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Published: Wed 28th Aug 2024
Sharmane Barrett, Co-Creator of 'Our World, My Roots', answers our questions about her inspiring series of books which aim to inspire children to learn more about different cultures around the world.
Published: Fri 24th Nov 2023
The story of how one 7-year-old used the power of words to express his feelings about his stammer, which led to him becoming a published author.
By Emma Morton | Author, Family, Guest Blog, Interview, Parents, Poetry
Published: Fri 27th Oct 2023
The Snow Girl is the brand-new novel from author Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Melissa Castrillon. We asked Sophie all about the inspiration behind the story.
By Sophie Anderson | Author, Fiction, Guest Blog, Interview, Q&A
Published: Mon 23rd Oct 2023
Rachel Knox, teacher, deputy head & author of The Primary School Giraffe tells us how Young Writers inspired her very own picture book!
By Rachel Knox | Author, Guest Blog
Published: Fri 20th Oct 2023
Jack Meggitt-Phillips, author of The Beast and the Bethany books, writes a guest blog on how to create your very own monster!
By Jack Meggitt-Phillips | Activities, Author, Competitions, Fiction, Kids, Writing Tips
Published: Mon 11th Sep 2023
Guest blog by author of Code Name Kingfisher, Liz Kessler
By Liz Kessler | Author, Fiction, Guest Blog, Interview
Published: Fri 1st Sep 2023
Author Lauren St John talks to us about her new book 'Finding Wonder'! Finding Wonder is an epic, beautiful, extraordinary story about finding wonder, and horses, in the most unlikely of places.
By Lauren St John | Author, Guest Blog, Q&A
Published: Thu 10th Aug 2023
Professor Alice Roberts, author of new children's book 'Wolf Road' answers our questions about her inspiration and writing journey.
By Professor Alice Roberts | Author, Guest Blog, Interview, Q&A
Published: Fri 4th Aug 2023
Manjeet Mann, author of her brand-new book 'Twirly Whirly Me' shares the go-to technique she uses at the start of every writing idea no matter the writing form.
By Manjeet Mann | Author, Guest Blog
Published: Wed 2nd Aug 2023
Read our review of Wolf Road, a story of friendship and adventure set in prehistoric times
By Jenni Harrison | Author, Book Reviews, Fiction
Published: Fri 21st Jul 2023
Sophie McKenzie, author of 'Secret Sister' shares some great tips on writing for the thriller genre.
By Sophie McKenzie | Author, Guest Blog, Top Tips
Published: Fri 14th Jul 2023
Author Nicola Davies and illustrator Petr Horáček talk to us about their new book 'Choose Love'! The book is a collection of poems that retell real-life incidents shared by refugee organisations, and in the news.
By Nicola Davies & Petr Horáček | Guest Blog, Q&A, Author, Illustrator
Published: Fri 16th Jun 2023
Kereen Getten, author of the thrilling brand-new mystery series, 'Di Island Crew Investigates' speaks to us about the inspiration behind them!
By Kereen Getten | Author, Guest Blog
Published: Fri 9th Jun 2023
Take a look behind the book Unicorn Not Wanted as author Fred Blunt explains how the idea developed from the opening line “I’m so sick of seeing unicorn books that I’ve decided to make this book a unicorn free zone.”
By Fred Blunt | Author, Guest Blog
Published: Wed 31st May 2023
Author of 'The Rainbow Snail', Karin Åkesson tells us more about her latest book & provides us with an inside look on her inspiration for the story.
By Karin Åkesson | Author, Guest Blog
Published: Fri 26th May 2023
Laura Noakes, author of 'Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star' shares some great tips to aspiring authors about how to write disabled characters sensitively but accurately, especially in historical fiction.
By Laura Noakes | Author, Guest Blog, Top Tips, Writing Tips, Book Reviews, Family, Interview
Published: Thu 18th May 2023
Author of 'The Worlds We Leave Behind', A.F. Harrold shares some great tips on how you can take an idea and turn it into a story!
