22 Nov 2015

During the launch of our latest anthology, Whelp, one of our students sat down and wrote an incredible story. Truly Defreitas, you are a star.

22 Nov 2015

Meet the oldest person in history, in this animated version of a story by students at Darlington Public.

20 Nov 2015

On Tuesday December 1 we’re hosting our end-of-year celebration of student work at the beautiful Giant Dwarf Theatre. It’s free and there’s a barbecue beforehand as well – so please come and join us!

17 Nov 2015

Last night, I was thrilled and humbled to be named the 2016 NSW Local Hero in the Australian of the Year Awards. I was also extremely surprised, as my fellow nominees are an incredible bunch and would have been excellent winners.

06 Oct 2015

Last week saw some fierce bidding over some truly exquisite pieces of artwork for our Fine Lines art auction, and we’re very excited and incredibly grateful to announce the auction helped to raise $62,000 for the Sydney Story Factory, which will go towards our creative writing programs! 

02 Oct 2015

As of right now, Fine Lines is live online! Fine Lines is an exhibition and online auction of artworks inspired by poetry and song, and it’s our major biennial fundraising event. 

28 Sep 2015

Our fundraising art exhibition and auction, Fine Lines, goes live online this Friday, 2nd October. This is a truly unique exhibition of artworks inspired or influenced by poetry. More than 45 of Australia’s leading artists have donated an artwork related to a poem. And they're all amazing!

22 Sep 2015

09 Sep 2015

We’re stoked to announce that our September Factory Talks will be with wonderful author Linda Jaivin! There’s not much she can’t write and she’ll be talking at the Martian Embassy on Tuesday September 29 from 6-7pm.

08 Sep 2015

Last week Deputy Storyteller Matt and intrepid student Claire filmed a series of videos for our friends at ABC Splash on how to write a story.

26 Aug 2015

In term four this year, the Sydney Story Factory will give a new group of young people the chance to unleash their creativity in one of our term-long workshops. 

30 Jul 2015

The Sydney Story Factory is a finalist for the prestigious 2015 Macquarie Social Innovation Award! This is a big deal and we're listed alongside a handful of really worthy organisations. 

24 Jun 2015

The next Factory Talks has been announced, and it’s the awesome Oliver Mol, author of the crazed biographical piece of artwork Lion Attack! He’ll be here on Tuesday July 21...

13 Jun 2015

Last night Helen and Lorena spent some time at the Redfern Community Centre to be part of Amnesty Redfern Action Group’s Community Is Everything Launch. They were collating a community-collaborated...

12 Jun 2015

If you’re interested in how our book Home: Mapping The Stories of Redfern continues to inspire and connect with community, have a read of this short article through our friends...