Calling writers of all ages. If you could do anything, what would you get up to? ‘If Only I Could…’ is a free writing competition – with great prizes – run by the StoryTown Corsham festival. The aim of the competition is to get people thinking about endless possibilities, the fantastical and, perhaps, out of reach – and there is … Read More
A Writing Challenge from Our Duke of Edinburgh Student, Alex
Bath-based writer Alex is in Year 10. He is a Junior Judge for the Bath Children’s Novel Award and a former Junior Journalist for the Bath Children’s Literature Festival. This autumn, I’ve been completing the volunteering section of my Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award by helping Paper Nations conduct research into their Dare to Write? Prompts. Each week I was … Read More
The Most Magical Time of the Year… A Writing Dare by Chris Vick
Children’s author Chris Vick has a real treat for you… a brand new Christmas writing dare! Read on to discover the holiday magic. Flying reindeer, naughty elves, Scrooge’s ghosts . . . There’s no doubt about it, Christmas is a time of magic: dark nights, crackling fires, whispering winds and frosty fields. When time freezes, the rules of logic … Read More
The 2018 NAWE Conference: Reflections
The second weekend of November saw the Paper Nations team visiting our partner, NAWE, the National Association for Writers in Education, for their annual conference in York. The team ran a number of sessions, presenting research-grounded work to the NAWE community and generating exciting discussions on the writing ecology of the UK. Seraphima Kennedy, Director of NAWE, began the conference … Read More
NAWE 2018: Sessions Not to Miss
This weekend marks the final event of Paper Nations’ 2016-18 phase: The 2018 NAWE Conference! The Paper Nations team are heading to York to present our work following three years of intensive, on-the-ground research into creative writing opportunities for young people. We’ll be hosting events across the weekend and are very excited to be presenting findings from our projects co-produced … Read More
Dare to Write: Spooky Cottage
It’s Halloween! The night where the border between our world and the magical world is at its thinnest. Fantastic and spooky things can happen on this night. Our writing dare is inspired by the mysterious… “You are going trick-or-treating. You discover an old cottage hidden in your local park. Creeping up the black stone pathway, you reach the front door. … Read More
The Dare to Write Quest
It’s the last week of the summer holidays, but there’s still time to get involved in our Dare to Write Quest! The aim of the quest is to get young people started on their journey to become young writers. We’ll do this through a series of four challenges that will help kids everywhere explore their writing interests. The Dare to … Read More
Interview with writer, visual artist and educator Alice Maddicott
is an author, tutor and visual artist currently living in Bath. Her work has spanned everything from novels and poetry to scriptwriting for CBBC. She runs workshops in schools and museums across the UK . She was the Writer in Residence for the in 2009, and the in 2015. Alice also works with the and this weekend their … Read More
The Bath Festival, 19-28 May: Young Writers Lab, Family Arts Day, Dare to Write Library and More
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