Death Row is the final destination of many startling characters. If you could write one, what would they be like?

Results for the 2022 External Adjudicator's writing competition on the theme of 'Exploration'.

Results for the 2022 President's writing competition on the theme of 'Scriptum - Found Document'.

Results for the 2021 President's writing competition on the theme of 'What Acts do Shadows Breed'.

Results for the 2021 External Adjudicator's writing competition on the theme of 'Transformation'.

Recently at one of our workshop meetings, we explored the art of the Acrostic – a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word and after an exciting round of readings, decided to share them with you all! We hope you enjoy. Strangers in the moonlight Trailing footsteps in the... Continue Reading →

By Susie Field Life begins at 40. How many times have we heard that phrase? Well all I can say is I’m still waiting and it’s been a long time now. I honestly thought once the children were in their teens and off my hands so to speak, life would be much easier, after all... Continue Reading →

by Gareth Clegg It used to be that anyone wanting to get their book published, needed to sell their soul and peddle their wares around town, sending a huge typed manuscript to a horde of seedy agents and the big five publishing houses. After waiting many months, some lucky minority may receive a reply to... Continue Reading →

by Jennifer M According to the American Library Association (ALA), the most banned or challenged book is the Scary Stories series by children’s horror writer Alvin Schwartz (in this context, the ALA treats challenges to full series as a single title). The ALA has been collecting data and receiving reports from the media and various... Continue Reading →

By Sara B    The first memory I have of a book is pretending I was engrossed in one as a small child whilst sitting on a bus with my mother. She was a great role model for reading as she was rarely without one herself, and there were shelves of them all over the... Continue Reading →