Boys and Writing

by Steve Bowkett

All students can think more creatively. And all students' writing can be improved through a thinking skills agenda. The emphasis in this Pocket PAL is on engaging boys with writing, but the ideas and practical activities work equally well with girls, and are applicable across the age and ability range. The techniques have been tried and tested over years of 'author visiting' - and they can be used immediately.

96 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2006

About the author

Steve Bowkett was born and brought up in the mining valleys of South Wales. He started writing for pleasure at the age of thirteen and had his first book published in 1985.

Steve's background is in education. He taught English for 18 years though is now a full-time writer, storyteller, educational consultant and also a qualified hypnotherapist.

In his time he has written fantasy and SF for teenagers, adult and teen horror, romance, mainstream fiction for pre-teens, fiction and non-fiction for younger readers and poetry for all ages. He has also published a number of educational books, principally in the fields of literacy, creativity, thinking skills, philosophy and emotional resourcefulness. To date Steve has published over eighty titles plus numerous short stories and poems.