Teen Writing Season

How to Write Podcasts and Radio Drama

Saturday 8th May 2021, 4.30pm
Do you enjoy listening to podcasts and dramas? Want to create a world without the limitations of scenery?
Push boundaries, learn the tricks of the trade, and be free to create only using sound and voices to tell a story.

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Writing Fan Fiction

Saturday 12th June 2021, 4.30pm
Join Charley Barnes as we explore how to use a piece of writing to inspire your own work.
Louise O'Neill's books look at the experiences of teenagers and how sexism and shame affects them. Free book.

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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.

Get published

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.