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Creative writing charity for young people

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Writers

Pilot of First Story’s new CPD course for teachers, ‘Think Like a Writer’

2 May 2022 //  by First Story

Supporting teachers has always been an important part of First Story's work. Through our flagship Young Writers Programme, we freely share creative writing classroom resources with our partner …

Category: News, Teachers, Writers

First Story Young Writers Festival 2022 – a writer’s perspective

25 April 2022 //  by Joe Hakim

I first attended the Young Writers Festival in Cambridge in 2019, the year before the cliché of the solitary writer became a reality for everyone, even people who aren’t writers. Not only was it my …

Category: Writers, Young Writers' Festival

Tracy Chevalier announced as First Story Ambassador

11 February 2022 //  by First Story

Best selling novelist Tracy Chevalier is the latest high profile writer to support First Story as an Ambassador. She joins the celebrated YA author Patrice Lawrence MBE in the role, to help champion …

Category: News, Partnerships, Supporter Stories, Writers

First Story Writer-in-Residence, Cecilia Knapp wins Ruth Rendell Award

26 January 2022 //  by First Story

First Story Writer-in-Residence, Cecilia Knapp has won the 2021 Ruth Rendell Award, which honours the author or writer who has had the most significant influence on literacy in the UK over the past …

Category: London, News, Writers

Patrice Lawrence MBE announced as First Story Ambassador

3 January 2022 //  by First Story

Carnegie Medal nominee, Patrice Lawrence MBE has been announced as Ambassador for First Story, England’s leading creative writing charity for young people. Lawrence will champion First Story’s mission …

Category: News, Partnerships, Supporter Stories, Writers

Patrice Lawrence MBE announced as First Story Ambassador

14 October 2021 //  by First Story

Carnegie Medal nominee, Patrice Lawrence MBE has been announced as Ambassador for First Story, England’s leading creative writing charity for young people. Lawrence will champion First Story’s mission …

Category: News, Supporter Stories, Writers

First Story Writers Create New Resources for International Women’s Day

24 February 2021 //  by First Story

To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, we commissioned two of our writers to produce original creative writing-resources for use by other First Story Writers-in-Residence and by teachers …

Category: News, Teachers, Writers

‘First Story is a project of hope’

27 November 2020 //  by Anthony Cartwright

Award-winning novelist and long-serving First Story Writer-in-Residence, Anthony Cartwright reflects on what he's learned as a writer and practitioner after eight years of delivering our programme …

Category: London, Opinion, Writers

How we are navigating COVID-19 to keep supporting young people

27 November 2020 //  by First Story

First Story hasn't stopped working through the pandemic. This autumn term, new programmes are running in partnership with schools in London, East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside, where we are …

Category: News, Teachers, Writers

First Story writers create new BHM resources

29 September 2020 //  by First Story

In preparation to celebrate Black History Month this October, we recently commissioned three Black writers in our network to produce original creative writing resources exploring key themes, for use …

Category: News, Teachers, Writers

We’ve created an LGBT+ training resource

5 February 2020 //  by Jess Tickell

February is LGBT+ History Month. In honour of this year's theme — ‘Poetry, Prose and Plays’ — we’ve released a dedicated training resource for First Story Writers-in-Residence. We're delighted to be …

Category: News, Writers

On being a Writer-in-Residence

22 December 2019 //  by Rachel Seiffert

This is the transcript of a speech given by Rachel Seiffert during an event for First Story supporters at Hachette UK on 19 November 2019. …

Category: London, News, Opinion, Writers

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