How to get involved with Stories from the Web

Stories from the Web (SFW) is a website where you can write your own stories and poems, send in reviews, play games and explore our virtual bookshelf.
We will publish your writing and artwork for free in the SFW Gallery!

How and Where

Library authorities throughout the UK can subscribe to Stories from the Web and all young people living in that area automatically become members.

Stories from the Web Members can:

Log In to Stories from the Web with their username and password
Join in with all the games and activities including the special locked member activities
Send in poems, stories, raps, pictures and lots more
Have all their pictures and writing displayed in a special member's gallery
Find out about events happening in libraries
Look at their library's online library catalogue for books to borrow
Take part in Stories from the Web clubs at some libraries

Libraries Involved

See if libraries in your area are involved with Stories from the Web

If your Library is involved, ask them for your username and password so you can log in as a member.

If your library is not involved you can still enjoy using some activites on Stories from the Web as a non-member. Why not tell your library about Stories from the Web.

Artwork

If your Library is involved with Stories from the Web you can ask them to send us your artwork.

We will display graphic novels, bookjacket designs or anything else book related so get creative!

See the Artwork that is already in the gallery:

Graphic Novels

Drawings

Staff Support Materials

There are 'Stories from the Web' online support materials for library staff in member authorities to help in the delivery of reader development activities.
You need to have a staff username & password to access these.

Library Authorities
Contact Stories from the Web if you would like to know more about how your authority can become a member and benefit from the wide range of value added resources available for your staff and customers.

Email: storiesfromtheweb@birmingham.gov.uk phone 0121 464 2894

For more information about Stories from the Web look at the Site Info.

Schools

Stories from the Web aims to promote books, authors, poets, reading and creative writing to young people. The site is currently funded by subscriptions paid by 48 Library authorities across the UK. There are now over 62,000 contributions of creative writing from young people displayed in the ‘Gallery’ on the site, some of this work has been undertaken in schools and this activity is increasing as many teachers have discovered the benefits of using Stories from the Web to support lessons with whole classes submitting stories, poetry and book reviews for display.

The success of the site has led to us now having to consider ways to provide a paid service to schools which will encourage creative reading and writing activity among young people. The FREE service is NO LONGER available to schools, any work received from children in school will no longer be displayed until subscriptions are available in the future. We hope you still enjoy looking at the website.

If your school would like information about developments for schools in the future contact storiesfromtheweb@birmingham.gov.uk phone 0121 464 2894

For more information look at the Site Info.

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'Stories from the Web' is a Reader Development Programme managed by Birmingham Libraries

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Web site hosted by UKOLN at:

www.storiesfromtheweb.org