Bath Festivals is one of our fantastic partner organisations dedicated to promoting sustainable creative writing programmes in educational environments. Working with their Creative Learning department, Paper Nations runs and supports creative writing workshops at schools and festivals in the local area. One of these festivals is which runs from 19th to 28th May 2017. Building on the reputation of the … Read More
Interview and Dare to Write Challenge with Visual Artist Holly Graham
Last month, we were a part of at the Eden Project, where we launched our installation; a series of writing and book making workshops for young people. Visitors were invited to move through the four stages of the Dare to Write Library. They began by making their very own books, before visiting our library of writing ‘Dares’ and zines created … Read More
Author Interview: Martin Brown, Writer, Cartoonist and Illustrator
Writer and illustrator Martin Brown is one of the UK’s most prolific contributors to the children’s book industry. His drawings for the series are like works of art: known around the world for their eye-popping use of colour, humour and sense of detail. In addition to , he has also illustrated many other stories. These include the Coping With… … Read More
The Dare to Write Library at The Eden Project, Saturday 11 to Sunday 19 February 2017
Join us this February half-term for the Dare to Write Library as part of the Eden Project’s StoryFest. Storyfest is Eden Project’s book festival for children and young people which they describe as ‘a celebration of stories, storytelling, curiosity and fun’. Here we will be hosting a nine-day installation of creative writing and bookmaking drop-in workshops. Children, young … Read More
Writing Ambassadors Training Programme 2017
Write. Teach. Create. Whether you’re a teacher or community arts worker with a passion for writing, or a writer with a passion for working with children and young people, Paper Nation’s Writing Ambassadors Training Programme 2017 is designed to equip you with the skills and expertise to design and deliver your own innovative and sustainable creative writing education projects. The … Read More
Call out for Writers
Paper Nations is currently looking for writers to run creative writing workshops across a range of schools we are working with in the South West. Are you a writer interested in building your experience of working with young people and developing creative writing in an educational setting? Or, are you already running successful or innovative creative writing workshops in schools and open to expanding your reach and exchanging best practice? If … Read More
Dare to Write: Who Ate Santa’s Snacks?
Christmas is almost here! So, for our last Dare to Write challenge of 2016, imagine this: You come downstairs on Christmas morning to find the snacks you left out for Santa gone. All that’s left are crumbs and an empty glass. Who ate them? Santa or someone else? Did they do anything else while they were there? And have they … Read More
Dare to Write: Advent Calendar Antics
We’re guessing lots of you opened the first doors on your advent calendars yesterday! Advent calendars count down the days to Christmas, with each door revealing a picture or present of some kind (usually small toys or chocolate, though there are some with puzzles, poems and other intriguing items hidden in each box!). For this week’s writing dare, start a … Read More
Dare to Write: Secret Lives of Snowmen
Winter has arrived, and with it sometimes comes snow. Maybe not enough for school to be cancelled, but usually enough to build a snowman. So for this week’s writing dare, we want you to imagine: What would your ideal snowman look like? Do they have snowmen friends and family? What about animals or enemies? What if they came to life … Read More
Dare to Write: Fantastic Beasts
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them comes out today! The new film takes place in 1920s New York and chronicles the adventures of Newt Scamander after his global excursion to find and document an array of magical creatures. So our Dare to Write challenge for this week is… Create your own fantastic beast. What do they look like? Do … Read More