Category Archives: Creative writing

Authors, Creative writing

StoryCon 2022

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StoryCon is Scotland’s biggest creative writing and illustration conference for young people. It took place this year from 26–27 March 2022.
They are sharing some of their events for a limited time including Cressida Cowell (How to Train your Dragon series), Safina Mazhar (fantasy and fan-fic), Maureen McLeod (Gaelic language) and Catriona Lexy Campbell (Gaelic language).
Click on the link below to watch any of these videos and find out if this is something you’d like to be involved with next year.

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-authors/whats-your-story/storycon

Competitions, Creative writing

Carnegie Greenaway Writing Competition

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From https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/teachers-and-parents-get-your-kids-involved-with-the-alcs-ckg-writing-competition

We are delighted to announce the launch of the 2020 ALCS Carnegie and Kate Greenaway (CKG) writing competition, in conjunction with the CKG Awards shadowing scheme.

This year’s competition involves a challenge to young writers aged between 8 and 16 to think about their favourite books from a whole new perspective. We are asking them to imagine they have the opportunity to spend the day with their favourite character in a fictional land, while also thinking about the basic principles of copyright and linking creativity with ownership.

The Prizes

The winner will receive a tablet for their personal use, a selection of Carnegie and Greenaway shortlisted books and £500 worth of books for their school library. Two runners-up will also receive a selection of the Carnegie and Greenaway shortlisted books. Entrants must be signed up to the CKG shadowing scheme: details of how to do this can be found on the CKG website.

This year’s ALCS CKG writing competition closes for entries on Monday 14 September 2020. Find out how to enter here.

https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/teachers-and-parents-get-your-kids-involved-with-the-alcs-ckg-writing-competition

Art, drawing, Books, Creative writing, Graphic novels / comics, Resources

Online comics

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Comic Club have collected online comic resources together so you have a  range to choose from on a single page. They include some comics for reading, and some ideas for making your own.

https:// comicsclub.blog/online-resources-2/

(NB: I’ve added a space into the link above so you can see the address)

This is another list of online comics, some suitable for primary and some for secondary pupils.

https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=webcomics-teens-tweens-free-middle-grade-YA