Send us Your Stories!

We've joined forces with the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough to equip young people across North Yorkshire with the tools to tell their stories.

Young writers and illustrators can take part in the whole six weeks of challenges, or dip in and out as they fancy. At the end of the six weeks best-selling children's author and Literacy Champion Saviour Pirotta will collate submissions into one GIANT story!

Character activity sheets

1. Create a character

2. Develop your character's back story

3. Write a character profile

Setting activity sheets

1. What does your setting look like?
2. What does your setting sound like?
3. Describe your setting

Exploring character activity sheets

1. Hotseating your characters

2. Writing activities (includes extra hotseating task)

3. Putting your characters together

1. What does your character want?

2. Create a conflict comic strip

3. What is your character scared of?

4. Comic strip worksheet

Developing a story:

1. Beginning
2. Middle
3. End

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