More than 200 aspiring young writers attended a writing festival aiming to inspire them. 

Pupils from Columbkille's Primary and Nursery School in Cambuslang visited the Wee Write festival in Glasgow with funding from UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE).

UKSE has supported the children in going to the festival for four years now by paying for transport and books to take home and enjoy. 

Scott Webb, regional manager at UKSE said: “Wee Write is the perfect example of a community-based initiative that is designed to enhance and improve the literacy of our next generation, and UKSE is incredibly proud to again help Cambuslang youngsters get involved.  

“Reading sparks creativity and opens doors to an abundance of opportunities, so instilling interest in literacy from a young age is intrinsic to creating life-long skills.  

“On a wider level, supporting local communities is integral to UKSE’s identity and we are looking forward to continuing making an impact in traditional steel regions across the west of Scotland.” 

Glasgow Times: L-R: Maz Evans, Dan Smith and Sabine Adeyinka with teacher and S6 pupils from St Columbkille's Primary and NurseryL-R: Maz Evans, Dan Smith and Sabine Adeyinka with teacher and S6 pupils from St Columbkille's Primary and Nursery

The children enjoyed a visit to the festival’s Chicken House Publishers Roadshow on April 26.

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They were joined by Newcastle author Dan Smith, who has just published his seventh children's book Nisha’s War, Maz Evans, author of the bestselling Who Let The Gods Out series and Sabine Adeyinka. 

Wee Write programmer, Fiona Haddow, said: “We are excited to bring the magic of books with live authors, storytellers and more, back to enthral and inspire the children of Glasgow.

"We welcome UKSE’s support, and we hope the children who travelled from Cambuslang to join us as a result of its funding had a wonderful time.”