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.

NOW BOOKING Creative Writing groups

Our Spark Young Writers groups for September 2023-June 2024 are now available to book.

Anthology Submissions

We are now closed to new submissions.

Volunteer with us

We are looking for people to help us run our Spark Young Writers groups. It’s a great opportunity to learn how creative writing workshops work.

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