Creative writing charity for young people
In September 2021 marketing localization agency, Wordbank approached First Story with an idea: to raise donations for our Young Writers Programme through fun, collaborative activities with their team.
Passing the virtual baton: Wordbank’s First Story fundraisingRead More
On 18th November 2019, publishers Hachette UK generously hosted a reception for First Story supporters at their London HQ, Carmelite House.
Celebrate the power of storytelling while raising some much-needed funds to support creative writing by young people. We’re trying to raise £1,000 this festive season, to help fund our two national competitions.
The quarterly flash fiction fundraiser that’s raised much needed funds for First Story since 2016.
Celebrating two years of the monthly fundraiser for writers and film fans at London’s iconic indie cinema.
A report on Letters Live’s benefit performance for First Story at London’s Union Chapel.
The actor and author Robert Webb will be presenting a charity appeal on beahlf of First Story on Radio 4.
We’re thrilled to announce the winner of the competition we ran in the lobby of the Freemasons’ Hall as a charity partner for Letters Live
The winner of our Letters Live Six-Word Story CompetitionRead More
Read what our co-founder has to say about his desert island books, his literary guilty pleasure and, of course, First Story.
London Book fair descibed us a ‘force for good in the larger publishing ecosystem’.
First Story is London Book Fair’s Charity of the YearRead More
Alan Johnson, Stephen Kelman, Kate Fox and Salena Godden ask whether the world of literature is becoming more, or less, closed.
A literary discussion hosted by First Story and the RSLRead More
Give a Book donated over 500 books to our Young Writers’ Festival so that every participant could leave with at least one book.
