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We run creative writing groups for 8-18 year olds across the West Midlands region and produce a quarterly magazine featuring their work.

Follow for the latest writing opportunities, competitions and news for young writers.

16/06/2026

This month, we're turning the spotlight on one of our very talented Spark Lead Writers. Meet Nathan Lunt who leads one of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens Spark Groups!

The Spark Young Writers Programme offers a fun space for young people (aged 8-18) to explore their creativity and grow as writers. Our groups meet once a month in locations across the West Midlands and online.

Head to our www.sparkwriters.org to find out more and get involved!

03/06/2026

Aged 8-18 and love writing stories, poems and more? Spark Young Writers run creative writing groups across the West Midlands, offering the chance to explore writing in all forms, have fun with words and make friends! Each group is led by a professional writer and an assistant writer and meets once a month, for two hours on a Saturday, throughout the school year. You can book a taster session for £10. Bursaries are available.

For more information and to book visit sparkwriters.org

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02/06/2026

Bookings are now open for Spark Young Writers Groups starting September 2026!

✍️Led by professional local writers, sessions are designed to be fun, engaging and give young people a dedicated space to write creatively, with free bursary places available for those that need them.

📍This year, we are hosting groups in 16 locations, plus 3 online groups, with both Junior and Teen options available.

Spaces are limited – book yours via sparkwriters.org

22/05/2026

✨ Calling all Spark Young Writers! ✨

Submissions are now OPEN for our 2025 printed anthology, and we want you to be a part of it! Whether it’s a poem, short story, script or something in between, we’d love to read what you’ve been working on.

This is your chance to see your work in print, shared alongside other brilliant young voices across the region.

📚 Deadline: Sunday 5th July 2026 @ 11:59 PM

To submit, please visit: https://buff.ly/m0OWyht or ask your group leader for details.

We can’t wait to read your writing!

20/05/2026

A glimpse of what our brilliant young writers have been up to this spring! 💛

Across Ross-on-Wye, Cannock and Newcastle-under-Lyme, our groups have been busy writing, editing and building whole new worlds on the page.

Booking for September opens very soon - keep an eye out for details so you don’t miss your spot!

13/05/2026

Here’s our latest round-up of opportunities for young writers:

- HART Prize 2026 - Deadline: Friday 15 May 2026 - https://buff.ly/RaKzAbp
- CovLitFest Children’s Poetry Competition 2026 - Deadline: Monday 1 June 2026 - https://buff.ly/LccGKtf
- Getting Curious Challenge 2026 - Deadline: Sunday 14 June 2026 - https://buff.ly/WVAY46I
- Lichfield Festival Young Critics Programme - Deadline: Not Specified - https://buff.ly/nOWELyV
- Wells Festival of Literature Young Poets Competition 2026 - Deadline: Friday 31 July 2026 - https://buff.ly/0NyIzLm
- The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2026 - Deadline: Friday 31 July 2026 - https://buff.ly/rD5L6FR

Share this with fellow parents and carers to make the most out of it!

21/04/2026

Volunteer with Spark Young Writers

Writing West Midlands is looking for Assistant Writers to support our Spark Young Writers workshops in 16 locations across the wider region.

Assistant Writers will work alongside professional writers, helping to inspire young people and support creative writing sessions. Workshops take place one Saturday a month during term time.

It’s a great opportunity for anyone passionate about words, reading, and nurturing young imaginations, and for gaining experience in the writerly world.

A strong candidate would be enthusiastic about reading and writing, or would like to work with children. We want our team of Spark Lead and Assistant Writers to be ready to share their love of creativity, explore imagination, and help develop the next generation of talent in the West Midlands.

This is a voluntary role, but travel and related expenses are paid.

Apply now via: www.sparkwriters.org/volunteer-with-us

10/04/2026

Great readers make great writers, so here's some book recommendations from our talented Coventry Library Spark Young Writers group.

From thrilling adventures, to all time favourites, these are books that fuel imagination and get you itching to pick up a pen for yourself.

04/04/2026

This month, we're turning the spotlight on one of our very talented Spark Lead Writers. Meet William Gallagher who leads the Wolverhampton Teen Spark Group!

The Spark Young Writers Programme offers a fun space for young people (aged 8-18) to explore their creativity and grow as writers. Our groups meet once a month in locations across the West Midlands and online.

Head to our www.sparkwriters.org to find out more and get involved!

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Zellig, Gibb Street
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Monday	9am - 3:45pm
Wednesday	9am - 3:45pm
Thursday	9am - 3:45pm

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https://www.sparkwriters.org/

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