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Whenever you are wondering what to write about, remember that you have many moments and memories that can become great poems and stories....
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- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Broken Earth
written by Tessa Scott, Year 7 As you drive to school in your car, spouting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, you watch as the trees...
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
Moments and Milestones: Christchurch Heritage Week 2022
Last week, during the Christchurch Heritage Festival, we ran three masterclasses exploring both the heritage of inner city Ōtautahi...
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
Competitions: Time is Ticking...
We have two fabulous competitions closing on Friday 30th September. You still have plenty of time to start your entry. 1. WRITE CREATIVE...
- Aug 25, 2022
- 2 min
Creative non-fiction- Insect Inspiration!
When we think about animals that might need our attention, we often overlook insects. This is your chance to give an insect their moment...
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Write On Competition: Creative NonFiction
Creative NonfIction = TRUE Stories Well Told For our latest Write On competition, It's Only Natural, we invite you to write a piece of...
- Jul 4, 2022
- 2 min
Ōtautahi - out and about this winter
Ōtautahi - out and about this winter An article by Es Pitts, Year 7 Whether you’ve lived in Christchurch for a long time or are just...
- Jun 27, 2022
- 3 min
Voices for The Planet : Nature Writing
We invited our director, Heather McQuillan, to contribute a couple of ideas for aspiring prose writers. Heather writes novels, short...
- Jan 5, 2022
- 1 min
Who is watching you?
I See I see a bee sitting in a tree Bee sees a daisy growing next to me Daisy sees a flea perched on my knee Flea sees me staring at a...
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
Fantastical Creatures: Floxmingo
(c) illustration by Yaxin Zhang, Year 8 An Introduction to the Floxmingo Written by Professor Elsie The rare floxmingo, or Phoenicopterus...
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
Young Writers and Creative Rights
..."Overall I view my creative rights as really important in preserving my ownership of my individual style and work. When I write a...
- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
A Writer's Wand
A WRITER’S WAND words spread across the page because of you I have a companion a friend if I lost you I would stop the words would stay...
- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
Fantastical Creatures: Ignire Vulpes
The Ignire Vulpes (Ignite fox) Ignire Vulpes is a small fox-like creature that hides amid dark caves, waiting for its unsuspecting prey....
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
Memoir: The Subterranean Kingdom
This memoir was highly commended in the Year 4-6 category of our Keep It Real Memoir competition. The winning entries can be found in...
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
Memoir: Arlo
This memoir was highly commended in the Year 4-6 category of our Keep It Real Memoir competition. The winning entries can be found in...
- Nov 8, 2021
- 3 min
Memoir: Wildlife
Over the next month we will be sharing memoir from our writing classes, online students, and highly commended entrants in the Write On...
- Sep 7, 2021
- 1 min
How to survive your family during Lockdown
This collaborative poem was written during ZOOM session during Lockdown Level 3 in September 2021. How to survive your family during...
- Aug 21, 2021
- 1 min
"Creativity is just connecting things"
We wanted to share this creation from one of our young ( Year 5) writers, Ethan. In his Write On Saturdays class Ethan has been learning...
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
Keep It Real Memoir: More prompts and tips
A memoir is a personal story so keep in mind that you will use narrative techniques to engage your reader and immerse them in the...
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
Keep It Real with Memoir Writing- new competition
Our next competition challenges you to tell us about something that really happened to you. We want you to spin out the story, keep us...
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