Creative Writing & English Tutor, Editor & Author,  Nikki Young

Private Tuition

Are you looking for private tuition for English and writing?

Storymakers provides 1:1 private tuition for both children and adults, virtually and in-person.

Creative Writing Classes

The storymakers club offers various creative writing classes for children.

The online creative writing classes run termly, starting from aged 7 years and up to aged 14.

Book Writing Workshop

The online book writing workshops run in most school holidays.

If your child has ever dreamed of becoming an author, this is for them.

Private Tutoring

English Tuition

Storymakers provides 1:1 private English and creative writing tuition, online and in-person, for children aged 7 up to GCSE.

This includes 11+ and 13+ entrance preparation.

11+ English Preparation

11+ and 13+ English preparation for Sevenoaks School

Get personalised English tuition for the 11+ and 13+ entrance examinations for Sevenoaks School.

Young Author Mentoring

Do you have a budding author in need of mentoring?

A child who writes and writes and writes, but doesn’t know what to do with it? And you can’t really help them?

English Language Lessons

English lessons for non-native English speakers

Are you looking for English lessons to help you improve your understanding and use of the English language?

Creative Writing

Writer Buds

Explore different styles of writing with the Writer Buds group

Wednesday Writing Club

Are you looking for a creative writing club for your child that offers something unique?

Story Writers

The Story Writers take a step-by-step approach to learning.

The Young Writers

The Young Writers is a youth creative writing group

Sign up for a class today

Do you want to try out the Storymakers Club?

Book a trial session on one of the groups to see if you think it’s for you.

About Nikki Young

I’m children’s author, Nikki Young and I provide English and writing support.

I started the Storymakers Writing Club in 2017, following the publication of my first book, The Mystery of the Disappearing Underpants.

Why learn with us?

The Storymakers Club was set up with the idea of making writing fun.

Weekly groups provide consistency as well as a social setting in which to learn. Peer-group learning is also an important part of the process.

Editing Services for Authors

Developmental Editing for adult authors

Are you an author?

Looking for guidance from an experienced editor?

Whether you’re just starting out as a writer and need a mentor’s support, or you’re further into your author journey and need help on your current work in progress, choose from a range of services to take your writing to the next level.

The latest on the blog

Write a sentence about…

Write a sentence about…

When it comes to writing, and reluctance to write, I always encourage starting small. You’d be surprised by where that can lead. One of the writing exercises I’ve been doing with the children at the Storymakers’ Summer School these last few weeks is an extremely...

The Magic Sand – A Short Story

The Magic Sand – A Short Story

I am always encouraged to hear the children have been writing when not attending the Storymakers groups. What a delight to find out that one of them had won a writing competition! Aliona attended the Story Writers group throughout lockdown and she wrote The Magic Sand...

What am I?

What am I?

The Young Writers got creative recently with some 'what am I?' quizzes. Can you guess what they're describing? Can you come up with your own? 1.)I can whistle but I can't talkAnd I can dance but can't walk.I can brighten someone’s day or make it worse!I'm invisible...