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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...
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Jan 4, 20221 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...
Dec 14, 20211 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...
Nov 22, 20211 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....
Nov 19, 20211 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...
Nov 8, 20211 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,...
Nov 5, 20211 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...
Oct 26, 20211 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...
Oct 21, 20211 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...
Oct 18, 20211 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...
Sep 26, 20211 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...
Sep 22, 20211 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...
Sep 15, 20211 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...
Sep 6, 20212 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...
Aug 28, 20212 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...
Aug 24, 20211 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...
Aug 23, 20213 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...
Aug 21, 20211 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, 20212 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 16, 20212 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...
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