Updated weekly, you can use our story starters provided by our lead and assistant writers. We post these on our Instagram account @thesparkwriters too, but will duplicate them here for those who are too young for Instagram or don’t use the app.
Don’t forget, you can submit any pieces that you write to our magazine. For details on how to do this, please see this page.
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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.
Our Spark Young Writers groups for September 2025-July 2026 are now available to book.
For any existing Sparks members wishing to re-enrol, please check your email.
Issue 31 of the Spark Young Writers Online Magazine is NOW LIVE. View it here.
Full details of all previous printed 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.