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Our partners First Story have commissioned award-winning YA author Dean Atta to create an activity for NWD 2025.
In his video, Dean shares a great way to start some writing by describing your voice using metaphor. He has produced an A4 activity sheet to accompany the video which you can download below.
Join in with our annual celebration of writing for pleasure and self-expression at home, school, work, wherever. Join in on Instagram and use #NationalWritingDay and #ShareYourVoice.
Also, explore the First Story free library of writing resources for prompts and inspiration to get your started.
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