Creative Writings

Creative writers at work

A creative writing group, formed as part of this overall project, used the material gained from the research to create moving and incisive writings of the experiences of those involved in or affected by the War. See the individual contributions below - click on the title.

Letters home (Jane Patten)

The spies who came in from the beach (Ivan Brazier)

Letter to Annie Ross (June Pugh)

Letter from beyond the grave (collection) (Eleanore Simpson)

The prisoner (June Pugh)

Socks (June Pugh)

Keeping watch (Lynn Valentine)

Here and there (Lynn Valentine)

Historical fiction workshop handout 1 (Word document download)

Jim putting his WWI poetry to music