Brian Conaghan's creative writing lessons

This series of downloadable PowerPoints presentations, created by author and Reading Schools(this link will open in a new window) ambassador Brian Conaghan, provide activities and tips to develop pupils' creative writing. Each activity has a suggested time length and is coded to Curriculum for Excellence.

The PowerPoints are split into four different lessons:

• Lesson 1: Developing your writing skills
• Lesson 2: Developing your writing style
• Lesson 3: How to write with empathy
• Lesson 4: Developing your editing skills

Further resources

• See our creative writing resources and Young Writers section of our website to further support young people with writing for pleasure
• Watch Brian Conaghan share more writing tips on our Authors Live on demand broadcast
• Use our teen book discussion guides to discuss Brian Conaghan’s novel Treacle Town