WRITING, POETRY & BOOKS: All about authors, learning to write and literary fun and games

YOUNG WRITERS

• Blast Writing
  Blast's creative blueprint for young people - be inspired and express yourself through writing.
  
• CBeebies Story Circle
  Listen to or read our favourite interactive fairy, animal, world and bedtime tales.
  
• Tweenies Story Time
  The Tweenies want you to print and colour your own bookmarks and read and write reviews.
  

YOUR WRITING

• Get Writing
  Creative writers get expert insight and advice from BBC Northern Ireland.
  
• Telling Lives
  Short films made by people like you using computers and personal photographs.
  
• Writers' Room
  Information about writing for television, radio and film, along with useful tips from industry experts.
  

ALL ABOUT BOOKS

• The Big Read
  The search for the UK's best-loved book.
  
• Book Club
  Learn the story behind the story.
  
• Open Book
  All things literary with Mariella Frostrup.
  

BOOKS GAMES AND ANIMATIONS

• Dickens Game
  Take tour of Dickensian London.
  

POETRY

• Out Loud
  Listen to poets such as Sylvia Plath and Benjamin Zephaniah performing their own work.
  
• Poetree
  Enjoy Literature Expressed As Foliage - or LEAF poetry for short.
  
• DIY Poetry
  Your turn to become a poet using our poetry making kit.
  
• Visual Poetry
  A showcase of visual poetry - read, watch and be amazed by these interactive works.
  
• BBC Four Audio Interviews with Poets
  Listen to influential poets of the twentieth century talk about their lives and poetry.
  

EXTERNAL LINKS

Read up on literary festivals in the UK.

• Hay Festival
  
• Lincoln Book Festival
  
• Cambridge Word Fest
  
• Edinburgh International Book Festival
  

Book sellers...

• Abebooks
  
• Amazon
  
• BookFellas