Secret Society by Leyani
04 Sep 2016
Sabella and her friend Katey were playing outside but then it started to rain so they started playing hide and seek inside. Sabella was counting for the whole rounds, Katey...
Read More04 Sep 2016
Sabella and her friend Katey were playing outside but then it started to rain so they started playing hide and seek inside. Sabella was counting for the whole rounds, Katey...
Read More02 Sep 2016
Come join us on Saturday 17 September for our Writers' Survival Salon. It's a family-friendly event for those who enjoy the lonely pursuit of writing (or are desperate for a break from it). We'll have activities running all afternoon and promise it'll be loads of fun.
Read More01 Sep 2016
The inaugural Pen to Paper Challenge is off and racing! Dozens of wonderful writers of all ages have committed to writing their hearts out through September to help keep the creativity alive at the Sydney Story Factory. Follow our Writers on Writing Blog to see how everyone's progressing!
Read More30 Aug 2016
Jennayah has been coming to our workshops with her classmates from Redfern Jarjum college for a while. In Term 2, something clicked and Jennayah completely aced it.
Read More29 Aug 2016
James Powditch's wonderful portrait of our co-founder and executive director, Cath Keenan, is currently in the Salon des Refuses at the SH Ervin Gallery. To read Cath's story in Look magazine about sitting for the portrait, and how Sydney Story Factory kids helped to create it, click here.
Read More23 Aug 2016
Have you been working on a story you think is pretty awesome? Perhaps you'd like to submit it and test your chances in the crazy world of writing competitions. Here are a few that have come to our attention of late.
Read More21 Aug 2016
I ran through the long wavy grass, my heart pounding. I had been running for half an hour and I was exhausted. I suddenly tripped and fell face first into...
Read More14 Aug 2016
Kristina Salvato was sitting on the plane getting ready for take off when someone familiar sat next to her. He was wearing a lab coat with white frizzy hair and...
Read More07 Aug 2016
Evening becomes the night on the coldest day of July. I am on my way to the coldest place on earth, Alaska. I am so excited to be there soon....
Read More03 Aug 2016
The inaugural Pen to Paper Challenge is happening in September and we need YOU on board! It's like the City to Surf for those who'd rather write than run.
Read More31 Jul 2016
When the bad lawyer got in the same limo as his client, he told her his name was Eric No-name. She told Eric her name was Gemma. Eric has black...
Read More25 Jul 2016
The prestigious Patrick White Writers Award, open to Indigenous students from Kindergarten right through to Year 12, is closing on September 23.
Read More24 Jul 2016
As Bob the Dog waited impatiently for the space ship to arrive at Mars he floated over to the space computer and started to type up a story. This is...
Read More18 Jul 2016
Ziggi was just an ordinary boy though his parents were famous because they were the best clowns in Spain. On Ziggi’s 5th birthday his parents ordered a clown for his...
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