When faced with a blank page, it can be difficult to know where to start.

This clean & simple new guide from Accolade tackles each of the individual elements of creative writing in turn, demonstrating how - once we have mastered the core skills - creative writing is not only an academic pursuit we can master, but something genuinely fun and rewarding.

Combining exemplar material with thought-provoking activities, this guide is geared towards helping KS2 students build the skills that’ll dazzle teachers and examiners alike.

Topics covers include:

Why do we write? Looking with words Hearing Things Touch, Taste, and Smell The Element of Surprise Beginnings Character Building Ending vs Climax Conversations Tone and Register Sentences Writing Poems

Hugh Foley is a widely published poet who has taught English at Oxford University, Liverpool University, and Queen Mary University, London. The guide is underpinned by his unique approach towards creative writing: namely, the blending of clarity, complexity and imagination!