07 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!

06 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...

28 Feb 2016

  CHARACTERS TEL (TEL LEE) – the television REM – the remote SOPH FUR – the sofa TRANS SISTER – Nerdy Vietnamese Female Inventor STEW PID (TV BROADCASTER) – Voiceover...

25 Feb 2016

Last year we spent a term at Glebe Public School, with the amazing ladies from the Concerned Older Women's group (affectionately known as COW).

21 Feb 2016

 CHARACTERS MICHAEL – 15 year old boy TRAVIS – School bully, 17 year old boy LILY – 15 year old girl BRUCE – 35-50 old, father of Travis SETTING A...

19 Feb 2016

What exactly is the Sydney Story Factory all about? How do we make sure that we're working with the marginalised kids who most stand to benefit? To answer these and many other questions read our short and sweet snapshot of the year that was, 2014-15.

16 Feb 2016

In the beds are pillows and In the pillows are dreams

04 Feb 2016

A gorgeous animated short film created by one of our young students with autism.

29 Jan 2016

Did you miss the amazing package the Australian of the Year folks put together when Cath won her Local Hero award? Here it is!

25 Jan 2016

Our co-founder and executive director Cath Keenan was just awarded 2016 Australian of the Year Local Hero Award!

19 Jan 2016

Sir Ken Robinson is a British education expert and author who is a huge champion of creativity in education. Apparently, one official TED blog called him the “sneezing baby panda of the TED ecosystem.” Yes, really.

18 Jan 2016

The Australian of the Year awards are announced on Monday January 25 on the ABC!

22 Dec 2015

From all of us at the Sydney Story Factory, and from every youngster aged 7 to 17 who has picked up a pencil in one of our workshops this year and discovered they can WRITE, a most huge and sincere THANK YOU! 

11 Dec 2015

The incredible George Saunders gives a detailed and hilarious account of his time in a writing program, with some super useful tips on working with students.

10 Dec 2015

What's the best thing about writing? And the worst? Our students share their insights.