We’re at the Salon des Refuses!
08 Jul 2016
Exciting news just in: James Powditch's portrait of co-founder Cath Keenan - completed with help from our students - is in the 2016 Salon des Refuses!
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Exciting news just in: James Powditch's portrait of co-founder Cath Keenan - completed with help from our students - is in the 2016 Salon des Refuses!
Read More07 Jul 2016
As part of NAIDOC Week 2016 the Sydney Story Factory will run two workshops at Barangaroo. The workshops will include a tour of the foreshore with experienced guides; participants will hear stories about the people, animals and plants of the area and come up with their own story. As part of the workshop participants will add their work to a huge story mural on the wall of the Barangaroo Cutaway.
Read More16 Jun 2016
Every month we feature a new Writer (Student) of the Month. This month we want you to meet Cian.
Read More06 Jun 2016
Huge thank you to Olivia from Sydney Comedy Festival for coming through the tempest on a wild and stormy Sunday to present this fantastic donation at The Martian Embassy.
Read More24 Apr 2016
Inside the metallic toaster The warm raisin toast. Inside the mouth of Charlie Five big mouthfuls. Inside the rectangular slices The plump brown raisins. Inside the light-filled kitchen The sleepy...
Read More17 Apr 2016
A button on a shirt left On a chair said, “What is that mechanism, That black bordered thingy?” Looking at me from a Table, it has no label. It’s colourful...
Read More10 Apr 2016
Sand on beach. Clear blue water. Beautifully placed beach umbrellas. Vibrant beach towels laid under. Fish jumping out of the water. Dots of colourful surfers in the sea. Children splashing...
Read More03 Apr 2016
Green and humanoid. Putrid and black. A surprising new planet 25000 cube- lots is their salary. Meep-mop-moop is their language. Surprising putrid black humanoid and green aliens. Aliens dancing on...
Read More27 Mar 2016
I Am A theme park riding a rollercoaster I Am Slapping my friends in the face and annoying family members I Am My skeleton onesie with black and white...
Read More24 Mar 2016
So often, when teachers bring groups of students into Sydney Story Factory for a workshop, they leave saying: wow, I'm going to use that in my classroom! We're offering four BOSTES-endorsed workshops so that every teacher can bring the best of what we've learned in nearly four years of creative workshops into their own teaching practice.
Read More20 Mar 2016
CHARACTERS Teller – wearing a beach suit. Old Lady – wearing a long flowery dress, pink colour. Has short glasses and has to squint to look through them. She...
Read More18 Mar 2016
You like eating, right? Do you like eating with friends? This April or May how about Eating Your Words - host a dinner for friends and support Sydney Story Factory's aspiring novella writers.
Read More13 Mar 2016
Red, wet, newspaper like a box. Sheep made bird baths. Cake box reveals brown cellophane. Woven yak hairs are covering a Platter, BluTac covered, rainbow-coloured, unicorn-cheese. Soft airy feel, blood...
Read More07 Mar 2016
Big news! The Sydney Comedy Festival is partnering with the Sydney Story Factory for the first ever Comedy for Kids program. This April the Sydney Town Hall will be transformed into a jungle of comedic proportions-delivering the biggest school holiday comedy incursion yet. And we're going to be there!
Read More06 Mar 2016
Books Hard back Sometimes paper back Interesting titles fantasy fiction Rough edges of pages rustling Suspense or tragic, happy or sad Curled up in a comfortable spot, reading They are...
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