We can't believe it is already our final day of Winter Writing School! It has been fabulous to get to know all of the young writers who...

Oops, we were so busy with three fabulous classes running on Day 1 no one remembered to take photos, but Kidsfest Winter Writing School...

ARE YOU OUR NEXT COVER MODEL OR PHOTOGRAPHER? Send us a photo of yourself, or another kiwi kid exploring our natural environment. Our...

Write On Issue 58: Food for Thought was launched at Tūranga this week. Congratulations to all of our young writers who read their pieces...

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...

Take a look at the prompts already available for prose or poetry Coming soon are ideas for biography/reports. We invited our director,...

We invited our director, Heather McQuillan, to contribute a couple of ideas for aspiring prose writers. Heather writes novels, short...

We invited our wonderful poetry expert, Gail Ingram, to contribute a couple of tips for aspiring poets. Gail gave us SEVEN tips! Here are...

Tips for poetry writing for the planet

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...

New opportunity for young writers

We are delighted to welcome Sarina Dickson to our Write On magazine team. Sarina will edit Issues 58 and 59. Sarina is really looking...

Yum! Our mouths are watering! Entries are starting to arrive for our latest poetry competition. Write a poem about kai. It could be...

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...

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...

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...

..."Overall I view my creative rights as really important in preserving my ownership of my individual style and work. When I write a...

As Summer approaches our minds turn to....writing! What else? We are really excited to be offering Summer Writing School for Teens 2022....

A huge thank you to our final selection of 75 young writers from around Aotearoa who made it into this edition. Your writing is...

Thank you to everyone who shared their memories in our Write On Keep It Real Memoir Competition. We loved being drawn into your funny,...