On Writing for Young People Conference 2023, Keynote Speech

Abstract

A full transcript of Prof Emeritus Julia Green’s keynote speech at the Leaf Journal’s ‘On Writing Conference 2023’. Julia sets out the origins of the discipline of Creative Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University and beyond. She discusses the early challenges and successes. She explores her own work and writing while in academia. Finally, she offers some hopes for the future of writing for young people.