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 level3rd / 4th levelAuthorsCreative writingEdinburghGrowing upKey stage 3ReadingSenior 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 LevelsAuthorsCreative writingPoetrySpoken Word
Generating Unusual Ideas for Creative Writing Posted on 6 May 2019 Explore different ways to kick start some creative writing 2nd levelCreative writingKey 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 levelAuthorsCreative writingKey stage 3Senior phase
Pure Dead Brilliant: Scots Language Posted on 15 January 201916 January 2019 Celebrate Burns Night as you explore Scots writing 2nd levelCreative writingKey stage 2LanguagePoetry
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 levelAuthorsCreative writingKey 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 levelAuthorsCreative writingKey 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 level2nd levelAuthorsCreative writingFestival
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 levelAuthorsCreative writingKey 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 levelCreative writingPoetry
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 AuthorsCreative writingKey stage 5Senior phase
Animal Antics with Julian Clary Posted on 5 February 2018 Funny man Julian Clary shares his advice for creating rib-tickling tales 1st level2nd levelAuthorsCreative 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 levelCreative writingCrimeKey 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 levelAuthorsCreative writingHistoryKey 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 levelCreative writingEdinburghKey stage 3ReadingSQA Set Texts/Authors