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The Instapoets take photos of their poems, often with drawings and illustrations, and post them across social media networks such as Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter. And thousands of unpublished poets are joining in using the hashtags #instapoetry and #instagrampoetry hoping to achieve the success of award winning poets like New Zealand based Lang Leav.

Martin was finding retirement unsatisfactory without the mental stimulus, purpose or sense of achievement that a job provides. He missed the excitement of having to hit deadlines and produce professional work. Then he came across The Writers Bureau's Creative Writing Course.

Recently there has been a call for more socio-economic issues to be prevalent in everyday fantasy comics and fiction publications. DC Comic's Batman has recently explored the issue of police racism in their latest issue.

The National Curriculum may be holding back children's creative writing skills, according to a recent report. Assessment criteria for English exams tend to favour flowery and complex language which can steer children's writing in a direction which helps them to pass exams but may not be constructive for their future. Now, a group of acclaimed children's authors are putting the finishing touches to an open letter to the Education Secretary imploring her to remedy the situation.

Writing for children is already getting festive, with the announcement that 'Aliens Crazy Christmas', a picture book published by Scholastic and written by Amy Sparkes, is due this October. Sparkes' book follows on the back of her recent success with 'The Mouse who Sailed the Seas' published in May of this year, with the second in the series due in June 2016. With bold imagery and thrilling narratives these books will have enduring appeal for young audiences.

Currently making waves in the world of literature is the release of a list of 'must read' works of fiction for children. Compiled by the National Association for the Teaching of English and the TES magazine, the Top Ten includes classics such as Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Goodnight Mister Tom and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Mills & Boon are the largest publishers of romantic fiction in the entire world. Chances are, if you've walked through a bookshop or supermarket, you've come upon entire corners devoted to their publications. Their authors go on to become household names, selling thousands of books and entertaining countless women (and sometimes men!), in the vagaries of love and loss. And now, the Writers Bureau can confirm that their student, Rachael Dove, has won a fiercely competitive contest held by Prima magazine and Mills & Boon, with her entry 'The Chic Boutique on Baker Street'. She will now be working with editors to complete her book so it is ready to hit the shelves next year.