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.
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.
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.
Submit your writing to our magazine which is published online three times a year.
If you live or study in the West Midlands and are under 21, you can submit up to three pieces of writing of fewer than 500 words.
Book for a week of creative writing activities, and individual feedback from professional writers.
Monday 26th – Friday 30th July 2021
Exclusively for young people
aged 12-17.
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