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It's that time of year - after a little hiatus in 2023, the Lancashire Young Writers poetry competition is back! If your child is in...

By Snigdha Jain Psychologists define loneliness as a subjective, unpleasant experience that occurs when the desired level of meaningful...

By Snigdha Jain RETELLING OF HAMLET (From Rodrigo’s perspective) Hi there! Look up, you silly traveller, You’re lost! Don’t you realise?...

By Alicia Byrne The lack of black representation in literature can make it feel as if the world does not value black beauty or hear black...

By Alicia Byrne Photo by Meruyert Gonullu There’s a lot of great young adult fiction out there, but sometimes it’s hard to find books...

By Anna Shepherd The great novelist and poet Sylvia Plath’s work proves that, done well, metaphors are the tastiest ingredient in your...

By Snigdha Jain I used to see this old man sitting on the same park bench every day. I have a habit of going on a walk every morning at...

By Alicia Byrne Photo by Steve Johnson Representation in literature is important! If you’re a young adult in the LGBTQ+ community, and...

By Alicia Byrne On Saturday the 22nd of January, Stretford library is opening its doors to young writers aged 7 to 11 for a storytelling...

By Alicia Byrne Bear Hunt Books in Bebington, Wirral is preparing to welcome award winning children’s writer Vashti Hardy on the 17th of...

We would also like to give a special shoutout to another excellent entrant to our Christmas writing competition this year: Senul Uduwa...

We thought you might like to see the entry that won our county-wide writing competition this year, written by Shaun Whittaker. We thought...

Whew! We've had some fantastic entries in for this year's Christmas writing competition. It was really great to see a wide range of...

Lancashire Young Writers has a webpage! After our first competition this winter, we've set up our own website. Yipee! But wait: there's...