It comes as research shows that the Covid lockdown has led to a resurgence in creative writing. The new study finds that students have been writing much more during lockdown, including short stories or fiction (40 per cent), letters (39 per cent), diaries or journals (27 per cent), and poems (21 per cent).
The National Literacy Trust (NLT) has released both the research and the resources to mark National Writing Day on Wednesday, June 24.
The study is based on two surveys of young people aged eight to 18, including one conducted in May and June and involving 4,141 pupils.
They said that having the time and space during lockdown inspired them to write and that writing has helped them to cope with the worry and uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic.
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