

Flourishing futures from residency
July was an exciting month for Swedish young writers in general as well as Young Writers Lab in particular with a series of events At The...


Skogspoesi. Poems from a forest.
Last Thursday was a very special day for the children of Klass 5-6 in Kulltorpsskolan. They received their books, “Poems from a Forest:...


Sagolandet, where writing dreams come true.
Following my trip to Jönköping Region in April, it's great to hear that new groups for Young Writers Lab have started up. Elisabeth is...


Frogs tales and Fika in the forest.
After a moving day in Gnosjö, the following day we were entertained by pupils in Kulltorpsskolan, Kulltorp. We heard about their frog...


Moving stories in Gnosjö
Young Writers Lab has been out on the road in the last few days. We had an exciting time in Gnosjö where we met Grade 1 pupils in...


Young Writers Lab - Teambuilding and a lot of writing…..
We did know each other a little bit before travelling to Tranås for our Young Writers Lab weekend, Mel Perry from Wales, Elisabeth...


Ghosts of Old Shops
It's great to hear Ullias Berglund reading his poem "The Ghosts of Old Shops" . This piece was inspired by a line from a poem by Rhodri...


Success in Smålit
Last time Mel was in Tranås, until this week, it was in the midsummer warmth and light of July 2017 for Tranås at the Fringe. We...


Chalking our memories in the yard.
Thankfully it was a sunny day when I visited Holavedgymnasiet in Tranås to meet up with The Unknown. The group and I have been meeting...


Weaving our journeys
Words over Water met for the first time in skype on Monday 29th May. The members of the group share interests in Harry Potter and Dr Who...