Our next @WBC_Libraries teen creative writing sessions are on 24/10/26. Sign up below: Year 6-8 pupils, 9:45am to 11:15am - wokingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-b… Year 9-13 pupils, 11:45am to 1:15pm - wokingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-b… Our topic is biographies. Join us to give it a go!

Volunteering to support the @Wokingham_TC and @WBC_Libraries Wokingham Children's Book Festival 2026 over the weekend was really rewarding - met lots of kids and adults sharing a love of storytelling, plus lots of talented authors, including @CressidaCowell and Eric Huang!

Exciting news to share - an article on Igniting Writing has been published in @thebookseller! It covers what can be done to get more kids reading and features quotes from four of our group members, Chloe, Jacob, Ashira and Aanya! Thanks to @mollyflatt for co-ordinating.

Led a fun fantasy themed creative writing taster session for the 1st Spencers Wood Guides today. The group wrote their own Dungeons and Dragons style roleplay story of a quest to collect potion ingredients to cure their sick teacher! Thanks to Petra Williams for the invite.

Quick request for Igniting Writing parents and guardians - would anyone be willing to send a short testimonial about how your son/daughter has benefitted from our sessions? It would be for the Igniting Writing page on the Wokingham Library website, which is being revamped!

No Igniting Writing sessions next weekend due to Wokingham Children's Book Festival 2026, held on 17/10/26 and 18/10/26 and led by @Wokingham_TC and @WBC_Libraries. Book now: wokingham-tc.gov.uk/council_… Speakers @Fi_BGB, Ashley Harrold and Holly Webb are past Igniting Writing guests!

Today's @WBC_Libraries teen creative writing sessions were on 'bad' writing. The group used prompts from a hat to sabotage a scene and explore the worst tropes within a genre. Highlights were Godzilla gatecrashing a crime investigation and the adventures of action star John Hero!

Led a fun creative writing taster session for the 1st Shinfield Guides today, exploring sensory language. The group used paint swatches from a hat to describe a setting and relived past memories prompted by present day sensory input! Thanks to Christine Batchelor for the invite.

Something fun during half term for Igniting Writing members in Year Eight or below - @ReadingBlues is hosting a horror themed creative writing workshop from 26/10/26 to 29/10/26. Register here: enrolmy.com/reading-blue-coa… It costs £70 per day and features dance and an author visit!

Our next @WBC_Libraries teen creative writing sessions are on 10/10/26. Sign up below: Year 6-8 pupils, 9:45am to 11:15am - wokingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-b… Year 9-13 pupils, 11:45am to 1:15pm - wokingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-b… Our topic is the benefits of bad writing. Join us to give it a go!

Today's @WBC_Libraries teen creative writing sessions were on worldbuilding, with author Aaron Hamilton as a guest speaker. The group constructed their own world and storyby answering quickfire questions. Highlights were a society of persecuted wizards and animal-human hybrids!

Our next @WBC_Libraries teen creative writing sessions are on 3/10/26. Sign up below: Year 6-8 pupils, 9:45am to 11:15am - wokingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-b… Year 9-13 pupils, 11:45am to 1:15pm - wokingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-b… Our topic is worldbuilding, with guest speaker AB Hamilton!

Today's @WBC_Libraries teen creative writing sessions were on fantasy. The group wrote their own Dungeons and Dragons inspired roleplay quest for potion ingredients. Highlights were a magician caught in a river of magical water and a mermaid warrior general barking orders!

Our next @WBC_Libraries teen creative writing sessions are on 26/9/26. Sign up below: Year 6-8 pupils, 9:45am to 11:15am - wokingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-b… Year 9-13 pupils, 11:45am to 1:15pm - wokingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-b… Our topic is fantasy. Join us to give it a go!

Today's @WBC_Libraries teen creative writing sessions were on beginnings, with Alice Sutherland-Hawes as a guest speaker. The group linked three plot points from a hat into a story opening - highlights were a theft of a circus ringmaster's heirloom and a portal in a graveyard!

Our next @WBC_Libraries teen creative writing sessions are on 19/9/26. Sign up below: Year 6-8 pupils, 9:45am to 11:15am - wokingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-b… Year 9-13 pupils, 11:45am to 1:15pm - wokingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-b… Our topic is beginnings, with guest speaker Alice Sutherland-Hawes!

Today's @WBC_Libraries teen creative writing sessions were on horror and suspense. The group wrote scenes of demon pacts and psychological trauma. We also featured a video and giveaway of Our Wicked Gifts by @KathrynFoxfield. Thanks to @JessDeanPR of @simonkids_UK for organising!

New opportunity for Igniting Writing members - write an @thebookseller opinion piece on 'what do you think the book trade (publishers, bookshops, libraries etc) should be doing differently to get more kids hooked on reading and writing?' Thanks to @mollyflatt for the chance.