The Originals: Original Short Stories by Young Authors

Original short stories from young writers aged 5-20. These young writers entered The Little BIG Book Competition ran by The Lil' Author Skool and have either won or their story was chosen as a feature. Hundreds of submissions were sent in from young writers from around the world! The Lil' Author Skool is a not for profit organisation. It was founded in 2016 by London born children's/YA author A. Bello, who wrote her debut novel 'Emily Knight I am...' at aged 12! The Lil' Author Skool is passionate about encouraging young people to read and write and want to give them as many free and affordable opportunities. The Lil' Author Skool is part of The Author School (GB Entrepreneur Awards Finalists 2016) and help young writers aged 5-21 years old. The little BIG Book Competition started in 2016 and The Originals is our first book. See more