Friday 27 September 2013

In praise of young writers

We ran an open mic for writers in our home town of Darlington last night and one of the writers who read was aged twelve.
Already a double competition winner, she impressed with her talent, particularly her ability to use detail to bring her writing to life.
She reminded me of me at 12, writing feverishly, learning my craft (just not as talented as the young author last night!)
I know a lot of youngsters who write (my 14-year-old daughter is part of a circle of them and I take creative writing sessions in schools) and in an age when exam pressures threaten to crowd out our young people’s creativity, it’s a joy to see them experimenting with their art.
Long may it continue.


John Dean

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