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Students Writing

Young writers' showcase

‘What is Love?’ by Lily Ritchie

THE DUKERIES ACADEMY, 2022 Is it thinking of you immediately after waking up?Is it thinking of you right before drifting to sleep?I don’t know what that is.When I go to sleep, I think of that book resting beside me.I think of the character I relate to most.I think of my favourite quote from the …

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‘Double Meanings’ by Khaya Job

Nottingham Academy (Ransom Road), 2013 …

‘Double Meanings’ by Khaya JobRead More

‘Dear Maya’ by Khaya Job

Nottingham Academy (Ransom Road), 2014 …

‘Dear Maya’ by Khaya JobRead More

‘It’s all worth it, right?’ by Maisie Caller

The Dukeries Academy, 2023 …

‘It’s all worth it, right?’ by Maisie CallerRead More

‘Just a White Room’ by Paolo Kenneth Mwazyunga

The Bulwell Academy, 2023 …

‘Just a White Room’ by Paolo Kenneth MwazyungaRead More

‘I live in a bird’s nest’ by Kwasery Czarneki

The Bulwell Academy, 2023 …

‘I live in a bird’s nest’ by Kwasery CzarnekiRead More

Untitled poem by Daniella Koranteng

Skinners' academy, London, 2022 …

Untitled poem by Daniella KorantengRead More

‘People are not Poems’ by Iqra Shahzad

CO-OP ACADEMY GRANGE/GRANGE TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE, BRADFORD/WEST YORKSHIRE, 2018 …

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‘The Hope for Peace and the Fault of the White Feather’ by Szymon Wisniewski

[CO-OP ACADEMY GRANGE], [BRADFORD/WEST YORKSHIRE], [2019] …

‘The Hope for Peace and the Fault of the White Feather’ by Szymon WisniewskiRead More

‘On Your Wedding Day’ by Aarzoo Khan

Co-op Academy Grange, Bradford/WEST Yorkshire, 2021 …

‘On Your Wedding Day’ by Aarzoo KhanRead More

‘Welcome to North’ by Daniella Koranteng

Skinners academy, London, 2022 …

‘Welcome to North’ by Daniella KorantengRead More

Extract from ‘The Fool: A Tale of The Skinshifter and His Prince’ by Cheyenne Taylor-Guest

Hull College, East Yorkshire, 2021 …

Extract from ‘The Fool: A Tale of The Skinshifter and His Prince’ by Cheyenne Taylor-GuestRead More

‘Expecting’
by Emily Freeman

Dukeries Academy, Nottingham, 2021 …

‘Expecting’<br> by Emily FreemanRead More

‘Baran in Wood Green’
by Baran Gilgil

Commerce House: Haringey Learning Partnership, London, 2021 …

‘Baran in Wood Green’<br> by Baran GilgilRead More

‘Weighted Blanket’
by Finley Parkinson

Longcroft School, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, 2021 …

‘Weighted Blanket’<br> by Finley ParkinsonRead More

‘Bird’
by Tomiyo Lyon

Arts and Media School Islington, London, 2020 …

‘Bird’<br> by Tomiyo LyonRead More

‘Shattered Melanin’
by Kaya Ducasse

Hampstead School, London, 2020 …

‘Shattered Melanin’<br> by Kaya DucasseRead More

‘Seventy Years’
by Aisha Quadery

Judgemeadow Community College, Leicester, 2019 …

‘Seventy Years’<br>by Aisha QuaderyRead More

‘Self-Isolation’
by Elizabeth Ibe

Hull College, 2020 …

‘Self-Isolation’<br> by Elizabeth IbeRead More

‘I Am’
by Krystal Jackson

14 –16 School, Hull College, Hull, 2020 …

‘I Am’<br> by Krystal JacksonRead More

‘London’
by Teddy Valance

Raine's Foundation School, London …

‘London’<br> by Teddy ValanceRead More

‘Truth’
by Hafsa Kalim

Judgemeadow Community College, Leicester …

‘Truth’<br> by Hafsa KalimRead More

‘Fading In and Out of Obscurity’
by Noah Yorke

Judgemeadow Community College, Leicester …

‘Fading In and Out of Obscurity’<br> by Noah YorkeRead More

‘Ode to the Fifteenth Hour’
by Aziza Adam

Wembley High Technology College, London, 2019 …

‘Ode to the Fifteenth Hour’<br> by Aziza AdamRead More

‘Gender vs Meaning’
by Callum Roberts

John Cabot Academy, Bristol, 2019 …

‘Gender vs Meaning’<br> by Callum RobertsRead More

‘Stumbling’
by Elysia Brown

Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College, Bradford, 2014 …

‘Stumbling’<br> by Elysia BrownRead More

‘When I Came from Nepal’
by Mukahang Limbu

Oxford Spires Academy, Oxford, 2015 …

‘When I Came from Nepal’<br> by Mukahang LimbuRead More

‘The Case of Angela Brown’
by Imaru Lewis

Highgate Wood School, London, 2016 …

‘The Case of Angela Brown’<br>by Imaru LewisRead More

‘How Not to Be the Angry Black Girl’
by Naomi Dairo

Hampstead School, London, 2019 …

‘How Not to Be the Angry Black Girl’<br> by Naomi DairoRead More

‘What First Story Means to Me’
by Eurica Mae Medina

Wembley High Technology College, London, 2015 …

‘What First Story Means to Me’<br> by Eurica Mae MedinaRead More

‘Did You Know?’
by Barirah Ashfak

Feversham College, Bradford, 2016 …

‘Did You Know?’<br> by Barirah AshfakRead More

‘In The Dream’
by Samawado Farah

Wembley High Technology College, London, 2015 …

‘In The Dream’<br> by Samawado FarahRead More

‘Aqsal Al Awal’
by Sabah Hussein

Skinners' Academy, London, 2015 …

‘Aqsal Al Awal’<br> by Sabah HusseinRead More

‘The Oak Tree’
by Shahrbano Iqbal

Belle Vue Girls’ Academy, West Yorkshire, 2017 …

‘The Oak Tree’<br>by Shahrbano IqbalRead More

‘The Animal Child’
by Rosie Barwell

Melior Academy, Scunthorpe, 2019 …

‘The Animal Child’<br> by Rosie BarwellRead More

‘3.22 AM’
by Fatima Khan

Wembley High Technology College, London, 2015 …

‘3.22 AM’<br> by Fatima KhanRead More

‘Your Mother’
by Aarti Sisodiya

Judgemeadow Community College, East Midlands, 2018 …

‘Your Mother’<br> by Aarti SisodiyaRead More

‘Beginnings’
By Azfa Ali

Oxford Spires Academy, Oxford, 2012 …

‘Beginnings’<br> By Azfa AliRead More

‘I Remember: 1’
by Fatima S. Khan

Nottingham Academy (Greenwood Road Campus), Nottingham, 2013 …

‘I Remember: 1’<br> by Fatima S. KhanRead More

‘Willow’s Toad’
by Ayisha Mahmood

Cranford Community College, London, 2018 …

‘Willow’s Toad’<br> by Ayisha MahmoodRead More

‘A Pleasure’
by Grace Power

Nottingham Academy, Greenwood Road, Nottingham, 2018 …

‘A Pleasure’<br> by Grace PowerRead More

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