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Helen Woods, Mukahang Limbu at YWF

First Story young writers dominate COMPAS Poetry Competition

27 January 2014 //  by First Story

Six – that’s right six – First Story young writers were shortlisted for the COMPAS ‘Poetry on the Move’ competition.

RSL and First Story Discussion

A literary discussion hosted by First Story and the RSL

23 January 2014 //  by First Story

Alan Johnson, Stephen Kelman, Kate Fox and Salena Godden ask whether the world of literature is becoming more, or less, closed.

Boys reading Malorie Blackman

Thank you Give a Book

20 January 2014 //  by First Story

Give a Book donated over 500 books to our Young Writers’ Festival so that every participant could leave with at least one book.

Frances Osborne

Literary lunch with Frances Osborne

28 November 2013 //  by First Story

Best-selling author Frances Osborne will be talking about her life, work, and her recent book Park Lane.

Malorie Blackman at First Stort YWF

Malorie Blackman on the importance of reading

18 October 2013 //  by First Story

Listen to the Children’s Laureate, on reading, the impact of technology and why author visits to schools are so important.

The First Story Young Writers’ Festival 2013

19 September 2013 //  by First Story

YWF13 saw Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman share her experiences to a tent packed with 700 young writers.

Words and Wickets

Words and Wickets

7 September 2013 //  by First Story

Join us for the first ever cricket-literary festival!

Literary Lunch with John O’Farrell

19 August 2013 //  by First Story

One of Britain’s most popular comic authors will be talking about his novels, Spitting Image, and being a First Story Writer-in-Residence.

Young writers outside Nettlecombe at the 2013 First Story Residential

The First Story Summer Residential 2013

5 August 2013 //  by First Story

1 house, 5 days, 6 Writers-in-Residence, 60 talented young writers, and over 450 poems and stories written.

Two boys with First Story notebooks

First Story 2012-13: the year at a glance

2 August 2013 //  by First Story

This year we’ve worked with 32 school, 700 students, and produced some 11,300 poems and stories.

Michelle Dockery on front cover of Harper's Bazaar

First Story in Harper’s Bazaar

4 July 2013 //  by First Story

We’ve been featured in the August edition of hte glossy magazine!

The Duchess of Cornwall cutting First Story's 5 year anniversary cake

The Duchess of Cornwall celebrates five years of First Story

23 April 2013 //  by First Story

We celebrated our five year anniversary at Clarence House with First Story young writers and guest writers such as Philip Pullman

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