19 Feb 2013

As part of our ongoing Home project, we will be running classes every Sunday afternoon to help students write about their experiences of Redfern/Waterloo and ask older people about their...

15 Feb 2013

Weep no more the era of whelp is upon us! Seriously, bring yourself, bring some friends. Make a magazine. This is more than a workshop. Write about stuff that matters and...

15 Feb 2013

Our Community Open Days on February 10 and 17 produced some incredible stories about the past and present in our local area. We’ll be collecting more as our Home Project...

31 Jan 2013

Hurry, hurry, hurry folks! The stellar interns at Herbert Smith Freehills are raising money for the Sydney Story Factory through an online auction. Items up for grabs include: A helicopter...

24 Jan 2013

Here’s a snapshot of who came to the Sydney Story Factory in our first six months of operation, from July – December 2012 (terms 3 and 4 and the October...

21 Dec 2012

What a way to end the year! Our Song Reader concert on Wednesday, 19th December, at The Standard was a sell-out success and a brilliant night. Dappled Cities, Josh Pyke,...

20 Dec 2012

With the help of the ever adventurous Miles and a fearless group of volunteers, students at our Sunday workshops created a creepy choose your own adventure. Enter if you dare. 

19 Dec 2012

We’re so happy to announce our first comic collection! Have a quick look at the struggles of Smiley Face by Cynthia and the amazing Evil  Party Man by Anoushka.

19 Dec 2012

It’s enough to give us nightmares. Keep reading for spooky stories from Irene and Dillon, two young writers at our Thursday workshops. The Spooky Problem Irene Zhong   One day...

19 Dec 2012

Just in time for the holiday season, our Intergalactic travellers at the Monday after school workshops have put together a Travel Guide to Saturn. Click for a sneak peek at Saturn’s...

11 Dec 2012

To celebrate Earthling Increased Purchasing Period, we’re holding an exhibition at the Martian Embassy. We’ve commissioned some of our favourite illustrators and designers, including James Gulliver Hancock, Andrea Smith, Eirian Chapman, Daniel Dittmar and Kitiya Palaskas, to design...

29 Nov 2012

A group of Sunday morning work-shoppers looked at the fable of the Hare and the Tortoise then wrote their own stories of good guys and bad guys, of characters with...

28 Nov 2012

The Minister for the Arts, Simon Crean, and the Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy, joined the real showdown in Canberra today: the much-anticipated netball match between politicians and staffers, and...

27 Nov 2012

Approach writing like you’re making a collage. Write ideas or words down on small pieces of paper or post-it notes. Try dropping them to see how they land or put...

23 Nov 2012

We are very proud that our Martian Embassy won a Sydney Design Award this week, in the category of interior design – public or institutional. Huge congratulations to our fantastic...