Get Creative

We’re missing seeing you at our monthly sessions. So, we’ve asked our lead writers to come up with some ideas of things that you can do.

Let us know how you get on! And don’t forget that you can submit your writing (500 words or less) to our magazine. Click here to find out how.

Liz Hyder July 2020

George Bastow Home World Challenge July 2020

William Gallagher Write a Fight July 2020

Helen Calcutt - Word Bank - June 2020

Spark Young Writers - Jean Atkin Wordy Street

Spark Young Writers - Rick Sanders June 2020

Ben Davis Diary Writing

Jean Atkin Time Travel story

Maria Whatton Poetry Challenge

Spark Twisted Tales Patrick McConnell

Nellie Cole - introducing the Writer's Notebook

Ken Preston - Make a Mythical Creature.

Lauren James April 2020 - Take a favourite book...

Jean Atkin - Let's Write an Ode! April 2020 www.sparkwriters.org/ode-examples/

Spark Young Writers Rick Sanders April 2020

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.

Join a Group

With 22 groups across the West Midlands, including 2 online-only groups, there will be a Spark Young Writers group near you.

Groups are open to young writers aged 8-17 who are interested in any type of creative writing.

Follow our Story Starters

Updated weekly, our free story starters created by writers across the region will get you writing in new and exciting ways.

Watch our Get Creative! prompts

During lockdown in spring 2020, we asked professional writers to upload short clips of writing prompts you can do from home.

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Watch our Get Creative! prompts

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