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
Origin Stories (Online)
- After-School Program – Term 3
- Monday 28 July 2025 to Monday 15 September 2025
- Thursday 31 July 2025 to Thursday 18 September 2025
- 4pm – 5.30pm
- Online
- For primary school students, years 3-6
Origin Stories – Monday and Thursday (online)
Imagine you could be a superhero. What would be your powers? What would be your vulnerabilities?
In Origin Stories students will focus on characterisations and create their own superhero and origin story. Mentor texts will focus on superheroes who explore and represent the diversity of their community.
Origin Stories gives young writers the opportunity to write in a range of formats (including interviews for television news and a talk show) as they develop their own rich and layered superhero characters.
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Snapshots (Online)
- After-School Program – Term 3
- Tuesday 29 July 2025 to Tuesday 16 September 2025
- 4pm – 5.30pm
- Online
- For high school students, years 7-10
Snapshots – Tuesday (online)
Think of the small moments in time that are significant in our lives, or that contribute to the story of who we are. How do you capture that moment on camera? In words? Who takes the picture? What happens outside the frame? What stories do they tell? In this workshop series, students will consider the relationship between photography and poetry and create short poems, vignettes and flash fiction pieces inspired by the work of a range of local and international writers, and visual and photographic artists, as well their own photographs.
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Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe? (In-person)
- After-school program – Term 3
- Monday 28 July 2025 to Monday 15 September 2025
- 4pm – 5.30pm
- In-person at Story Factory Parramatta, 90 George St, Parramatta, Burramattagal Land, NSW 2150
- For high school students, years 7-10
Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe? – Monday (In-person)
This program is not for the faint-hearted! Over 8-weeks, students will shape, write, and produce their very own gothic poetry-themed murder mystery night that asks the question: “Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe?”. Their creepy plot lines and spooky poetry clues will be launched at an event at the Sydney Fringe Festival where students will be able to showcase how they used narrative structure, voice, poetry techniques, and interactive puzzles to create a fun literary experience for the public.
Note: For this program there is also a special Sydney Fringe Festival public launch on Friday 19 September at SF Parramatta from 5pm-7pm!
ENROL NOW Origin Stories (In-person)
- After-School Program – Term 3
- Tuesday 29 July 2025 to Tuesday 16 September 2025
- 4.00pm – 5.30pm
- In-person
- For primary school students, years 3-6
Origin Stories – Tuesday (In-person)
Imagine you could be a superhero. What would be your powers? What would be your vulnerabilities?
In Origin Stories students will focus on characterisations and create their own superhero and origin story. Mentor texts will focus on superheroes who explore and represent the diversity of their community.
Origin Stories gives young writers the opportunity to write in a range of formats (including interviews for television news and a talk show) as they develop their own rich and layered superhero characters.
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- After-School Program – Term 3
- Thursday 31 July 2025 to Thursday 18 September 2025
- 4pm – 5.30pm
- In-person at Learning Ground, 10-12 Macarthur Way, Bidwill, Dharug Land, NSW 2770
- For primary school students, years 3-6
Origin Stories – Thursday (In-person)
Imagine you could be a superhero. What would be your powers? What would be your vulnerabilities?
In Origin Stories students will focus on characterisations and create their own superhero and origin story. Mentor texts will focus on superheroes who explore and represent the diversity of their community.
Origin Stories gives young writers the opportunity to write in a range of formats (including interviews for television news and a talk show) as they develop their own rich and layered superhero characters.
These workshops are being run at LEARNING GROUND, 10-12 Macarthur Way, Bidwill. Workshops begin at 4pm and run till 5.30pm. There will be snacks!
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