Why it is important to teach creative writing? I view creative writing as a craft with techniques that can be… Read more Why teaching creative writing matters – Helen Brain

Why teaching creative writing matters – J.S. Watts
Why is it important to teach creative writing? I’m not totally convinced you can teach it. You can teach processes,… Read more Why teaching creative writing matters – J.S. Watts

Why teaching creative writing matters – Chantal Stewart
Why is it important to teach creative writing? Many aspirant writers feel that they are not good enough and are… Read more Why teaching creative writing matters – Chantal Stewart

Why teaching creative writing matters – Máire Fisher
Why is it important to teach creative writing? Rather than using the word ‘teach’ I see myself as someone who… Read more Why teaching creative writing matters – Máire Fisher

Why teaching creative writing matters – Melanie Faith
Why is it important to teach creative writing? Creative writing, like many art forms, benefits from community. Teaching creative writing… Read more Why teaching creative writing matters – Melanie Faith

Why teaching creative writing matters – Sharon Black
I was privileged this year to teach/facilitate creative writing for young and older adults. I put together a ‘What is… Read more Why teaching creative writing matters – Sharon Black

Best Reads 2017
I read a lot this year (again!) although I am fussier about the standard of writing of all books that I… Read more Best Reads 2017

Best Reads – 2016
2016 has been a self-indulgent reading year; less serious fiction, more crime fiction and more non-fiction. And not enough poetry!… Read more Best Reads – 2016

On Walking by Annette Snyckers
We have come a long way. We no longer swing from branch to branch like our primate cousins (although we… Read more On Walking by Annette Snyckers

On Walking
I am not a natural walker. Given the choice between walking and lying on my couch I would choose lying… Read more On Walking