ABSTRACT
If ‘voice’ is the important aspect of writing which shows how inner and outer worlds of experience are expressed, and through which writers gradually signal control over their writing, then it seems sensible to listen to children’s voices. Peter, who is eleven, and whose comments head this chapter, recognises the value of writing for his inner
life – to make him feel ‘calmer’ and Rejana, who finds school cramps her imaginative writing, give us valuable glimpses into what writing can mean for young writers. However, writers’ voices are not only represented in the conviction of their writing, but also, and importantly, in their reflections about writing and their discussions about it.
