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    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...
    The wrong trousers- a writing prompt.
    • Aug 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    The wrong trousers- a writing prompt.

    Thanks to our wonderful tutor, Sue, for this fun prompt that gives you a chance to make your character uncomfortable in more ways than...
    Challenge: Write a myth
    • Aug 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    Challenge: Write a myth

    It's Lockdown again and last time we saw so much fabulous writing because people had time to write! So, once again we'll be providing you...
    "Creativity is just connecting things"
    • 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...
    Keep It Real Memoir: More prompts and tips
    • 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...
    Poetry Takes You Places
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Poetry Takes You Places

    Place inspires poetry and we have so much to inspire young writers on National Poetry Day August 27. Plus there's a puzzle to solve! Our...
    Keep It Real with Memoir Writing- new competition
    • 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...
    Podcast Project Goes Live!
    • May 25, 2021
    • 1 min

    Podcast Project Goes Live!

    We are thrilled to share the first of a series of podcasts created by young writers at a recent masterclass held at Tūranga with Pia...
    Perfect Leaf Poems
    • May 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Perfect Leaf Poems

    Thank you so much to the wonderful Year 1 writers from Otatara School for sharing their perfect leaf poems with us. My Perfect Leaf by...
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