By A.F. Harrold | Author, Guest Blog, Writing Tips, Carnegie Medals
Published: Fri 28th Apr 2023
Harriet Muncaster is the author of 'Emerald and the Ocean Parade'. She explains her love for writing and drawing & shares her top three tips for budding authors and illustrators!
By Harriet Muncaster | Author, Guest Blog, Illustrator, Top Tips
Published: Mon 24th Apr 2023
Oscar Lawson is the author of 'TIGER: The secret intelligence group looking for a brilliant mind'. He shares how he used boredom and perseverance to write his debut book & provides his top tips!
By Oscar Lawson | Author, Charity, Guest Blog, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Fri 24th Mar 2023
Award winning author, John Dougherty shares with us 'The Hare-Shaped Hole' and how it came to be!
By John Dougherty | Author, Guest Blog
Published: Tue 21st Mar 2023
Musician, poet, writer and educator, Christian Foley talks to us about his new book 'The Oddsocktopus'!
By Christian Foley | Author, Guest Blog, Poetry, Q&A
Published: Fri 10th Mar 2023
Author Ben Peyton shares his journey and how he found inspiration when creating his debut novel 'Luke Stevens and the Blood of St George'
By Ben Peyton | Author, Guest Blog
Published: Fri 3rd Mar 2023
Author H.S. Norup shares how she went about creating the fantastical creatures in her new book 'Into The Faerie Hill'
By H.S. Norup | Author, Guest Blog, Interview, Recommended Reads, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Fri 17th Feb 2023
Emmy award-winning production artist, Nikolas Ilic, shares how he went about creating his two new picture books!
By Nikolas Ilic | Author, Guest Blog, Illustrator
Published: Mon 13th Feb 2023
From the Costa Award winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk, Natasha Farrant, shares her favourite writing activity which helps her find the next big idea to write about!
Published: Fri 3rd Feb 2023
We have a fun and creative challenge for you! Inspired by the book "The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams" by Shane Hegarty.
By Callum Elsom | Activities, Author, Holiday activities, Kids
Published: Fri 18th Nov 2022
We chat with author Andy Seed and illustrator, Sam Caldwell about Andy's new book 'History's Biggest Show-Offs'!
By Andy Seed & Sam Caldwell | Author, Guest Blog, Interview, Recommended Reads
Published: Fri 4th Nov 2022
Hayley Hoskins gives us an inside look on all things 'The Whisperling'. From where the idea for the book came from through to a description of the published book! Plus a fun writing challenge for you at the end of the read...
By Hayley Hoskins | Activities, Author, Guest Blog
Published: Fri 28th Oct 2022
We have a spooky challenge for you this Halloween! Inspired by the book "The Mystery of Raspberry Hill" by Eva Frantz...
By Callum Elsom | Activities, Author
Published: Fri 21st Oct 2022
We chat with author Kereen Getten about her book, 'If You Read This', her inspiration behind the book and much more!
Published: Fri 14th Oct 2022
Paul Westmoreland, author of 'Rudy And The Wolf Cub' and 'Rudy And The Monster At School' has taken the time to give our readers his top 3 writing tips for writing spooky stories... Definitely worth a read if writing your own spooky story is on your agenda this Halloween!
By Paul Westmoreland | Author, Guest Blog, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Fri 5th Aug 2022
An interesting starting point for a piece of creative writing; why not try out author Janelle McCurdy's challenge? Can you imagine yourself in a story with your favourite video game characters?
By Janelle McCurdy | Guest Blog, Holiday activities, Author, Writing Tips
Published: Tue 19th Jul 2022
Lesley Parr, Boase Award nominated author of 'The Valley of Lost Secrets' has given her top 7 writing tips for budding authors...
By Lesley Parr | Author, Guest Blog, Kids, Top Tips, Writing Tips
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
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: 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
Published: Thu 21st Apr 2022
Author Matthew Fox share's the story of his latest book and his top thing to consider when writing.
