Supported by our Programme and Partnerships Manager based in Sheffield, local writers work with young people in secondary schools across North, East and West Yorkshire.
Working with First Story has had a profound impact on our school and community. Whilst the programme itself creates an exceptional and hugely formative experience for those directly involved, the wider impact on the culture of reading and writing across the organisation has been truly phenomenal. The presence of a Writer-in-Residence, regular competitions and the many opportunities First Story affords including visits to the University of Cambridge as well as the chance to access a summer residential all now feed in to our literacy strategy and are received brilliantly.
Dignitaries and special guests to our First Story events never cease to be amazed by what the programme has brought to our school and children. I cannot recommend this opportunity highly enough to other schools and settings that are considering involvement.
DAVID PERRY, HEADTEACHER AT LONGCROFT SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM
Alumni voices
Habiba Desai, Bradford
First Story has had a role to play in each application I’ve submitted, in every single job and experience since. Let me say, the First Story programme makes a huge difference.
Habiba took part in the Young Writers Programme at Carlton Bolling College in Bradford in 2013/14. She went on to study English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Huddersfield. Since graduating she has held roles at Vintage, Penguin, Waterstones and the Bradford Literature Festival. Habiba is the Co-Founder of Fox and Windmill Books, an independent publishing company for South Asian British writers in the North.
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Naomi Frisby
Programme & Partnerships Manager, Yorkshire
Naomi supports our programmes in the Yorkshire region.
