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Published: Tue 2nd Jul 2024
If you haven't heard the exciting news yet, the brilliant Frank Cottrell-Boyce, acclaimed author and screenwriter, has been crowned the Waterstone’s Children's Laureate for 2024-2026...
By Young Writers |
Published: Thu 28th Sep 2023
We answer all your questions about our receiving a letter from Young Writers and what it means.
By Young Writers Admin | FAQs, Parents
Published: Fri 22nd Sep 2023
We answer all your questions about the process and timeline of selecting winners from our competitions.
Published: Fri 15th Sep 2023
A list of resources and tips to help teachers find new ways to teach poetry to their students.
By Young Writers Admin | Poetry, Recommended Reads, Teachers, Top Tips
Published: Mon 14th Aug 2023
Celebrating all creative writing styles up to 1,000 words... Open to ages 4-18, a fun and creative competition for all young writers to showcase their best piece of work!
By Young Writers Admin | Annual Showcase, Competitions, Fiction
Published: Tue 18th Jul 2023
This case study examines the experience of Flint High School with Young Writers' competitions and explores the impact on students' writing skills and their school community.
Published: Fri 30th Jun 2023
The primary objective of Solefield School's participation in Young Writers' competitions is to enhance students' creative writing skills, foster a love for storytelling and provide opportunities for their work to be published.
Published: Mon 20th Feb 2023
Here are the answers to teachers' most frequently asked competition questions...
By Young Writers Admin | F&Qs
Published: Mon 20th Feb 2023
Here are the answers to teachers' most frequently asked competition questions...
By Young Writers Admin | F&Qs
Published: Wed 6th Jul 2022
Joseph Coelho has been announced as Waterstones’ Children’s Laureate 2022-2024, a post given to an author or illustrator who has inspired and entertained children with their work.
Published: Wed 29th Jun 2022
Do we truly represent the diversity of our society on our children's bookshelves? Jennifer Pickup explores the role models who feature in the books our children read, both at home and at school, and asks important questions about representation.
Published: Wed 8th Jun 2022
Celebrating all creative writing styles up to 1,000 words... Open to ages 4-18, a fun and creative competition for all young writers to showcase their best piece of work!
Published: Wed 8th Jun 2022
Are you a budding young author? Check out these top writing tips from Boase Award nominated editors Ruth Bennett and Ella Whiddett... Expert advice to help you progress with your writing skills!
Published: Wed 8th Jun 2022
Ros Roberts, Boase Award nominated author of 'Digger and Me' has taken the time to give our readers her top 12 gems of writing advice for young authors... Definitely worth a read if writing your own stories and novels is something you're aiming for!
By Young Writers Admin | Author, Guest Blog, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Tue 31st May 2022
We've put together some Jubilee themed writing activities for kids for a bit of fun over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend.
Published: Wed 25th May 2022
Debut children's author, Yarrow Townsend gives some fantastic story writing advice to help budding young authors. Discover how finding the place for your story and setting the scene can help with character development.
Published: Thu 19th May 2022
In her new book, Our Sister, Again, Sophie tackles some big philosophical questions. Here she talks to us about using young adult fiction to explore bigger issues in a way that is fun and interesting to read for ages 10 and up...
Published: Thu 5th May 2022
Interview with children's writer Pooja Puri. Author of 'A Robot Squashed my Teacher', Pooja explains how she got into writing, her experience of becoming a published children's author and the importance of diversity in children's literature.
By Young Writers Admin | Author, Guest Blog, Interview, Recommended Reads