Rhythm, Rhyme and Form: How Causley Changed Poetry Writing for Kids
One of Charles Causley’s greatest talents—of which there were many– was his ability to write accessible but unpatronising poetry for...
Mid October diary by Sue Wallace-Shaddad
My blog earlier in October focused on coastlines and place and ‘Unpacking a sense of place’ is the topic of...
Ghosts on the Silver Screen: The Best Ghostly Films to Watch this October
While ghost stories can seemly be confined to folkloric tales, saved for campfire legends or to scare younger siblings, many...
November’s Call For Content: Children’s Writing
Calling all writers! Got any wonderful Blyton-esque tales burning a hole in your notepad? Any ballads for kids you’ve been...
‘Sitting with daddy’ by Angie Butler
My father died 39 year ago; he is my constant companion and helps me in nearly every decision I make....
‘Hide and Seek’ by Samantha Carr
Samantha is based in Plymouth, UK where she completed an MA in Creative Writing. Her poetry has been published in...
‘Exposure’ by Abigail Ottley
Abigail Ottley lives in Penzance. Over the past decade, her work has appeared in more than two hundred outlets, most...
Living Souls in Launceston: Some Local Ghost Stories to Raise your Heart Rate
As Halloween draws in, here at The Maker we’ve been looking into some spooky ghost stories to get your skin...
‘Banned of Gold,’ a sonnet by Caroline Burrows
Caroline Burrows’ poetry has featured on BBC Radio 4, been printed in BBC Sky at Night Magazine, and shown at the Sheffield Adventure and Kendal Mountain Film Festivals. Her...
‘A Rage (and Fear) of Cancer’ by Alison Hramiak
Alison Hramiak is a part time poet and part time teacher educator living and working in Yorkshire. She has written...
October blog by Sue Wallace-Shaddad
I have been thinking about place and coastlines recently. I came across an exhibition of paintings by Emma Williams in...
The Top Five Spooky Literary Characters to Dress up as This Halloween
As The Maker celebrates Halloween this month with our ‘Ghostly Stories’ theme, we’ve decided to put together a couple Halloween...