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    Winter Writing School 2022
    • 6 days ago
    • 1 min

    Winter Writing School 2022

    Woohoo! Write On Winter Writing School is back FOR Kidsfest 2022. DAILY: 10.00- 2.30 Monday July 18 Tuesday July 19 Wednesday July 20...
    Write On Speak Out: Voices for the Planet 2022
    • May 20
    • 2 min

    Write On Speak Out: Voices for the Planet 2022

    New opportunity for young writers
    Welcome to our new editor
    • Mar 6
    • 1 min

    Welcome to our new editor

    We are delighted to welcome Sarina Dickson to our Write On magazine team. Sarina will edit Issues 58 and 59. Sarina is really looking...
    Food For Thought Poetry competition
    • Mar 6
    • 1 min

    Food For Thought Poetry competition

    Yum! Our mouths are watering! Entries are starting to arrive for our latest poetry competition. Write a poem about kai. It could be...
    Write On Issue 57: Believe It or Not : Notes for Writers and Teachers #3
    • Feb 14
    • 3 min

    Write On Issue 57: Believe It or Not : Notes for Writers and Teachers #3

    In a world where the lines between truth and fiction are often blurred, we asked young writers to tell us the truth, or lies, or...
    New: Online Community for young writers
    • Jan 6
    • 2 min

    New: Online Community for young writers

    Being a part of a community of writers is one of the most important aspects of our workshops programmes. For all sorts of reasons, not...
    2022...write, set, go!
    • Jan 4
    • 1 min

    2022...write, set, go!

    We have some great treats lined up for young writers in 2022 we want to tell you about. First up is our fabulous Summer Writing School...
    Young Writers and Creative Rights
    • 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...
    Summer Writing School 2022- news flash!
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Summer Writing School 2022- news flash!

    As Summer approaches our minds turn to....writing! What else? We are really excited to be offering Summer Writing School for Teens 2022....
    Believe It or Not- Write On Issue 57 is nearly here!
    • Nov 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Believe It or Not- Write On Issue 57 is nearly here!

    A huge thank you to our final selection of 75 young writers from around Aotearoa who made it into this edition. Your writing is...
    Winning Memoir!
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Winning Memoir!

    Thank you to everyone who shared their memories in our Write On Keep It Real Memoir Competition. We loved being drawn into your funny,...
    Read Respond Review
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    Read Respond Review

    We are really excited to be about to launch the new reviews section of our blog. Many of our young writers are also readers and a great...
    Heritage Writing 2021
    • Oct 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Heritage Writing 2021

    Write On and young writers from local schools were out and about at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora last week during the Christchurch...
    Poets in Performance
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Poets in Performance

    Proud just doesn't cover it! There needs to be a better word in English to illustrate just how the tutors and whanau in the audience felt...
    Summer Writing School 2022 Bookings open!
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Summer Writing School 2022 Bookings open!

    As Summer approaches our minds turn to....writing! What else? More specifically we are planning towards Summer Writing School for Teens...
    Write On deadlines: whoosh here they come!
    • Sep 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Write On deadlines: whoosh here they come!

    The Keep It Real memoir competition closes at midnight on Oct 22nd. Check out the details here: https://www.schoolforyoungwriters.org/com...
    Life On a Cloud: Write On in The Hurunui
    • Sep 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Life On a Cloud: Write On in The Hurunui

    This week, three of our Write On tutors have been visiting the Hurunui with workshops at both Hurunui College and Amuri Area School. It...
    Masterclasses term 4- which will you choose?
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    Masterclasses term 4- which will you choose?

    In a time of restrictions, rescheduling and cancellations it has been a joy to start looking to the future! With all fingers and toes...
    Five words  Five ways - a writing prompt
    • Sep 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Five words Five ways - a writing prompt

    Thanks to our treasured tutor, Desna, for this week's prompt. We asked for one and Desna provided 5 ways with 5 words! Anything can...
    Pocket universe – a writing prompt
    • Aug 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Pocket universe – a writing prompt

    A big shout out to our tutor, Claire, for this fabulous fantastical writing prompt. Pocket Universes There are pocket universes that...
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