing Edie Eckhart'. After writing for TV, presenting various shows and doing stand up comedy, was the career change worth it?
By Luke Chapman | Author, Book Reviews
Published: Tue 26th Oct 2021
'The Shadow Moth' from Francesca Gibbons took the world by storm, 'Beyond the Mountains' is the follow-up book and we had a chat with Francesca about all things 'A Clock Of Stars'
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Kids
Published: Thu 14th Oct 2021
Black History Month is a crucial time in any calendar. We've collected some recommended reads to help use this occasion as an opportunity for education and enlightenment.
By Luke Chapman | Event, Family, Kids, Recommended Reads
Published: Tue 12th Oct 2021
Nurturing opinions is important, young people have a voice and should be heard. Empower the youth and let them find their voices
By Luke Chapman | Kids, Poetry
Published: Fri 8th Oct 2021
Bookshop Day is such a fun event! Placing focus on independent book stores around the day, it's a celebration of niche stores and buying books!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Event, Family, Parents
Published: Thu 7th Oct 2021
The big day has finally come... Check out our heaps of Poetry resources, interviews, guest blogs, superstar poets and more!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Event, Family, Illustrator, Interview, Kids, Parents, Poetry, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Thu 7th Oct 2021
We've collected our favourite poetry books to celebrate 2021's National Poetry Day!
Published: Tue 5th Oct 2021
October 5th is International Teachers Day where we celebrate Educators across the globe.
By Luke Chapman | Teachers
Published: Mon 4th Oct 2021
Simon Mole is a well-loved genius poet. As well as releasing his new book 'I Love My Bike', Simon has been running free poetry workshops for budding writers.
By Luke Chapman | Interview, Poetry
Published: Fri 1st Oct 2021
Poetry icon and Poetry Day veteran Roger Stevens tells us his plans for the big day.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Interview, Poetry
Published: Thu 30th Sep 2021
The debut novel from Aisling Fowler has been hugely anticipated since its bidding war in January 2020. Watch our interview with the 'Fireborn' author now.
Published: Tue 28th Sep 2021
Check out our brand new SPaG Monsters video where we dive into the SPaG world and introduce this crazy bunch.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Virtual, SPaG Monsters
Published: Fri 24th Sep 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, Poetry
Published: Fri 24th Sep 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
Published: Thu 23rd Sep 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.
Published: Thu 23rd Sep 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, Toolkit, Alumni
Published: Mon 20th Sep 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, Poetry
Published: Thu 16th Sep 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
Published: Fri 10th Sep 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
Published: Wed 8th Sep 2021
It’s International Literacy Day and we’re celebrating with some of the biggest names in literature!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview
Published: Tue 7th Sep 2021
The third instalment to Holly Jackson’s nail-biting “Good Girls” series has arrived and we’re giving away all three books to celebrate!
Published: Wed 1st Sep 2021
We chat with Angharad Walker about her spooky thriller ‘The Ash House’
By Luke Chapman | Author, Interview
Published: Fri 27th Aug 2021
Recipe books aren’t just for dinner, they’re an important part of the book world too.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Recommended Reads
Published: Thu 26th Aug 2021
Author of ‘The Week at World’s End’ and Letters from the Lighthouse’ Emma Carroll has created an exclusive writing challenge for Young Writers. Have some fun and practice your skills.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Holiday activities, Kids, Recommended Reads
Published: Wed 25th Aug 2021
Allie is one of our amazing editors, reading writers’ work and making sure they’re in tip-top shape.
Published: Wed 25th Aug 2021
The YA Toolkit has been nominated for a 2021 Solutions Award and we need your votes, you could even win a brand-new Toolkit for yourself.
