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Celebrate National Storytelling Week with this variety of story writing activities for KS1 and KS2. They will help to inspire a love of story creation and storytelling. These activities allow pupils ...

If you dream of becoming a published author, now might be your chance. The Toronto Star Short Story Contest is one of the largest and longest-running short story contests in North America and the call ...

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