Ayrshire teen selected for prestigious role at Scotland's biggest creative writing event
dailyrecord.co.ukNewmilns teenager has been selected to set the agenda for Scotland’s biggest creative writing and illustration conference. Juan Ipince is one of six youngsters that have been selected to plan and host StoryCon 2020 – an event run by the Scottish Book Trust for young people.The 14-year-old was recruited for the conference that aims to help increase opportunities for young people to access and contribute to literary culture across the country.A short story writer, Juan enjoys creating protagonists that face opposition and have to overcome their struggles alone.And the teen will be mentored by award-winning author Martin Stewart of The Sacrifice Box and Riverkeep, who has been helping Juan to work on his stories.Juan said: “I applied to What’s.
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