By Luke Chapman | Competitions, Toolkit
Published: Tue 24th Aug 2021
To celebrate the beginning of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics we’ve collected some recommended reads to get in the spirit of the games.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Recommended Reads
Published: Wed 18th Aug 2021
Looking to improve your writing and create your best entry for the Big Poetry Party? Check out these writing tips that are sure to take your poem to the next level.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Kids, Top Tips, Writing Tips, Poetry
Published: Wed 18th Aug 2021
Author of the Wild Series Piers Torday talks about his brand-new book and advice to other writers.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview
Published: Fri 13th Aug 2021
8-year-old Super Sam has created us a Junior Toolkit unboxing video, watch here!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Family, Kids, Parents, Toolkit, Alumni
Published: Mon 9th Aug 2021
In our first adult book review, Young Writers’ Luke shares his thoughts on this historical non-fiction book, Saving Mona Lisa
By Luke Chapman | Book Reviews, Parents, Teachers
Published: Wed 4th Aug 2021
Comedian Rosie Jones was always destined to become a children’s author. With the release of her new book Edie Eckhart, Rosie’s childhood dreams have finally come true. Read more in our author interview.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview
Published: Wed 4th Aug 2021
Who’s the youngest author you can think of? How about Guru, who aged just five created his very first book “sharing is caring”. Watch our interview with Guru here.
Published: Mon 2nd Aug 2021
Celebrate the Olympics with our Olympic recommended reads. Learn about the stories and the history of the biggest sporting event in the world.
Published: Thu 29th Jul 2021
Carl Whitelock is our proud Production Manager, making everything from Young Writers books to toolkits. Find out more about the production side of Young Writers in this interview with Carl...
Published: Wed 28th Jul 2021
The first full day with your class is scary, nerve-wracking, and important. We’ve collected some great ideas to help you and your pupils ease into the New Year with fun and excitement.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Teachers
Published: Wed 21st Jul 2021
Saving money for University and having little guidance didn’t stop Em Norry from achieving her dreams, now she’s sharing her advice with other authors to give them a start.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Interview
Published: Fri 16th Jul 2021
Join in the festivities and celebrate our birthday with us. You’re invited to celebrate with us at our Big Poetry Party.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Competitions, Holiday activities, Kids, Poetry
Published: Wed 14th Jul 2021
Download our handy character fact file sheet to help you develop characters, come up with ideas and stoke imagination!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Holiday activities, Kids, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips, Toolkit
Published: Thu 8th Jul 2021
SPaG Monsters is an online game for 6-11 year-olds. The Monsters are here to help boost English skills in a fun and engaging way, find out more here!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Family, Holiday activities, Kids, Teachers, Virtual, SPaG Monsters
Published: Wed 7th Jul 2021
Author of the famous Sinclaire’s Mystery series talks about the brand new instalment in the Taylor & Rose series, her journey to becoming a writer, and her advice for other creatives.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview
Published: Mon 5th Jul 2021
The Complete Writer’s Toolkit – Junior Edition has been released! This wonderful kit is the perfect tool to help 8-12-year-olds let their imaginations go wild and write their own books.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Family, Kids, Toolkit
Published: Thu 24th Jun 2021
In the third instalment of Meet The Team, we talk with Gemma Forth, the smiling face and customer care manager of Young Writers
Published: Wed 23rd Jun 2021
Iconic author Derek Landy has been releasing Skulduggery Pleasant books since 2007. With the release of his self-dubbed “paraquel”, the Grimoire is a one-of-a-kind book like no other. Find out more in our interview with Derek.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Interview
Published: Tue 22nd Jun 2021
Young Writers interviews picture book author Claire Alexander on her brand new and exciting book A Little Bit of Courage.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Illustrator, Interview
Published: Mon 14th Jun 2021
We sat down with Fay Lant from the National Literacy Trust to talk about the important work they do, and why Pandemic Poetry is beneficial to young writers across the UK.
By Luke Chapman | Charity, Interview, Poetry
Published: Wed 9th Jun 2021
From holding a book signing at home to a photo shoot, why not treat your newly published author as the superstar they are.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Family, Kids
Published: Fri 4th Jun 2021
We’ve gone all out this year for World Environment Day. Check out our recommended reads, environmental tips from social media, a fun eco activity and our author interview!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Environment, Illustrator, Interview, Kids, Parents, Recommended Reads, Teachers
Published: Thu 3rd Jun 2021
We talk with Lydia Corry and Sally Gardner about the Tindims and how they hope to inspire everyone to make a difference
By Luke Chapman | Author, Illustrator, Interview
Published: Wed 2nd Jun 2021
June is Pride Month across the globe and we wanted to share our favourite LGBTQ+ books to celebrate and share information on the important topic.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Recommended Reads
Published: Wed 2nd Jun 2021
Tom has big plans for the Euros! He talks about his new book release Arctic Star, and why he’s doing something VERY special for the upcoming Euro 2021 championships
By Luke Chapman | Author, Interview
Published: Thu 27th May 2021
The frequent guest judge and Young Writers friend shares his thoughts on our new poetry competition, and why he believes writing has such strength.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Poetry
Published: Thu 27th May 2021
In our next instalment of Meet the Team, we chat with Editorial manager Jenni Harrison.
