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Month: September 2020

Free Workshops for Young Writers and Writing Group Leaders

Posted on September 23, 2020September 22, 2020 by Kelly McCaughrain

I hope everyone had a great (if incredibly weird) summer, and that you’re all settled back into a great (if incredibly weird) new term!

I said I’d update the site if I saw anything interesting/useful and I’ve got two really brilliant opportunities to tell you about.

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The Blank Page was created by Kelly McCaughrain, Children's Writing Fellow for NI (2019-2021), as a support and resource for Librarians and Teachers running Creative Writing Groups in post-primary schools.

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With thanks to No Alibis Bookshop for generously supporting the project

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