The young people were all taking part in Stockton ARC’s brill arts programme, More Stuff Like This Please! Meeting regularly, the sessions give the young people an opportunity to work with arts practitioners of all types.

The book itself is a collection of poetry, stories, illustrations and reflections, created by the young people during a time of uncertainty, isolation and anxiety. We worked with the programme, the artists and writers, and the young people to develop the idea, curate and edit the content, and publish the book itself.

In June 2021, we worked with ARC and the More Stuff Like This! team to launch the book with a brill event at Stockton’s super bookshop, Drake The Bookshop.

“I just want to say how wonderful I think the book looks!! I feel quite emotional and very very proud of what the group have achieved – it looks so brilliant!!”
Holly, More Stuff Like This Please!