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Writing by participants

‘House of Suits’ by Priya Gill

HIGHLY COMMENDED IN THE PHILIP PYKE MEMORIAL PRIZE 2025 …

‘House of Suits’ by Priya GillRead More

‘there are fewer joys than water to drink’ by Hannah Idil

AWARDED THIRD PLACE IN THE PHILIP PYKE MEMORIAL PRIZE 2025 …

‘there are fewer joys than water to drink’ by Hannah IdilRead More

‘Heartless’ by Maria Clark

AWARDED SECOND PLACE IN THE PHILIP PYKE MEMORIAL PRIZE 2025 …

‘Heartless’ by Maria ClarkRead More

‘Naming Ceremony’ by Lewis Buxton

WINNER OF THE PHILIP PYKE MEMORIAL PRIZE 2025 …

‘Naming Ceremony’ by Lewis BuxtonRead More

Nothing Shines Brighter Than You

by Participants at First Story Festival 2025 The more I think of you, the less worry I feel.This knowledge is like elastic, stretching out for miles.This sentence is elastic – pinging back and forthlike my emotions do.Where there are clouds, there’s rain.And where there’s rain there’s thunder.It …

Nothing Shines Brighter Than YouRead More

‘Hues of Insanity’ by Harriet Hassall

CO-OP ACADEMY MANCHESTERSUMMER RESIDENTIAL PARTICIPANT 2023/24 …

‘Hues of Insanity’ by Harriet HassallRead More

‘Floor time’ by Tilly Wiggins

LANDAU FORTE COLLEGE DERBYFOLIO ACADEMY MENTEE 2023/24 …

‘Floor time’ by Tilly WigginsRead More

‘And I think of you’ by Sarah Zahman

ST PAUL'S WAY TRUST SCHOOL 2021/22FOLIO ACADEMY MENTEE 2023/24 …

‘And I think of you’ by Sarah ZahmanRead More

Help Please by Danny Donnelly

FROM 'A KINGDOM OF WORDS', NOTTINGHAM ACADEMY, 2018 …

Help Please by Danny DonnellyRead More

Chosen Ones by Priya Gill

HIGHLY COMMENDED IN THE PHILIP PYKE MEMORIAL PRIZE 2024 …

Chosen Ones by Priya GillRead More

Thunder Thighs by Lily Ritchie

AWARDED THIRD PLACE IN THE PHILIP PYKE MEMORIAL PRIZE 2024 …

Thunder Thighs by Lily RitchieRead More

‘Beyond the Cover’ by Omara Campbell

AWARDED 2ND PLACE IN THE PHILIP PYKE MEMORIAL PRIZE 2024 …

‘Beyond the Cover’ by Omara CampbellRead More

Our Lover’s Discourse by Emily Freeman

WINNER OF THE PHILIP PYKE MEMORIAL PRIZE 2024 …

Our Lover’s Discourse by Emily FreemanRead More

The Moon Has Feelings Too

by Participants at First Story Festival 2024    …

The Moon Has Feelings TooRead More

‘I am My Moon’ by Safaa Sobri 

CO-OP ACADEMY GRANGE, 2022WRITTEN ON SUMMER RESIDENTIAL, 2022   …

‘I am My Moon’ by Safaa Sobri Read More

‘What is Love?’ by Lily Ritchie

THE DUKERIES ACADEMY, 2022 …

‘What is Love?’ by Lily RitchieRead More

‘Double Meanings’ by Khaya Job

Nottingham Academy (Ransom Road), 2013 …

‘Double Meanings’ by Khaya JobRead More

‘Dear Maya’ by Khaya Job

Nottingham Academy (Ransom Road), 2014 …

‘Dear Maya’ by Khaya JobRead More

‘It’s all worth it, right?’ by Maisie Caller

The Dukeries Academy, 2023 …

‘It’s all worth it, right?’ by Maisie CallerRead More

‘Just a White Room’ by Paolo Kenneth Mwazyunga

The Bulwell Academy, 2023 …

‘Just a White Room’ by Paolo Kenneth MwazyungaRead More

‘I live in a bird’s nest’ by Kwasery Czarneki

The Bulwell Academy, 2023 …

‘I live in a bird’s nest’ by Kwasery CzarnekiRead More

Untitled poem by Daniella Koranteng

Skinners' academy, London, 2022 …

Untitled poem by Daniella KorantengRead More

‘People are not Poems’ by Iqra Shahzad

CO-OP ACADEMY GRANGE/GRANGE TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE, BRADFORD/WEST YORKSHIRE, 2018 …

‘People are not Poems’ by Iqra ShahzadRead More

‘The Hope for Peace and the Fault of the White Feather’ by Szymon Wisniewski

Co-op Academy Grange, Bradford, West Yorkshire, 2019 …

‘The Hope for Peace and the Fault of the White Feather’ by Szymon WisniewskiRead More

‘On Your Wedding Day’ by Aarzoo Khan

Co-op Academy Grange, Bradford/WEST Yorkshire, 2021 …

‘On Your Wedding Day’ by Aarzoo KhanRead More

‘Welcome to North’ by Daniella Koranteng

Skinners Academy, London, 2022 …

‘Welcome to North’ by Daniella KorantengRead More

Extract from ‘The Fool: A Tale of The Skinshifter and His Prince’ by Cheyenne Taylor-Guest

