Creative writing isn’t just a way for kids to tell stories – it’s a wellbeing tool, a cognitive workout, and an emotional compass all in one. When children write creatively, they’re practising deep thinking, working through emotions, and making sense of the world around them through narrative and reflection. 1.
How Story Studios Helps Kids and Teens Find Their Place Belonging is more than just feeling included. For young people, it’s the foundation that allows creativity, confidence, and learning to flourish. When a child feels they belong, they’re more willing to take creative risks, share ideas, and trust that their…
By Lachlan Bray In the Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche identifies two major figures from which during the creation of art (and life) we vacillate between. On the one hand we have Apollo; god of music, dance, truth and prophecy he is widely regarded as the rational, ordered form giver to…
By Fabian Lapham Writing a story is like creating a sculpture. It can be whatever shape you want it to be. It’s ultimately your artistic expression, and how it makes you feel is more important than how it makes other people feel.With that said; if you’d like other people to…
By Matt Braida I find that when I work with my students on their stories, plot is often not what they struggle with. There’ll be moments where we have to work out where a story goes together, but more often than not students come to their sessions brimming with ideas…
By Guy Webster How does one write ‘like a poet’? Maybe we should start by asking which poet we want to write like. After all, writing like Dr. Seuss will be different to writing like William Shakespeare. Penning a spoken word, different to a bouncing limerick. But there are some…
