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Young Writers

Monthly creative writing workshops, masterclasses and mentorship for 11-16s exploring different genres, styles and careers.

Workshops

Book onto a workshop

Monthly creative writing classes for 11-16 year olds brimming with ideas and stories. Each session will have a different theme and be led by Cornish writers Olivia Lowry and Casey Bottono, or a guest published writer. Workshops run in term time only.

Mentorship

Annual Mentorship

Mentoring sessions will offer a chance to share work and receive feedback, ask questions about areas of writing you are struggling with, discuss your ambitions for your future as a writer and how to work toward this, and receive support in producing a piece of work to share at the end of the project. Applications for 25-26 are now open, deadline 23 July 2025.

Blog

Read about our workshops

Read Casey Bottono’s write ups of our Young Writers workshops to learn more about the themes, genres and styles we cover.