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This month, Exeter Custom House invited The Writers’ Block to come and create a popup version of something similar. Two Exeter primary schools came to test it out and much fun was had! ‘Year Six students from Cranbrook Education Campus and Whipton Barton Primary each […]

The Songs for Earth service, to celebrate our planet and the children who are fighting for it, held at Truro Cathedral on Sunday 17th November 2019 marked the first time the Young Writers of The Writers’ Block had been invited to present their work at […]

by Penny Gunter, Creative Writing workshop leader ‘Old Stories, New Voices’ was a powerful project which brought together the stories of ex-Geevor miners and the ears, pens and voices of local primary school children. As the writer on the project I began by prepping the […]

‘It’s a privilege to work with talented, creative, energized writers on the Minack Emerging Writers scheme. Within three exciting days at the magical Writers’ Block, each writer generated ideas that were engaging, funny and touching. I can’t wait to see what these writers do next!’ […]

by Casey Bottono Luck lies at the heart of many great stories. The November Young Writers session wasn’t dampened at all by the horrendous weather, so that was our first stroke of luck. Over biscuits and drinks, participants explored luck as a plot device, and […]