First Story Young Writers - news

Rachel Seiffert, Writer in Residence

We were very happy to welcome back Rachel Seiffert, our First Story Writer in Residence, yesterday. Our year 9s and 10s have been looking forward to working with her again after the festive break.  Yesterday, Rachel was joined by Emma Leahy from First Story and Carrie from Goldsmiths. 

We are thrilled to be hosting this programme again, after the success of last year. At the end of the programme, the group's work will be published in an anthology, allowing students to share their voices with the world. Last year's anthology, The Maze of the Mind, a copy of which is held in the British Library, is available to borrow from the Upper Library.

Our budding writers are in the second half of the programme and are really excited about their anthology. The opportunity to work so closely with such an amazing writer has been invaluable and has helped students develop their writing skills and confidence in their writing. 

In related news, some of our Year 12 students will have the opportunity to develop their academic writing skills over the Summer break, as part of the Royal Literary Fund Bridge programme.  These workshops will be delivered by Rachel Seiffert and other authors, as part of Rachel's new role working with the Royal Literary Fund.

Finally, a big thank you goes to Emma Leahy, who kindly donated two copies of The Day is Fresh, a remarkable anthology of creative writing that showcases the talents of 14 alumni from the Rathbones Folio Mentorships programme, run in association with First Story. These will be available to borrow soon from the Libraries.  

Ms Peters and Mrs Nolan