Generation Lockdown Writes: A collection of winning entries from the 'Generation Lockdown Writes' competition - Softcover

Amy Langdown (editor)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1915261112 ISBN 13: 9781915261113

Publisher: John Catt Educational Ltd, 2022

Synopsis

April 2020: the country is deep in the first lockdown as a result of coronavirus. Young people are left rootless, without school or friends and isolated at home. In this enforced alienation a creative writing competition, ‘Generation Lockdown Writes’, was launched for young people from the ages of seven to 17. The only rule was that submissions to the competition had to provide an insight into what life was like for them in lockdown – to open up windows of homes and experiences across the UK. Some of Britain’s finest authors for young people stepped in to judge the ten individual categories, and the entries flooded in. ‘Generation Lockdown Writes’ is the stunning final collection of the winning entries, chosen from over six thousand entries. The beautiful and varied pieces provide a unique insight into what life was really like for young people during this historical moment across Britain. We enter many different worlds, and are given a remarkable insight into the range of emotions that young people felt. From moments of fear to joy, this is a collection of writing that will linger in the memory for a long time. Profits from the sale of this book will be donated to BookTrust

About this title

About the Author

Amy Langdown is a writer and freelancer working in the North East of England; she currently works with New Writing North’s young people’s programmes and Curious Arts Queer Youth Arts programme. They write poetry and script and are currently working on their first full-length play for stage, alongside a poetry collection she hopes to publish when completed.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Catt Educational Ltd
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1915261112
• ISBN 13: 9781915261113
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112