All workshops are facilitated by our Story Factory Storytellers and provide a safe and supportive space where young people can develop ideas and write. Guided by our expert staff, with support from their fellow writers, young people are empowered to create an extended, exciting piece of writing.
We’re running in-person and online workshops during term on Monday – Thursday for both primary school and high school students.
Sign up to our free writing workshops using the links below or email us at students@storyfactory.org.au
Shipwrecked! (Online)
- After-school program – Term 1
- Mondays from 2 February – 23 March 2026
- 4pm – 5.30pm
- Online
- For primary school students, years 3-6
You wake up on a beach. Maybe it’s warm and lined with palm trees? Maybe it’s cold and rocky and coarse? (Maybe it’s a beach on a planet far beyond our solar system!) One thing’s for sure: if you’re going to survive and make it home again, you’re going to need to get organised…
In this workshop series, students find themselves washed up on a beach after a shipwreck. Each week, they create entries in a journal that tells the story of their adventure: collecting supplies, building a shelter, overcoming The Thing That Lurks in the Dark and, finally, their plan for escape or rescue!
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- After-School Program – Term 1
- Thursdays from 5 February – 26 March 2026
- 4.00pm – 5.30pm
- Online
- For primary school students, years 3-6
You wake up on a beach. Maybe it’s warm and lined with palm trees? Maybe it’s cold and rocky and coarse? (Maybe it’s a beach on a planet far beyond our solar system!) One thing’s for sure: if you’re going to survive and make it home again, you’re going to need to get organised…
In this workshop series, students find themselves washed up on a beach after a shipwreck. Each week, they create entries in a journal that tells the story of their adventure: collecting supplies, building a shelter, overcoming The Thing That Lurks in the Dark and, finally, their plan for escape or rescue!
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Strange Broadcasts (In-person)
- After-School Program – Term 1
- Mondays from 2 February – 23 March 2026
- 4pm – 5.30pm
- In-person at Story Factory Parramatta, 90 George St, Parramatta, Burramattagal Land, NSW 2150
- For high school students, years 7-10
You’re a DJ working the late shift at your local radio station. It’s 2am and the coffee’s gone cold. Just as you’re starting to fall asleep at the microphone, you hear it: a soft, alien voice whispering into your headphones. Do you pull them off your head or turn up the volume to listen? And what might you say back…
In this free workshop series, students will take inspiration from podcasts, radio dramas and soundscapes to create exciting, quirky poems as part of their very own late-night radio show. At the end of the workshop, they will record their words and receive a professional-grade audio recording of their collected work set to original music!
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Strange Broadcasts (Online)
- After-School Program – Term 1
- Tuesdays from 3 February – 24 March 2026
- 4pm – 5.30pm
- Online
- For high school students, years 7-10
You’re a DJ working the late shift at your local radio station. It’s 2am and the coffee’s gone cold. Just as you’re starting to fall asleep at the microphone, you hear it: a soft, alien voice whispering into your headphones. Do you pull them off your head or turn up the volume to listen? And what might you say back…
In this free workshop series, students will take inspiration from podcasts, radio dramas and soundscapes to create exciting, quirky poems as part of their very own late-night radio show. At the end of the workshop, they will record their words and receive a professional-grade audio recording of their collected work set to original music!
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Mysteries on Red Moth Lane
- After-School Program – Term 1
- Tuesdays from 3 February – 24 March 2026
- 4pm – 5.30pm
- In-person at Story Factory Parramatta, 90 George St, Parramatta, Burramattagal Land, NSW 2150
- For primary school students, years 3-6
“Ask anybody in town, anybody at all. They’ll tell you there’s always something strange happening on Red Moth Lane. It’s where all the good stories start, where all the weird things go down! It’s where all the legends begin…”
In this free workshop series, students create a mysterious street, fill it with characters and explore the stories they inspire from two perspectives: as visitors experiencing the Lane for the very first time, and the locals who have spent their lives there. Question is: which point of view is the truth?
ENROL NOW Mysteries on Red Moth Lane (Mount Druitt Learning Ground)
- After-School Program – Term 1
- Thursdays from 5 February – 26 March 2026
- 4pm – 5.30pm
- In-person at Mount Druitt Learning Ground, Bidwell Square, Bidwell, NSW 2770.
- For primary school students, years 3-6
“Ask anybody in town, anybody at all. They’ll tell you there’s always something strange happening on Red Moth Lane. It’s where all the good stories start, where all the weird things go down! It’s where all the legends begin…”
In this free workshop series, students create a mysterious street, fill it with characters and explore the stories they inspire from two perspectives: as visitors experiencing the Lane for the very first time, and the locals who have spent their lives there. Question is: which point of view is the truth?
ENROL NOW