Announcing the second year of the Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize!

Inspired by the curiosity and imagination of Martha Mills, the prize seeks to give young people a chance to explore new themes in their writing and to get their work published

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Welcome Marie Basting - Auntie Medusa and Me out 1st Aug! Have a wonderful 8 weeks!✨

Happy World Book Night UK! The FS team will be joining in #ReadingHour at 7-8pm to celebrate. We're currently reading...

📕D - Michel Faber
📗Makeover - Laurie Bolger
📘Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13 3/4 -Tez
📙Atonement - Ian McEwan

What about you? #WorldBookNight

Go go adam kammerling - also a fab First Story writer too!✨

Our friends at First Story are looking for three new trustees to join their board.

In celebration, of #EarthDay - a reminder of the importance of environmental conservation & sustainability - enjoy 'Walnut Tree' by Rose, Eden Park High the winning entry from our 2023 Eco-Poetry Competition.

The 2024 competition is now open for entries from our Partner Schools.

The deadline for our 1,000-Word Short Story Competition is almost here: 30th April 2024.

Details: newwriters.org.uk/short-story-co…

Top prize: £1,000 plus publication
Head judge: Cassandra Parkin (Cassandra Parkin)
Charity: £1 from each entry to First Story

#WritingCommunity

Follow the link to read this week's Longcroft School Newsletter: longcroftschool.co.uk/attachments/do… This week we feature entries in our competition to design the cover of our latest First Story Anthology, Year 10 pupils' artwork and much more!

📢We are seeking 3 new trustees to join our board.

We're particularly interested in recruiting trustees with marketing & communications experience, knowledge of secondary education and the English curriculum, and philanthropy.

Find out more and apply: firststory.org.uk/vacancies/

This sounds like an amazing event LauderdaleHouse! We love to see young people sharing their words. 💫

Our friends at Queering Lit host an event with poet Jasmine Cooray. Hear about Jasmine's journey as a poet, psychotherapist & facilitator

Sat 27 April 2-4pm, Newham Poetry House. FREE. This is a dedicated space for queer writers of colour.

Find out more: bit.ly/3vPFD1w

Follow the link to read this week's Longcroft School Newsletter: longcroftschool.co.uk/attachments/do… We feature an amazing visit to Downing College for the First Story Young Writers' Festival, our #PerformingArts Night and in our trip down Memory Lane we remember a visit from Sue Wilsea

👀A date for the diary. Whether you write every day or once in a while share your words and writing tips on Wednesday 19 June.

#NationalWritingDay

Excellent opportunity with the Roundhouse for those aged 18-25.

Our pupils spent the day at Downing College, Cambridge for First Story's Young Writers Festival. They asked Dean Atta questions and celebrated his new book, Black Flamingo.

ONE WEEK LEFT to submit an entry (poetry or prose) for the inaugural Philip Pyke Memorial Prize. The Prize is open to all aged 18+ who have taken part in a First Story Young Writers Programme from 2007 to present!

Closing date: Monday 15 April, 5pm.
firststory.org.uk/philip-pyke-me…

We can't believe our joyful Young Writers Festival at the marvelous Downing College was over a week ago! It was such a motivational and inspiration day. More photos and highlights coming soon.💫

Yooooo London! Check this 🤗✨ Gonna be an uplifting soulful evening! ✨🎶✊🏽