Writing with a clear purpose for a specific audience is extremely motivating. We want to introduce you to three initiatives around creative writing which you and your pupils might want to engage with.
You can find out about a number of fantastic teen initiatives run by the Scottish Book Trust as well as links to writing competitions here.
Scots story competition which runs each year on Scots Hoose website
(please copy and paste this link into your browser):
http://www.scotsinschools.co.uk/index.html
"Stories, poems, spoken word pieces, comics, videos or other pieces of writing – we want to see it all, as long as it's in Scots and under 2500 words or up to ten minutes."