Young Writers’ City is all about giving young people the chance to express their ideas, thoughts and opinions through creative writing.
We’ve been working in Excelsior Academy, Newcastle (since April 2015); Academy 360, Sunderland (since October 2017) and inGrace College and Kingsmeadow Community School in Gateshead (since February 2019).
Each week we bring in amazing writers, including songwriters, rappers, film-writers, poets, and theatre makers, who take over English lessons with creative writing projects.
To date, more than 2000 pupils have taken part in this award-winning project.
Our programme producers Emily Wiseman, Jennie Brewis and Becci Sharrock plus a team of writers are in school one to three days a week, throughout the year, working with every Year 7, Year 8 or Year 9 student dependent on their school.
We run lunchtime and after-school songwriting, rap, screenwriting and drama groups all year round, so everyone in school can come along to write and be creative with us. If you find an interest in anything we do, we can support you to find other creative activities outside of school, too.
One of the best things about Young Writers’ City is that if you find you have an interest in the arts, we can work with you to try out new things and to develop your creativity through lunchtime clubs, mentoring, and additional support. Come and have a chat with us!
If you enjoy Young Writers’ City, it’s time to get involved with the rest of our Young Writers programme, which happens outside of school. We run weekly writing groups, summer schools and loads more. It’s all free to take part in and it’s all designed for young people like you.
