Uncommon Sense- a new competition for young writers
There is still time! Deadline: September 29 2023. Issue 60 of Write On magazine is out now and it is full of wonderful writing. We...
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- Aug 7
- 2 min
Virtual experience motivates real writing!
Last week we collaborated with the Antarctic Heritage Trust team to create a writing experience both virtual and real. Young writers from...
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Poetry tips and tricks!
With lots of opportunities open to inspire you to pen a poem, we have a some tips as you get started. The Seaweek Poetry Competition is...
- Aug 25, 2022
- 2 min
Creative non-fiction- Insect Inspiration!
When we think about animals that might need our attention, we often overlook insects. This is your chance to give an insect their moment...
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Write On Competition: Creative NonFiction
Creative NonfIction = TRUE Stories Well Told For our latest Write On competition, It's Only Natural, we invite you to write a piece of...
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
Voices for The Planet : Speculative Flash Fiction
Take a look at the prompts already available for prose or poetry Coming soon are ideas for biography/reports. We invited our director,...
- Jun 27, 2022
- 3 min
Voices for The Planet : Nature Writing
We invited our director, Heather McQuillan, to contribute a couple of ideas for aspiring prose writers. Heather writes novels, short...
- Jun 19, 2022
- 2 min
Voices for the Planet: Two Poetry Prompts
We invited our poetry expert, Gail Ingram, to contribute a couple of prompts for aspiring poets. Gail is an acclaimed poet and sought...
- Jun 17, 2022
- 2 min
Voices for the Planet: 3 more Choice Poetry Tips
We invited our wonderful poetry expert, Gail Ingram, to contribute a couple of tips for aspiring poets. Gail gave us SEVEN tips! Here are...
- Jun 12, 2022
- 3 min
Voices for the Planet: 4 Choice Poetry Tips
Tips for poetry writing for the planet
- Nov 14, 2021
- 4 min
Raining Cats and Dogs
I discovered this queer curiosity in an expedition to the depths of a strange and foreign land, which shall remain unnamed for fear of...
- Nov 5, 2021
- 3 min
Shakespeare and the Pillow
Sometimes a writing warmer results in some fabulous fun writing. The Prompt: From a book pick page 7, line 7 and word 7 ( or any other...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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