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The Council of Gorsedh Kernow has announced the winners of their annual Awards for young people after careful consideration and review of this year’s entries. Gorsedh Kernow Young People’s Awards seek to encourage learning, understanding and promotion of Cornish culture. We at The Writers’ Block […]

Change is an essential ingredient to narrative. Earlier this month, the Young Writers Group took inspiration from pivotal moments in their lives to inspire new short fiction. The changes discussed were wide ranging, from hair cuts to moving house. Using these experiences, participants crafted a […]

Wheal Martyn now has a page on their website with activities to be done at home. This includes links to some of our online activities from Spring/Summer 2020 as well as activities from other organisations. Check out their: My mini museum challenge Cornish Clay Heritage […]

This week was Children’s Art Week with the theme of Creative Writing, and our team worked in partnership with Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, as well as Kresen Kernow, to produce some fantastic workshops for young people. Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange offered […]

  Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils is a Cheltenham Festivals programme delivered in partnership with like-minded organisations across the UK including Bradford Literature Festival, Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), Just Imagine, National Literacy Trust, KEAP (The Writers’ Block), Peters, Seven […]

The Writers’ Block is delighted to announce the publication of its third Anthology of children and young people’s writing.   The publication features stories and poems by children from Crowan and Penpol primary schools who participated in a series of creative writing workshops in The […]