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Bromley member’s thoughts on family will melt your heart
August 2, 2018
What does family mean to you? Alfie from our Bromley centre has been doing some work over the summer about his family and it’s too wonderful not...
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Is your child’s vocabulary holding them back?
August 1, 2018
Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, has highlighted the need for children to develop good language skills. Here are some ways you can help your child...
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Young Writer of the Year: a mum’s perspective
June 20, 2018
Deborah is Mia Falatoori’s mum, who has just been named the National Young Writer of the Year by judge David Walliams! Deborah shares some fond...
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Meet the National Young Writer of 2018!
June 18, 2018
Congratulations to 8-year-old Mia Falatoori from Churchfields Junior School in London who has been crowned the winner of our National Young Writers’...
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The top 10 young writers’ stories
June 11, 2018
The top 10 authors in our National Young Writers’ Awards are here! One of them will go on to be crowned the National Young Writer of 2018...
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Writing competition: The regional winners 2018
May 21, 2018
There are 150 fantastic regional winners in this year’s National Young Writers’ Awards! We announce the names of all the regional winners...
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Author Q&A: Steve Webb
April 26, 2018
Steve Webb is the author of the hilarious Spangles McNasty series, with a third book coming out this May. He recently ran a creative writing workshop...
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Author Q&A: Danny Weston
April 4, 2018
Danny Weston is a teen horror writer and winner of the Scottish Children’s Book Prize. He recently ran a workshop at our Edinburgh Blackhall centre...
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Who would you pick to be your child’s hero?
March 27, 2018
We asked mums and dads to share their views on heroes and role models for their children; 74% of parents said they were concerned about the celebrity...
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Guest blog: “What if…?” The secret of writing a story
Kjartan Poskitt is the author of the Murderous Maths series, and has also written about space, puzzles, codes, magic, biographies, five historical...
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