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London Word Festival Event

By Jade Hunter / Spinebreakers Crew

Jade's written up her take on the Joe Dunthorne/Joshua Ferris/Richard Milward

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The grand finale...

By Max Elsworth / Spinebreakers Crew

The grand finale…

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Spinebreakers workshops: Week three report

By Osman Diallo / Spinebreakers Crew

The week that was…

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Short Stories

Goodbye

By Jennie Hall

A goodbye letter

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Sabrina's Story

By Talie Campbell

A touching story about breaking up.

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My Great Escape

By Geoff R

A gripping tale, titled The Great Escape

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Poems

The Lie

By Lauren Sweeney-Fenton

The Lie

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Strip Away My Religion

By Hirra

Poem titled Strip Away My Religion by Hirra

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Sport

By Daniel Palmer

Daniel's energetic poem about sports.

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Writing tips

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Advice from a slightly younger author

By jellyellie / Spinebreakers Crew

jellyellie shares her top tips on how to…

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Q & A with Rod Stanley, Editor Dazed & Confused

By Spinebreakers

Five top tips from Mr Stanley to help you on your way.

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Nick reveals how to overcome writers block

By Mirian Jacinto / Spinebreakers Crew

Nick shares some of his words of wisdom

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Features

One moment can change your life forever

Year Dot

Spinebreakers tell us of events that changed their life

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We Tell Stories

By jellyellie / Spinebreakers Crew

jellyellie gets stuck into Penguin's innovative new Alternate Reality Game.

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Easter Features

Click through to see what the Spinebreakers have to say, draw and design about Easter this year.

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