Hull College, East Yorkshire, 2021 …

Extract from ‘The Fool: A Tale of The Skinshifter and His Prince’ by Cheyenne Taylor-GuestRead More

‘Expecting’
by Emily Freeman

Dukeries Academy, Nottingham, 2021 …

‘Expecting’<br> by Emily FreemanRead More

‘Baran in Wood Green’
by Baran Gilgil

Commerce House: Haringey Learning Partnership, London, 2021 …

‘Baran in Wood Green’<br> by Baran GilgilRead More

‘Weighted Blanket’
by Finley Parkinson

Longcroft School, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, 2021 …

‘Weighted Blanket’<br> by Finley ParkinsonRead More

‘Bird’
by Tomiyo Lyon

Arts and Media School Islington, London, 2020 …

‘Bird’<br> by Tomiyo LyonRead More

‘Shattered Melanin’
by Kaya Ducasse

Hampstead School, London, 2020 …

‘Shattered Melanin’<br> by Kaya DucasseRead More

‘Seventy Years’
by Aisha Quadery

Judgemeadow Community College, Leicester, 2019 …

‘Seventy Years’<br>by Aisha QuaderyRead More

‘Self-Isolation’
by Elizabeth Ibe

Hull College, 2020 …

‘Self-Isolation’<br> by Elizabeth IbeRead More

‘I Am’
by Krystal Jackson

14 –16 School, Hull College, Hull, 2020 …

‘I Am’<br> by Krystal JacksonRead More

‘London’
by Teddy Valance

Raine's Foundation School, London …

‘London’<br> by Teddy ValanceRead More

‘Truth’
by Hafsa Kalim

Judgemeadow Community College, Leicester …

‘Truth’<br> by Hafsa KalimRead More

‘Fading In and Out of Obscurity’
by Noah Yorke

Judgemeadow Community College, Leicester …

‘Fading In and Out of Obscurity’<br> by Noah YorkeRead More

‘Ode to the Fifteenth Hour’
by Aziza Adam

Wembley High Technology College, London, 2019 …

‘Ode to the Fifteenth Hour’<br> by Aziza AdamRead More

‘Gender vs Meaning’
by Callum Roberts

John Cabot Academy, Bristol, 2019 …

‘Gender vs Meaning’<br> by Callum RobertsRead More

‘Stumbling’
by Elysia Brown

Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College, Bradford, 2014 …

‘Stumbling’<br> by Elysia BrownRead More

‘When I Came from Nepal’
by Mukahang Limbu

Oxford Spires Academy, Oxford, 2015 …

‘When I Came from Nepal’<br> by Mukahang LimbuRead More

‘The Case of Angela Brown’
by Imaru Lewis

Highgate Wood School, London, 2016 …

‘The Case of Angela Brown’<br>by Imaru LewisRead More

‘How Not to Be the Angry Black Girl’
by Naomi Dairo

Hampstead School, London, 2019 …

‘How Not to Be the Angry Black Girl’<br> by Naomi DairoRead More

‘What First Story Means to Me’
by Eurica Mae Medina

Wembley High Technology College, London, 2015 …

‘What First Story Means to Me’<br> by Eurica Mae MedinaRead More

‘Did You Know?’
by Barirah Ashfak

Feversham College, Bradford, 2016 …

‘Did You Know?’<br> by Barirah AshfakRead More

‘In The Dream’
by Samawado Farah

Wembley High Technology College, London, 2015 …

‘In The Dream’<br> by Samawado FarahRead More

‘Aqsal Al Awal’
by Sabah Hussein

Skinners' Academy, London, 2015 …

‘Aqsal Al Awal’<br> by Sabah HusseinRead More

‘The Oak Tree’
by Shahrbano Iqbal

Belle Vue Girls’ Academy, West Yorkshire, 2017 …

‘The Oak Tree’<br>by Shahrbano IqbalRead More

‘The Animal Child’
by Rosie Barwell

Melior Academy, Scunthorpe, 2019 …

‘The Animal Child’<br> by Rosie BarwellRead More

‘3.22 AM’
by Fatima Khan

Wembley High Technology College, London, 2015 …

‘3.22 AM’<br> by Fatima KhanRead More

‘Your Mother’
by Aarti Sisodiya

Judgemeadow Community College, East Midlands, 2018 …

‘Your Mother’<br> by Aarti SisodiyaRead More

‘Beginnings’
By Azfa Ali

Oxford Spires Academy, Oxford, 2012 …

‘Beginnings’<br> By Azfa AliRead More

‘I Remember: 1’
by Fatima S. Khan

Nottingham Academy (Greenwood Road Campus), Nottingham, 2013 …

‘I Remember: 1’<br> by Fatima S. KhanRead More

‘Willow’s Toad’
by Ayisha Mahmood

Cranford Community College, London, 2018 …

‘Willow’s Toad’<br> by Ayisha MahmoodRead More

‘A Pleasure’
by Grace Power

Nottingham Academy, Greenwood Road, Nottingham, 2018 …

‘A Pleasure’<br> by Grace PowerRead More

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