‘The Grip of the Octopus’ by Joe Bedford
‘The Grip of the Octopus’ was written by Joe Bedford for our City Academy Short Story Competition 2021. The Grip…
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Our stories shares experiences from our City Academy students and tutors about their classes – hear about acting to singing, dance to comedy in their own words.
Margie Mitchell: City Academy Student to Award-Winning Memoirist
Margie Aknew began her writing journey at City Academy, later winning the Bridport Memoir Prize. Discover how she found her voice, overcame challenges, and turned personal tragedy into a powerful memoir. Get inspired and start your own writing journey today!
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Follow In Their Footsteps
Myrah Duckworth, a member of the City Academy Mentorship Programme writes about what Black History Month means to her. I…
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Meet Our Short Story Writing Competition Winner: Heike Ellwood
We sat down with the winner of our Short Story Competition 2022, Heike Ellwood, to discuss her story, What Yuri…
Read More What Yuri Got by Heike Ellwood
Following our City Academy Short Writing Competition 2022, We are delighted to introduce Heike Ellwood, the winner, with her entry…
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City Academy Short Story Competition 2022 – WINNER IS ANNOUNCED
Winner is announced. When we kicked off this year’s short story competition, the judges had one question and one question…
Read MoreThe Postcard by Jean Ashbury
The Postcard My name is Aleesha and I will be sixteen in a few months. I live with my brother…
Read MoreRed Dirt by Peter Rose
Red Dirt “You want I should bring you out a coke or lemonade or something?” It was still early morning,…
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Winning The Short Story Writing Competition: One Year On With Tong Qiu
The search is still open for the best original short story written by a previously unpublished writer. Whether you have…
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City Academy Mentorship Programme
PLEASE NOTE THE APPLICATION WINDOW FOR OUR MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME HAS NOW CLOSED FOR 2022 Our Mentorship Programme is a…
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