Spark Young Writers
Creative writing groups, online writing ideas, quarterly online magazine and other opportunities for writers aged 8-18 in the West Midlands.
A project of Writing West Midlands
Our Spark Young Writers groups for September 2024-June 2025 are now available to book.
For any existing Sparks members wishing to re-enrol, please check your email.
Submissions for the 30th anniversary edition of the Spark Young Writers Magazine are now CLOSED. Our next submission window opens late September 2025.
Submit to our 2025 printed Anthology are now CLOSED.
Full details of all Spark Anthologies can be found here.
Check out all our ideas for writing prompts at our Get Writing tab.
A wide selection of images, videos and Funsheets for young writers to complete.
Spark Young Writers Magazine: Latest Issues
Join Spark Young Writers
Spark Young Writers is a project of Writing West Midlands which focuses on supporting young people aged 8-18 with a passion for creative writing.
You can:
– join a monthly creative writing group,
– write for our professionally edited magazine produced three times a year,
– get inspired by our writing prompts,
– find out about other interesting events and activities
Get Published
If you’d like to submit a piece of your writing for possible inclusion in the magazine, please click below to see more details. The Spark Young Writers magazine is published online twice a year: spring (March/April) and winter (November/December).
Editor's Pick
Editor of Spark Young Writers Magazine William Gallagher has made the difficult decision of choosing his favourite piece from Issue 29. You can read “My Abandoned Flip Flops” by Amelie Baker here.