Published: Wed 26th May 2021
UK Children’s Laureate and "How to Train Your Dragon" author Cressida Cowell was put to the test with some amazing questions from young writers of all ages!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Kids
Published: Mon 24th May 2021
The new and exciting Complete Writer's Toolkit – Young Adult Edition is live and available for purchase. Including everything you need to write a masterpiece, find out more about the kit here.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Top Tips, Toolkit
Published: Sun 16th May 2021
Pandemic Poetry builds a safe space for writers to create poems about their future. Aimed at empowering youth and nurturing a community, we’re encouraging everyone to look at their future with hope and excitement.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Competitions, Kids, Teachers, Poetry
Published: Thu 13th May 2021
We’re celebrating Eid this year by sharing some of our favourite Eid books with you all.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Parents, Recommended Reads, Teachers
Published: Wed 12th May 2021
To commemorate teen self-esteem month we want to share some useful resources that can help with self-esteem and mental health.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Interview, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Wed 12th May 2021
The 13-year-old YouTuber and vlogger Chloemejustme spreads awareness on topics such as neurodiversity, self-acceptance, youth empowerment, and inspiration for all.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Interview, Kids, Parents
Published: Wed 12th May 2021
From the rules, format, and how to write them, find out everything you need to know about limericks.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Family, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Wed 5th May 2021
We had the opportunity to interview the author and illustrator of the new history-making book “My Daddies”.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Interview, Author, Illustrator
Published: Fri 30th Apr 2021
In our new segment “meet the team”, we chat with programmer, business developer, author and YouTuber Ben Reeves.
Published: Wed 28th Apr 2021
We believe students shouldn’t miss out on the fun school trips bring! Read our tips to help you bring the school trip into the classroom.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Teachers, Top Tips, Virtual
Published: Mon 26th Apr 2021
Join in the fun! This Friday is our animal antics day, get creative and you could win a special prize
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Competitions, Family, Kids, Teachers
Published: Thu 22nd Apr 2021
We’re sharing our favourite sustainability focussed books along with our top tips to reduce your carbon footprint from reading.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Top Tips, Environment
Published: Wed 21st Apr 2021
Ben is a man of many talents. He’s been writing for over 15 years and has decided to share his knowledge with other budding authors.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Top Tips, Writing Tips, Toolkit
Published: Wed 7th Apr 2021
This is the inspirational and empowering story of Amelia, who overcame all odds and taught hope to those around her.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Parents, Teachers, Interview, Alumni
Published: Fri 26th Mar 2021
We’ve created some fun activities for the family to keep you entertained over the Easter holidays, check them out here.
By Luke Chapman | Easter, Family, Holiday activities, Kids, Parents
Published: Fri 26th Mar 2021
We’re teaming up with the charitable initiative Hug a Hospital to help thank the nations hard-working heroes, find out how you can help out!
By Luke Chapman | Holiday activities, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Charity, Family
Published: Wed 24th Mar 2021
We’ve created these Easter egg hunt tips so you don’t have to! Use these clues with your children to get them excited and make Easter extra special this year.
By Luke Chapman | Parents, Top Tips, Holiday activities, Easter
Published: Wed 17th Mar 2021
Global Recycling Day is important to us here at Young Writers. Find out what we do to help combat our impact on the environment.
By Luke Chapman | Kids, Parents, Teachers, Environment
Published: Fri 12th Mar 2021
We’re celebrating our 30th birthday this year but need your help. See how you can get involved with the celebrations here.
By Luke Chapman | Competitions, Kids, Parents, Teachers
Published: Thu 11th Mar 2021
Writing can be an important creative outlet for children and young adults, we've created these tips to help children express and understand their emotions.
By Luke Chapman | Top Tips, Writing Tips, Teachers, Parents, Kids, Family