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
Creative writing
Activities to help you get creative with your writing
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
Dystopian Dramas with Julie Bertagna & William Sutcliffe
Authors Julie Bertagna and William Sutcliffe get to grips with the issues in their YA dystopian novels
An Alternative Royal Wedding!
Fun poetry and writing exercises to use around the Royal wedding
Inspiring Stories with Meg Rosoff
Award-winning author Meg Rosoff shares her top tips for writing your own emotive tales
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
Historical Fictions with Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech
Authors Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech share their top tips for creating historical fiction
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
Why YA? with Maggie Harcourt & Katherine Webber
YA authors Maggie Harcourt and Katherine Webber get you talking about the genre
Short Story Competition – Message from the Skies
See your words lighting up the dark nights through epic projections across Scotland’s capital
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