I provide a range of resources to help teachers encourage young writers in their classroom.
- Heroes and Villains – Developing Great Characters
- From Portrait to Prose – Using pictures to inspire stories
- Anti bullying Writing Workshops – Where students create their own anti bullying hero
- The Plot Thickens – How to plot or plan your story.
You’ll find more about my school visits here:
WRITING AND READING RESOURCES
I provide the following writing and writing related resources at this blog:
- Free Writing Activities
- Free Lesson Plan
- Lesson Plans
- Writing & Reading Resources
- Writing Competitions
- Author interviews and writing tips
Teacher’s notes are available for Letters to Leonardo ( a novel for young adults about a boy whose mother suffers from a mental illness) from the publisher’s website.
Writing competitions are a great way to encourage kids who love to write.
If you hold a writing competition at your school, I’d be happy to donate a free e-book on writing for up to 10 prize winners.
Running a writing competition is easy. Just follow the simple steps below:
1. Decide on age categories, story length and theme – (it could be something to fit with the current curriculum).
2. Decide when you will run it – term breaks and school holidays could be a good time.
3. Ask your local newsagent, book store or stationers if they are willing to donate prizes.
4. Advertise your competition around the school, at the library and in classrooms. You can use the flier below if you like – just fill in the gaps for your competition.
5. If you don’t have time to read the stories yourself, ask for willing parent or other community helpers.
6. Get the readers to shortlist the entries and decide on the winners.
7. Present winner’s certificates and prizes at assembly.
8. Publish winning stories to your school blog or in your newsletter if you have one.
Good luck with your writing competition:)