The overall winning poem in our First Story National Writing Competition has been published in The Sunday Times paper and online, celebrating the achievements of the winner Mukahang Limbu from Oxford …
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Young Writers’ Festival 2014
What an exciting month for First Story. Last week we launched the 2014-2015 programme with our Young Writers’ Festival 2014 – two days of inspirational talks and creative-writing …
First Story and Cheltenham Festivals
First Story is very excited to announce that for the first time we are entering into a partnership with Cheltenham Festivals to run First Story residencies in three schools in Gloucestershire. We will …
First Story young writers are finalists in the John Betjeman poetry competition
We are so incredibly proud to announce that two of our First Story students are among the three finalists in the 2014 John Betjeman Poetry Competition for Young People! The competition, open to …
First Story’s Fundraising Auction
Fancy a collection of Usborne books, a dinner at celebrated restaurant Le Café Anglais, a private shopping experience at Amanda Wakeley's new shop or …
Creative writing afternoon at UCL museums and collections
On a rainy day in January, First Story and University College London combined forces to hold a creative-writing afternoon for six London secondary schools. Working with acclaimed First Story writers, …
First Story young writers dominate COMPAS Poetry Competition
First Story were incredibly excited to learn that not one but, six students at First Story school Oxford Spires Academy, were shortlisted for the COMPAS ‘Poetry on the Move’ …
A literary discussion hosted by First Story and the RSL
Silver Spoons: can you write without one?CHAIR: Jonathan DimblebyPANEL: Alan Johnson, Stephen Kelman, Kate Fox, Salena GoddenThis event has now taken place. Click here to listen to a recording of the …
Literary lunch with Frances Osborne
We are thrilled to announce our next literary lunch will feature best-selling author Frances Osborne in conversation with Susannah Herbert. Frances will talk about her life and work, including her …
Words and Wickets
Celebrating cricket and literature’s unique relationship, Words and Wickets, the first ever cricket literary festival, is being held at Wormsley Cricket Ground on Saturday September 7, 2013. Sponsored …
Literary Lunch with John O’Farrell
This Literary Lunch will feature British author and comedy scriptwriter, John O’Farrell. John will be speaking about 25 years of comedy writing, from aspiring radio sketch writer, to penning jokes for …
First Story 2012-13: the year at a glance
Over the last year, we have run the First Story creative-writing programme in 32 secondary school in London, Oxfordshire and the East Midlands. Some 700 students have …
First Story in Harper’s Bazaar
First Story is excited to feature in the August issue of glossy magazine Harper’s Bazaar.The article, written by First Story co-founder William Fiennes, marks five years of the charity. …
The Duchess of Cornwall celebrates five years of First Story
The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron of First Story, hosted a tea at Clarence House to celebrate the fifth anniversary of First Story. Attending the reception were students who have taken part in the …
