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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...
Nov 5, 20211 min read


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 26, 20211 min read


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 21, 20211 min read


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...
Oct 18, 20211 min read


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 26, 20211 min read


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 23, 20211 min read


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 15, 20211 min read


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...
Sep 6, 20212 min read


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 28, 20212 min read


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 25, 20211 min read


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 23, 20213 min read


"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 21, 20211 min read


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 18, 20212 min read


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...
Aug 16, 20212 min read


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...
Aug 3, 20212 min read


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...
May 25, 20211 min read


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...
May 24, 20211 min read


Winter is Coming!
As the weather gets chilly, we get excited here at Write On. Write ON Winter Writing School is coming back for KidsFest 2021. July 19,...
May 13, 20211 min read


Matariki: Reach for the Stars Poetry Competition
The next issue of Write On magazine is due out during Matariki 2021 so it’s time to explore the stars, constellations, galaxies, nebula and
Apr 7, 20212 min read


Flash Tips from Write On Tutors
Many of our Write On tutors write Flash Fiction and have been highly successful with awards and publications both in Āotearoa and...
Mar 29, 20212 min read
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