By Matthew Fox | Activities, Author, Guest Blog, Kids, Recommended Reads
Published: Thu 7th Apr 2022
Non-fiction author Martin Howard has created us an exclusive writing challenge, there's even an exciting giveaway to stay entertained over Easter
By Martin Howard | Activities, Author, Easter, Family, Holiday activities, Illustrator, Kids
Published: Fri 1st Apr 2022
Join Young Writers and Gareth Peter on Dinosaur Street with this exclusive guest blog to celebrate the book's release and find out how it was conceived
By Gareth Peter | Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents
Published: Fri 1st Apr 2022
Children's author Lissa Evans has shared her top tips on funny writing to help you develop your own comedic writing skills
By Lissa Evans | Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Writing Tips
Published: Wed 9th Mar 2022
"Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup" children's author Andy Sagar shares his top writing tips for magical stories...
By Andy Sagar | Activities, Author, Kids, Top Tips, Writing Tips, Guest Blog
Published: Wed 23rd Feb 2022
How to find inspiration, top tips, and how not to be boring! "Read How school visits and meeting readers has inspired my writing" by Dan Smith now...
By Dan Smith | Author, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Top Tips
Published: Sun 13th Feb 2022
Find out award-winning Kieran Larwood's top 3 tips on creating amazing characters in your stories...
By Kieran Larwood | Activities, Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Top Tips
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: Fri 4th Feb 2022
Writing a story in the style of a diary is a brilliant way to get your readers inside the mind of your main character straight away. Here's author Kathy Weeks' inside knowledge to help you!
By Kathy Weeks | Activities, Author, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Writing Tips
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: Tue 1st Feb 2022
The amazing Gill Lewis has written a guest blog for us to celebrate the launch of "A Street Dog Named Pup!"
By Gill Lewis | Activities, Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
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: Tue 11th Jan 2022
To celebrate the release of Gillian Cross & Alan Snow's latest book "Ollie Spark and the Accidental Adventure", Gillian shares with you some amazing mystery writing tips...
By Gillian Cross | Activities, Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Writing Tips
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: Thu 16th Dec 2021
Here is Thursday 16th December 2021 Book In The Nook Giveaway! Win a copy of "Clarice Bean - Think Like An Elf" TODAY ONLY!
By Lynsey | Author, Christmas, Competitions, Family, Kids, Parents, Teachers
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: Wed 8th Dec 2021
Here is Wednesday 8th December 2021 Book In The Nook Giveaway!
By Lynsey | Author, Christmas, Recommended Reads
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: 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: 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: Thu 11th Nov 2021
"The Bear Who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg" author Emily shares with us her life as a librarian and writer
By Emily Critchley | Author, Libraries, Parents, Teachers, Guest Blog, Alumni
Published: Fri 5th Nov 2021
Check out amazing author Bec Hill's top 5 writing tips!
By Bec Hill | Activities, Author, Top Tips, Guest Blog
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: Tue 19th Oct 2021
Find out more about the fantastic "Musical Truth: A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs"
By Lynsey | Author, Recommended Reads
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: Wed 6th Oct 2021
Poet, writer and funny man Joshua Seigal has shared with us his top poetry tips to mark National Poetry Day.
By Joshua Seigal | Author, Family, Interview, Kids, Poetry, Top Tips, Writing Tips, Guest Blog
Published: Tue 5th Oct 2021
Children's Poet Dommy B took the time out of his busy schedule to write us a special blog post about his love of National Poetry Day!
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
Author Priya Rohella has created a special guest blog to celebrate the release of her upcoming book. Priya tells the story of how Young Writers inspired her first release
By Priya Rohella | Author, Interview, Guest Blog, Alumni
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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: Tue 13th Jul 2021
Writer and Poet Kate Wakeling has created a guest blog just for Young Writers about creativity throughout the Pandemic.
By Kate Wakeling | Author, Interview, Poetry, Guest Blog
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: Fri 25th Jun 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
Published: Fri 25th Jun 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, Guest Blog
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: 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
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: 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: 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
Children’s author Nicola Skinner gives Young Writers her top recommended reads, and tells us about her brand new book “starboard”
By Nicola Skinner | Author, Family, Interview, Kids, Guest Blog
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: 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