Fun new apps to download for FREE!

I have just discovered some fun apps for budding writers and poets or for people who just love listening to quality poetry...

The Poetry App - is only available through I-tunes but is well worth it.  If you want to hear Voldemort read TS Elliot's 'The Wasteland' this is for you.  It will help in understanding the poem.  Y13's who have covered The Hollow Men, The Wasteland etc will find this app beneficial.






Wattpad - this app is like a creative writing course for FREE.  Read other people's work and create your own.  An interesting way to keep writing and find new writing buddies...





Writing prompts - this will give you a quick random prompt to keep the creativity going.  It is also possible to purchase more when things get really stuck...

Writing exercises - this was used effectively during last weeks creative writing session.  By giving random first lines, subjects, characters, and plot lines - writing exercises makes the creative flow fun and easy.  The results we got from the random first line were varied and diverse.  Read them for yourself on www.hibslibrary.weebly.com and go to the creative writing page.


I hope you download these and try them out.  If you do or if you have others you can recommend please let me know...:)

writers, writers, everywhere!

Firstly a huge thank you to whoever organises the many writers tours to all our schools.  Yesterday we (70 students, 3 teachers and me) went to Maidstone Intermediate to listen and laugh with Andy Griffiths (the Bad Book, the very bad book, just disgusting! ....et al) It is wonderful to see the rapt attention and eager participation from students who think writing and reading is sooo boooring!  Long may Andy keep writing and inspiring!  www.andygriffiths.com.au
Then in June HIBS is hosting Chris Paolini (Eragon).  That is so exciting! www.alagaesia.com
But wait there's more: next term Derek Landy (aka Skulduggery Pleasant) is visiting Raroa Intermediate.  www.skulduggerypleasant.com
So check out the websites and read the books and then go to your school library and register to come and hear them speak!

Writers and Readers Week 2012

click on this link and check out the writers and subjects galore....!

http://festival.co.nz/writers-and-readers

Newsletter from the Institute of Modern Letters

http://www.victoria.ac.nz/modernletters/resources/publications/Newsletter-2012-Feb-1.pdf

click on the link above to read the latest news from the home of creative writing in Wellington.....particularly good for those of you interested in joining the creative writers group here at HIBS. 

IML launches a new site!

The University of Victoria's International Institute of Modern Letters has just launched the Exercise Book
check it out here: filled with exercises from the workshops....
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/vup/2011titleinformation/exercise.aspx

have fun!