HUNDREDS of school pupils are being encouraged to write down their day-to-day experiences.

It is part of a project by publishers Paul Summers and Ian Dowson of Liar Inc Ltd, who are working with students at Seaham School of Technology, Easington Community School, Dene Community School of Technology, St Bede's RC Comprehensive and Shotton Hall, both in Peterlee.

It aims to give pupils confidence in their writing and to make their teenage life experiences enjoyable and accessible to a broader audience.