Get Writing: ideas, inspiration and resources for young writers

Story Prompts on Instagram

You can use our archive of story starters provided by staff, lead and assistant writers. You can find them on our Instagram account @thesparkwriters too, but this groups all our Story Starters together in one place - handy for those who don't use the app.

Get Creative! story ideas on YouTube

Submit to the next issue of Spark Young Writers Magazine

We’re open for submissions of creative writing from writers aged 8-20 from the West Midlands.

There are two submission windows each year – April and November. For information about how to submit and the deadlines, click here.

Get Writing

If you’d like to submit a piece of your writing for possible inclusion in the magazine, please see the Get Involved page to see more details. This magazine is published online three times a year: summer (June/July), winter (October-December) and spring (February-April) terms.

COMING SOON: Creative Writing groups for 2024-2025

Our Spark Young Writers groups for September 2024-June 2025 will soon be available to book.

Check back soon for details, including news of groups which are brand new for September 2024.

Submission now open for Anthology 2024

Spark Young Writers can submit up to 500 words of their writing for inclusion in this year’s Anthology. The deadline for submissions is 22nd July 2024. Full details can be found here.

Submissions for the 29th edition of the Spark Young Writer Magazine are also being accepted. The deadline is 29th November 2024.

Looking for creative writing resources?

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.

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