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12-14

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Fiction, Non-Fiction

Writing With All The Senses

The natural world has always been an endless source of inspiration for writers. The closer we look, the more we see!…

Anna Wilson

8-12

Video

Poetry

Poetry Spells

 
Join National Poetry Day Ambassador Simon Mole for a workshop that will enchant young word wizards and more reluctant writers…

Simon Mole

12-14

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Fiction

Crack the Crime!

Dig into the details of the events, characters, and circumstances of a story, and write your own imaginative piece in response….

Cynan Jones

12-14, 8-12

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Fiction, Theatre

Creating Dialogue

In this workshop you will experiment with putting commonly used words and phrases to work alongside simple punctuation to build convincing…

Christopher William Hill

14-16

Video

Poetry

Writing Monologues

Join poet Jonathan Edwards to explore a range of exciting strategies for writing monologue poems poems inspired by the greats, including…

Jonathan Edwards

14-16

Video

Fiction, Poetry

Writing from a Place of Queer Joy

Join artist, poet and community activist Tom to share your thoughts on what queer joy looks like, what it means to…

Tom Stockley

12-14

Video

Poetry

Who I am! Celebrating Identity Through Writing 

Join poet Holly Winter-Hughes to explore who we are, how we see ourselves and how other people see us. In this…

Holly Winter-Hughes

14-16

Video

Fiction

How to Write a Modern Fairy Tale

Looking at traditional fairy tale structures, characters, the use of tropes and motifs, join author Melody Razak as she explores how…

Melody Razak

12-14, 8-12

Video

Non-Fiction

One Home: Stories of Young Climate Activists

‘There are poems in the trees, secrets in the sea and songs in the breezes, but over the centuries most…

Hiba Noor Khan

12-14, 8-12

Video

Non-Fiction

Writing to Make Change

Join Hiba to write a story that speaks to the hearts of your reader and inspires them to make a change….

Hiba Noor Khan

12-14, 14-16, 8-12

Video

Fiction, Poetry

Be a Writer-Teacher!

 
Join poet, educator and activist Matt Abbott for some quick tips and ideas to get your class writing.
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Matt Abbott

12-14

Video

Fiction, Poetry, Song Writing

If You Can Tell a Story… You Can Write a Song!

Some of the best loved songs out there are ones that fire up our hearts and imaginations by telling stories. With…

Jess Morgan

8-12

Video

Non-Fiction

Telling True Stories

Award-winning writer Rashmi Sirdeshpande explores writing true stories and keeping them fresh, fun, and exciting. Can you find all the classic…

Rashmi Sirdeshpande

14-16

Video

Poetry

Ekphrastic Poetry in the Age of Social Media

In poetry, ‘ekphrastic’ refers to poems that are inspired by art. In the age of social media and the internet, we…

Emilie Lauren Jones

12-14

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Poetry

To the River… A National Poetry Day Resource

Write, share and shape a poem in this exercise encouraging you to be inspired by your environment, whether that’s the river…

Caleb Parkin

8-12

Video

Fiction

Delicious and Disgusting Methods for Dreaming Up Characters

Ideas for characters often spring from the most unlikely places. Foods we love and foods we hate can be used as…

Christopher William Hill