sam work
Asham Literary Endowment Trust
'sam's research proved invaluable in our
decision to design a literature project specifically for young people…'
Carole Buchan, Director Asham Literary Endowment Trust
Last year sam secured a major commission to develop a substantial research programme on the writing habits of young people across East Sussex. The project was inaugurated by the award-winning Asham Literary Endowment Trust, one of the UK's foremost literary foundations. Organisers of the prestigious biennial Asham Award (Britain's only prize for short stories by women) and the UK's only dedicated short story festival, the Trust was established in 1996 to promote excellence in literature for emerging writers.
Writes of Passage
By carrying out an audit of current teenage writing research and a series
of project-based focus groups, sam created a comprehensive
body of data on a range of literacy issues: from gender difference and
international variance to peer group influence and the effects of text
messaging and e-mailing on young writing.
Making Words Work
For sam, research and evaluation is only effective if it delivers demonstrable
results and impacts on future development. Based on the findings of sam’s
research, Asham has pioneered a special initiative to develop literature
projects specifically targeted at young people.
Young at Art
The Asham study is just one example of sam's ongoing
commitment to providing expert consultancy and evaluation in this sector.
It has recently been awarded the commission to support the development
of the arts and cultural learning strategies for children and young people
for Arts Council England, South East.
