Exploring our feelings and emotions through writing is a worthwhile endeavour that allows for insight and reflection.    Your challenge is to choose one emotion and make it a theme of your poetic entry. But here’s the twist: You cannot name the emotion directly.  Let readers feel it through: Imagery: What colours, textures, sounds, or sensations capture the feeling? Metaphor and Symbols: How might the emotion live in an object, a place, a season, or a small gesture? Voice and

Last year, I wrote a newsletter titled: “Are we worried about AI? Not really.” I was wrong.

We had a wonderful time celebrating young writers on Monday night. It's a busy time of year but lots of our young writers made it along with their friends, family and teachers to support them. The students from Oxford Area School also had a special support person, the Mayor of Waimakariri, Dan Gordon came to hear their writing and help us celebrate the launch. You can buy copies of Issue 65, other back issues and even subscribe to receive our magazines into your letterbox via

As always the judges were impressed by the standard and care that had been taken with the submissions. Congratulations to everyone who entered. The winner's pieces will appear in Write On Issue 65. The names of the young writers who were Highly Commended will also be published. Living The Dream Competition Winners Winner Year 4-6 Grace Evans - Arthur St School, Dunedin Winner Year 4-6 Harper Berry - Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Auckland Highly Commended Year 4-6 Isla McDonnell,

​Flash fiction is a great form for young writers to explore. Your challenge is to pack a story into a small word count of UP TO 300 words.

This year, as part of our Fresh Voices project, we were able to facilitate writing workshops at two Ōtautahi Christchurch secondary schools, where our tutors worked with young people in Years 9-13.

It was a cold start to the July school holidays but we soon warmed up listening to exceptional young writers sharing their poetry and prose. Thank you to everyone that came to read their work, and to their support people who were a fabulous and appreciative audience. If you are a young writer who would like to be published in Write On 65 check out our website for more details and to submit your work. We get hundreds of submissions and read them all. We select the very best f

We are delighted to share the fresh voices of 51 young writers!

Our judges have made their selections in the Write On magazine competition for Issue 63: In Conversation.

When telling a story, we usually use a variety of modes such as action, description, inner thought and dialogue. Your challenge is to...

When telling a story, we usually use a variety of modes such as action, description, inner thought and dialogue. Your challenge is to...

On a frosty winter's night, the TSB room at Tūranga in Ōtautahi Christchurch was filled to the brim with warmth, smiles and pride for the...

DEADLINE: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2024 Open to young writers in Years 4-6, Years 7&8 and Years 9&10. Two winners in each age group will...

prompt 1: a conversation between non-human entities

Time to write some lyrics for a great new song referencing some aspect of life in Aotearoa New Zealand. On a High Note Lyrics Competition...

You are invited to the launch of Write On Issue 61: Uncommon Sense Where: TSB Room, Tūranga, Christchurch Central Library When: Tuesday...

Our judges have made their selections and they are super! Thank you all for your entries into the Write On short story competition for...

You are invited to the launch of Write On Issue 60: Memories and Milestones. Where: TSB Room, Tūranga, Christchurch Central Library When:...

Over 150 poems were entered in the Canterbury/ Waitaha Seaweek 2023 Poetry Competition and most of them were from the year 7&8 category ...

Over 150 poems were entered in the Canterbury/ Waitaha Seaweek 2023 Poetry Competition and many more were written over the weeks leading...