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It’s our 30th birthday and you’re invited to The Big Poetry Party
Published: Fri 16th July 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
Junior Toolkit Writing tip - The Character Fact File
Published: Wed 14th July 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
The SPaG Monsters have arrived and they’re here to spread a love of literacy learning
Published: Thu 8th July 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
The Complete Writer’s Toolkit – Junior Edition is out now!
Published: Mon 5th July 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
How to Write a Brilliant Football Report - From author and The Times reporter Rick Broadbent
Published: Fri 25th June 2021
The Times’ sports reporter Rick Broadbent breaks down how to write an amazing Football report ready to go straight into tomorrow’s newspaper.
By Rick Broadbent | Activities, Author, Interview
Tom Mitchell – Guest author writing challenge
Published: Fri 25th June 2021
Author Tom Mitchell has created a writing challenge just for Young Writers! You can win a copy of his brand-new book by using the story starter and creating your own adventure.
By Tom Mitchell | Activities, Author, Kids, Parents, Teachers
From holding a book signing at home to a photo shoot, why not treat your newly published author like the superstar they are
Published: Wed 9th June 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
World Environment Day: Fun environmental activity, green recommended reads and special author interview
Published: Fri 4th June 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
Pandemic Poetry – Futures of Hope
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
Our one-stop guide to all things Limericks
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