Young Authors Creative Writing Journal

The Young Authors Writing Journal is a structured yet flexible creative writing resource designed to support children as they develop confidence, imagination, and storytelling skills.

This journal combines guided story prompts, planning pages, and open-ended writing and drawing space, allowing children to move from supported writing to creating their own original stories.

Inside, children will find opportunities to plan characters and settings, explore story structure, build vocabulary, and bring their ideas to life through writing and illustration.

What’s Included

✓ 65 pages of writing activities and learning experiences
✓ Guided story prompts to spark ideas
✓ Brain dump and planning pages for characters, setting, and plot
✓ Writing tips that introduce beginning, middle, and end
✓ Vocabulary and grammar support (adjectives, verbs, descriptive language)
✓ Blank lined pages with illustration sections for original stories
✓ Multiple front cover pages for children to design their own books

Designed to

✓ Support emerging and developing writers
✓ Encourage creativity and independent storytelling
✓ Build confidence with written expression
✓ Be used repeatedly at home or in learning environments

Suitable For

✓ Home learning
✓ Classroom writing sessions
✓ Literacy centres and early finishers
✓ Children developing creative writing skills