26 Mar 2014

Our first Factory Talk last week was beautiful, with Kate Forsyth holding us all in her mesmeric grip thanks to her storytelling prowess. We continue this soon to be fine tradition...

13 Mar 2014

Just a reminder that next Tuesday March 18, author Kate Forsyth will be visiting the Martian Embassy to discuss and take questions on her new book, The Wild Girl. Entry...

06 Mar 2014

We are thrilled to introduce our Factory Talks series. Once a month, an author will come by to talk about their work in a salon-style setting. You’ll be able to ask questions,...

28 Feb 2014

Amy came to our very first volunteer meeting in 2011, and has been making herself useful ever since. She’s a regular – and wonderful – tutor, and so much else...

28 Feb 2014

This beautiful story about village life, written by a newly arrived young asylum seeker, powerfully mixes the past with dreams for the future. It was written at the SSF as...

24 Feb 2014

Over the weekend we added a new page to our website – an interactive map collating many short tales and memories created by residents and visitors about the local Redfern...

10 Feb 2014

During term 4, 2013 a group of students from Darlington PS year 4/5 completed a series of five workshops during which they created a Radio with Pictures story. Each story...

10 Feb 2014

The wonderful Sydney Observatory, with some help from the City Of Sydney Library, are running an all ages poetry competition called Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark. The age categories...

07 Feb 2014

Our Sunday creative writing sessions start up this weekend, and we’re kicking them off with a re-invention of our favourite books! In a forthcoming interview in Wonderland Magazine, J.K. Rowling...

30 Jan 2014

We had a great time at the Yabun Festival last weekend, collecting fascinating stories and adding to our ambitious World’s Longest Poem (while we may not have reached those lofty...

21 Jan 2014

This Australia Day Sunday we’re going to be holding a stall at the wonderful Yabun Festival in Victoria Park, Camperdown between 9:30am and 4:30pm. We’ll be collecting stories for our...

13 Jan 2014

Due to overwhelming demand we have added a second Around The World workshop to our holiday schedule! This will be run on Wednesday January 22 from 10am to 12pm. Spaces...

18 Dec 2013

Here we are with a huge cheque! Thanks so much to the Commonwealth Bank’s Community Grant program for our $10,000 grant, presented by Hon. Tanya Plibersek at a lovely event...

13 Dec 2013

We are delighted to invite you to a very special private screening of The Book Thief. Markus Zusak’s much-loved The Book Thief has been turned into a film by Brian Percival...

02 Dec 2013

Read all about our Home project in today’s Sydney Morning Herald. All young people welcome to take part! You don’t have to be from around Redfern and we’ll help you...