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2020 Blacktown Mayoral Creative Writing Prize

2020 Blacktown Mayoral Creative Writing Prize

The Blacktown Mayoral Creative Writing Prize 2020 was open to adults and children who live in Blacktown city. Entrants wrote a short story or poem responding to the theme of The Whole World at Home. The total prize pool was $1,600. In 2020 we received a total of 363...

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Tasty As!

Tasty As!

For five sessions over three weeks award-winning writer James Roy worked with the Year 6 students at Bidwill Public School in the Mt Druitt area to assist them telling their stories – because kids love stories. We all do!

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Finding the Edge Pieces

Finding the Edge Pieces

From the crackling edge of Sydney’s north-west edge this publication proudly represents the dedication and creativity of The Ponds High School Creative Writers Guild.

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Inspired In_Syd Stories

Inspired In_Syd Stories

At the beginning of this year, Inner Sydney High School opened its doors to a group of excited year seven students ready to begin their adventure into high school. The founding of the IN_SYD Writers Club was an important of the development of the school. Read their work here!

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One Week in December

One Week in December

For one week in December Cherrybrook Technical High School’s entire Year 10 cohort of some 470 students had chance to work with twelve exceptional writers. This is what they wrote.

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An Ordinary Day

An Ordinary Day

During Term 4, Stage 2 students and their teachers from St Nicholas of Myra, Penrith worked with writer Jodie McLeod and illustrator Eloise Short.

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33 South, 150 East

33 South, 150 East

Over the course of three Fridays, in some of the most intense heat Katoomba has ever seen, the students of Katoomba High School worked with the fabulous Catherine Jinks, to create stories of place – places of the heart; of sadness, love, hope and joy.

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Northreads Vol. 2

Northreads Vol. 2

Northreads Vol 2 is another anthology of short writings from Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School.

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Think It Up – Write It Down

Think It Up – Write It Down

During Term 3, WestWords undertook a residency with Year 4 students and their teachers from St Francis of Assisi Primary School in Glendenning. Undertaking the weekly workshops was the wonderful  Amelia McInerney.

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Northreads

Northreads

The capacity to write well requires endless hours of practice and perseverance before it take even begins to take root. The students of Northmead have shown they are willing to begin this long progress.

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The Amazing Thing!

The Amazing Thing!

A Slightly Silly, Continuously Twisty, Twirly-Whirly Curly Story… by YOU! (With a little bit of help from our friend Dub Leffler) At the 2016 Way Out West Festival for Children at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, WestWords and our friend the writer Dub Leffler asked you...

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VER 16.09: A Crestwood Anthology

VER 16.09: A Crestwood Anthology

Crestwood High students in year 9 feasted on a gothic treat when internationally bestselling steampunk author, Richard Harland, joined them for a 6 week in-school writers residency. This anthology is the result of their work together.

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Anthology: Hebersham Public School 5&6

Anthology: Hebersham Public School 5&6

Artist, illustrator and writer Dub Leffler spent a 6 week writing residency with stage 3 students from Hebersham Public School, and with illustrator Michel Streich created a wonderful anthology of their work.

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