Summer Writing Challenge resources

We set our young writers a challenge – five days of writing prompts, complete with explanatory video and worksheet. The worksheets are both printable and interactive with links to additional resources. The poet Liz Berry has devised the series and filmed her instructions for the young people. You can do them one per day, you can do one a week, or you can save them up and do a challenge marathon – it’s up to you when you do it.

You can also choose how much of the challenge you do, and if something inspires you – go with it! You don’t have to follow all the prompts as written. The main aim is to get writing and have fun.

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.

Our Spark Young Writers groups for the next school year will be on sale at the end of the summer term. Sign up so you don’t miss out.

Anthology Submissions

Send us your favourite bit of writing from this year’s Spark session and see your work in print! 

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.