A series of short films where leading writers share their secrets of creative writing.
These clips are taken from the original 鶹Լ series, How to Write.
Suitable for: KS3 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and 3rd and 4th Level in Scotland.
Poetry workshop - The 2 sides of me. video
Caroline Bird invites thirty teenagers to imagine the two sides of their personalities and write poems about the differences.
Poetry workshop about happiness. video
Caroline Bird invites young people to write a poem as a team.
Poetry workshop - Finding inspiration. video
Writer and teacher Kate Clanchy asks a group of teenagers to write down poetic images inspired by their surroundings.
A fictional short story writing workshop. video
Rebecca Abrams and Charles Cummins lead a fiction writing workshop that begins with a group of teenagers writing about personal memories of holidays.
Michael Morpurgo on storywriting. video
Michael Morpurgo reveals how he came to write the novels Private Peaceful and War Horse.
Michael Morpurgo - writing tips. video
Authors and poets share the secrets of their writing.
Philip Pullman on his novels. video
Author Philip Pullman gives fascinating insights into the workings of a novelist's mind.
Rebecca Abrams - writing tips. video
Rebecca Abrams gives top tips for young fiction writers on different subjects.
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