In July we launched our newest anthology, Down to Earth, Lost in the Stars.

This has been written with the support from our Writer in Residence – Daniel Ingram Brown. We were inspired by the Greek poem The Odyssey and updated it to set it in the future, we were traveling through space and visiting planets as opposed to a boat discovering islands.

The story unfolds in an almost linear style, reflecting themes of the Odyssey.

At our launch party students read out their work to an audience of proud parents and families, school staff and representatives from First Story. Students were presented with a certificate and 2 copies each of the anthology. We also took the time to celebrate the fantastic year we have had, and the many competition wins we have had.

Two of our students dressed as alien characters from the book, and Ms. Owen dressed as The Controller, a mysterious ‘baddie’ who appears in the story.

Sadly, this is our last year working with Dan, who has been an amazing member of the team, we presented him with gifts and card to express our thanks for all his support.