Welcome to our Library of Stories. Please click on the story title to read Chapter 1.
These are collaborative story openings created by school groups and community groups.
Each participant writes their own Chapter 2.
EastSide Learning with Ballymac Summer Scheme
30th July 2024
Once upon a time, there was a sponge called Spongey. Spongey saw a pack of bananas. They were a really tight team, they all stuck together. Spongey felt nervous because the army of bananas was trying to chase him...
Word Warriors
24th July 2024
Setting:
The Great Barrier Reef in the pacific Ocean, with lots of coral and fish. The year is 2124, one hundred years in the future.
We are in a town called Atlantic Ahoy where the fish live in harmony. There are a few shops and playgrounds...
Word Warriors
17th July 2024
“OK Spots, I’m going to be back in an hour or so,” said Lexia.
“Good luck in your audition, I hope you get it,” replied Spot excitedly...
Maine Integrated Primary School, P4
20th June 2024
One day after school, Peely was feeling excited on their way to the new park because it had just opened. Peely met the two popular and horrid bullies from school. They were way bigger than Peely and they were unkind.
There was a little dog there called Ted. Ted and Peely were from the same class at school. Ted noticed the unkindness...
Botanic Primary School, P5
at the Seamus Heaney Centre with guest illustrator, Paul Howard
19th June 2024
There was an evil scientist trying to reign over the world with an evil musical cat. There was an elemental girl who tried to save the world but the scientist was too powerful. The evil cat put people to sleep with his lullabies. The element girl was the owner of all of the elements but the scientist was too strong...
Strangford Integrated College, Y9
13th June 2024
In the Universal Robot Cup final, RC8 scored 27 goals. Buddy, his robot dog in the crowd, chanted, ‘Go RC8 Go!’ whilst RC8 scored his goals. RC8 was not happy though....
Strangford Integrated College, Y9
12th June 2024
Skippity was singing his most famous opera song on the stage in the Ohio Opera House.
As he was singing, a beer bottle was thrown by a drunk member of the audience...
Cullybackey College, KS3 Creative Writing Club
28th May 2024
Jerry was a spy who had gone undercover to spy on Shanneen and see what she was up to. Shanneen was a want-to-be widow and had killed her husband...
St Conor's College, Y9
23rd May 2024
Once upon a time, a little tiger called Margaret was born in Antrim hospital. Her mother was killed by an eagle. So she swore to get her revenge...
Coláiste Feirste, Y10
22nd May 2024
Once upon a time, Skippy fell down the stairs. He was taken to the vet and they couldn’t save him. Skippy woke up and saw himself in the mirror and he was a skeleton . . .
