• AGNSW workshop “Busting to be Found” where students made a bust using nothing but found objects such as toilet rolls, coffee cups and plastic bags.

    FOUND: The Art of Recycling

    Here at WestWords we’re great believers in the way different art forms—writing, illustration, visual arts and crafts, photography and performance—can all come together in the most creative of ways. Often own workshop programs include storytelling through a whole range of art forms, and we’re very keen also on sustainability and encourage all of our presenters [...]

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    WestWords Western Sydney Writers Fellowships

    WestWords Western Sydney Writers’ Fellowships Guidelines for Applicants The WestWords Western Sydney Writers’ Fellowships offers 3 Fellowships of $7,000 each to emerging and established writers aged 16 years and over from the Greater Western Sydney region. DESCRIPTION The Fellowships support the artistic development of creators of literature from Greater Western Sydney to fulfil the following [...]

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    Summertime Stories is back!

    Join us for an afternoon of magic and mystery, linguistic gymnastics and drawings galore. Yes, it’s time for Summertime Stories! WestWords’ annual family festival of children’s literature will be held on 8 December 2012 from 1pm at Blacktown Arts Centre. This year’s program features: Ursula Dubosarsky and Tohby Riddle present The Word Spy! Fun and [...]

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    Reflections and Jeannie Baker’s Mirror exhibitions

          The exhibition of artworks from Jeannie Baker’s award-winning picture book, Mirror, is making the final stop of its 2 year national tour at Blacktown Arts Centre. Jeannie’s intricately detailed collages present a visual story that both contrasts and reveals the parallels in the everyday life of two boys – one in Sydney, [...]

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    Inspiration and the Unknown Reader: Black Spring by Alison Croggon

    In this post, guest author Alison Croggon describes the inspiration behind her most recent novel for young adults, Black Spring, and ponders how—or whether—an author always knows who their audience is, and wonders, does it even matter?  We’re delighted to welcome Alison to WestWords  and are very excited about Black Spring. If you’re excited about [...]

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    One Very Tired Wombat

    We’re very pleased to welcome Renée Treml to the WestWords site. Renée‘s first picture book, One Very Tired Wombat,  is delightful, and we’re sure you will enjoy reading here how she created the gorgeous illustrations. At the end of the post, find out how you can win a copy of Renée‘s book, courtesy of Random House [...]

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    From Spider King to Sword Girl

    Welcome to the WestWords guest author posts to Frances Watts! Frances has been involved in several WestWords projects, and we’re delighted to host this fascinating post about the inspirations she drew from history–and her dad!–for her Sword Girl series of historical adventures. At the end of the post, see details as to how you can [...]

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    In Town and City with James Roy

     James Roy has been one of the western Sydney authors we’ve worked with from the early days of WestWords. He also happens to be one of Australia’s best writers for children and young adults. Enjoy this post on the writing of his latest book for young adults,  City. If you would like to win a [...]

WestWords engages children and young people in Greater Western Sydney by encouraging an appreciation of story and storymaking in a variety of forms and by promoting the understanding of the importance of books in the lives of young people. WestWords is committed to providing an environment where the stories of the communities of Western Sydney and the places they come from are celebrated.
We believe that engagement with reading and writing allows young people to develop their imagination, hone their creative skills and give voice to their experiences.
Since 2007, WestWords has reached more than 4000 children and young adults through programs in schools, public libraries and cultural and community organisations.
WestWords is proudly supported by Arts NSW, Blacktown City Council and the Australia Council for the Arts.

AGNSW workshop “Busting to be Found” where students made a bust using nothing but found objects such as toilet rolls, coffee cups and plastic bags.

FOUND: The Art of Recycling

Here at WestWords we’re great believers in the way different art forms—writing, illustration, visual arts and crafts, photography and performance—can all come together in the most creative of ways. Often own workshop programs include storytelling through a whole range of art forms, and we’re very keen also on sustainability and encourage all of our presenters [...]

WestWords Western Sydney Writers’ Fellowships Announcement

MEDIA RELEASE Friday 22 March 2013 WestWords Western Sydney Writers’ Fellowships Announcement WestWords – the Western Sydney Young People’s Literature Development Project – has awarded three Fellowships of $7,000 each to writers from, or with a strong connection to, Greater Western Sydney. The successful Fellows are Tristan Bancks, Sanaz Fotouhi and Kavita Bedford. The Western [...]

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WestWords Western Sydney Writers Fellowships

WestWords Western Sydney Writers’ Fellowships Guidelines for Applicants The WestWords Western Sydney Writers’ Fellowships offers 3 Fellowships of $7,000 each to emerging and established writers aged 16 years and over from the Greater Western Sydney region. DESCRIPTION The Fellowships support the artistic development of creators of literature from Greater Western Sydney to fulfil the following [...]