Fantastical Fiction with Ade Adepitan and Gill Arbuthnott
Learn how to write wacky, fantastical stories based in reality with top tips from two brilliant children's authors
2nd level
Activities suitable for Primary 5-7 classes
Children’s Authors Share their Writing Top Tips
Get top tips from fantastic authors and be inspired to pick up a pen and get writing
Top Event Picks for Primary Classes
Primary pupils will enjoy these events in the Baillie Gifford Schools Programme 2018
Exploring Freedom
Activities to get your pupils thinking about freedom in all its forms.
An Alternative Royal Wedding!
Fun poetry and writing exercises to use around the Royal wedding
Reimagining Your Town
Explore your surroundings and then create activity sheets to inspire others to do the same
Costume Inspiration for World Book Day
Get ideas for dressing up as your favourite book characters for World Book Day on 1 March
Animal Antics with Julian Clary
Funny man Julian Clary shares his advice for creating rib-tickling tales
Mysterious Crimes with Sarah Rubin & Katherine Woodfine
Introduce your class to the detective genre as two top kids crime novelists talk about how to create riveting mystery stories
Exploring Robert Louis Stevenson’s Edinburgh with LitLong
Explore the works of Robert Louis Stevenson through a unique literary map of Edinburgh
Creating Comic Characters with Barry Hutchison
Children's author and funny man Barry Hutchison gets you writing your own comedic characters
Robert Louis Stevenson Day Competition – Missing Manuscripts
Enter for the chance to win a £50 book prize!
Feisty Princesses and Underdogs: Creative Writing with Vivian French
Top children's author Vivian French shares her advice for young writers on how to create characters and stories
Brewing Stories with Sam Gayton
Author Sam Gayton helps you to get started writing magical stories
Getting Geeky with Holly Smale
Top tips from YA author Holly Smale on how to create realistic characters, gripping plots and exotic settings