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North of England

Celebrating our very first set of ecopoetry competition winners!

7 July 2021 //  by First Story

What a year it’s been! A year more turbulent than ever with the effects of a global pandemic creating an acute social, political and economic crisis more pressing than any other in living memory for …

Category: Competitions, News, North of England

Young Ambassadors programme pilot

7 July 2021 //  by First Story

We announced First Story's new Young Ambassadors programme with much excitement in autumn 2020. At that time, we had no idea what lay ahead in terms of the impacts of the pandemic; contending with …

Category: East Midlands, National Writing Day, North of England, Young Ambassadors

100-Word Story Competition winners 2021 – What a year!

7 June 2021 //  by First Story

It’s almost unimaginable to think back to last year’s 100-Word Story Competition, the deadline for which closed just before the first ever lockdown. How things have changed since! How our stories have …

Category: Competitions, News, North of England

Hull College students’ response to 21st century pressures: We Are Strong

12 March 2020 //  by Jessica Fear

Last month, an inspiring group of young women from Hull College staged an event to launch their new First Story group anthology, for which they chose the title We Are Strong, and in which they have …

Category: Anthologies, News, North of England

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