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Creative writing

Activities to help you get creative with your writing

Finding Your Place in the World

Posted on 15 October 201916 October 2019
American author and king of cool Kwame Alexander shares his top tips for building confidence in young people
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Edinburgh
  • Growing up
  • Key stage 3
  • Reading
  • Senior phase

Top Picks for Schools: Tongue Fu, Nature Poetry and Crime Novels

Posted on 3 June 20193 June 2019
Improvise with words in preparation for some Edinburgh International Book Festival highlights.
  • All Levels
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Poetry
  • Spoken Word

Generating Unusual Ideas for Creative Writing

Posted on 6 May 2019
Explore different ways to kick start some creative writing
  • 2nd level
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 2

I Come From: Writing Identity with Juno Dawson

Posted on 4 February 20194 February 2019
Author Juno Dawson leads you through a quick and easy writing exercise
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 3
  • Senior phase

Pure Dead Brilliant: Scots Language

Posted on 15 January 201916 January 2019
Celebrate Burns Night as you explore Scots writing
  • 2nd level
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 2
  • Language
  • Poetry

Thrilling Themes with Sarah Mussi and Nikesh Shukla

Posted on 18 December 201818 December 2018
Start discussions in the classroom around freedom, society and politics
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 3

Fantastical Fiction with Ade Adepitan and Gill Arbuthnott

Posted on 24 September 201816 November 2018
Learn how to write wacky, fantastical stories based in reality with top tips from two brilliant children's authors
  • 2nd level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 2

Children’s Authors Share their Writing Top Tips

Posted on 17 September 201816 November 2018
Get top tips from fantastic authors and be inspired to pick up a pen and get writing
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Festival

Dystopian Dramas with Julie Bertagna & William Sutcliffe

Posted on 15 June 201816 November 2018
Authors Julie Bertagna and William Sutcliffe get to grips with the issues in their YA dystopian novels
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 3

An Alternative Royal Wedding!

Posted on 16 May 201816 November 2018
Fun poetry and writing exercises to use around the Royal wedding
  • 2nd level
  • Creative writing
  • Poetry

Inspiring Stories with Meg Rosoff

Posted on 11 April 201826 November 2018
Award-winning author Meg Rosoff shares her top tips for writing your own emotive tales
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 5
  • Senior phase

Animal Antics with Julian Clary

Posted on 5 February 2018
Funny man Julian Clary shares his advice for creating rib-tickling tales
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing

Mysterious Crimes with Sarah Rubin & Katherine Woodfine

Posted on 10 January 201816 January 2018
Introduce your class to the detective genre as two top kids crime novelists talk about how to create riveting mystery stories
  • 2nd level
  • Creative writing
  • Crime
  • Key stage 2

Historical Fictions with Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech

Posted on 5 December 201711 December 2017
Authors Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech share their top tips for creating historical fiction
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • History
  • Key stage 3

Exploring Robert Louis Stevenson’s Edinburgh with LitLong

Posted on 23 November 201715 March 2021
Explore the works of Robert Louis Stevenson through a unique literary map of Edinburgh
  • 2nd level
  • Creative writing
  • Edinburgh
  • Key stage 3
  • Reading
  • SQA Set Texts/Authors

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