Exploring our feelings and emotions through writing is a worthwhile endeavour that allows for insight and reflection.    Your challenge is to choose one emotion and make it a theme of your poetic entry. But here’s the twist: You cannot name the emotion directly.  Let readers feel it through: Imagery: What colours, textures, sounds, or sensations capture the feeling? Metaphor and Symbols: How might the emotion live in an object, a place, a season, or a small gesture? Voice and Sounds: Does...

We had a wonderful time celebrating young writers on Monday night. It's a busy time of year but lots of our young writers made it along with their friends, family and teachers to support them. The students from Oxford Area School also had a special support person, the Mayor of Waimakariri, Dan Gordon came to hear their writing and help us celebrate the launch. You can buy copies of Issue 65, other back issues and even subscribe to receive our magazines into your letterbox via our website....

As always the judges were impressed by the standard and care that had been taken with the submissions. Congratulations to everyone who entered. The winner's pieces will appear in Write On Issue 65. The names of the young writers who were Highly Commended will also be published. Living The Dream Competition Winners Winner Year 4-6 Grace Evans - Arthur St School, Dunedin Winner Year 4-6 Harper Berry - Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Auckland Highly Commended Year 4-6 Isla McDonnell, Haitaitai...