10 Jun 2012

Finn came with his class to a writing workshop in July 2011. The class wrote the beginning of Lethal Silence together (in italics below), then finished it on their own.Finn’s story was published in I Met a Martian and Other Stories, the Sydney Story Factory’s first official anthology.

08 Jun 2012

Read not one, but two editions of this exciting new student publication, written and illustrated by the students of Tempe Public in Term 3, 2011.

06 Jun 2012

This is ‘the hottest and the most dangerous news’, as written by the students at Our Lady of Mt Carmel in Term 4, 2011. Don’t forget to watch the bonus behind-the-scenes DVD!

05 Jun 2012

Miss Mars came to earth with her cat Windy. They landed at Mt Carmel. Windy thought Earth isn’t smelly ENOUGH! I would like more smells. I like smells such as wee, poopand trash cans. Miss Mars thought Eww! What are they wearing! Miss Mars was walking down the hall and she screamed with joy because she saw a Justin Bieber poster that said:

03 Jun 2012

Once upon a time there was an Alien from Mars. His name was Gloopy Jelly Ambassador. He travelled around the galaxy giving earthlings and others the opportunity to come to Mars to holiday and also to talk to Martians.

01 Jun 2012

It’s almost the end of the school day, and some of the Mount Carmel school kids are in the library doing their homework. Suddenly, the room starts shaking and a big alien drops out of the sky. His name is Googoogaga. He has a big long nose and 800 eyes, some on his arms.

20 May 2012

Our heroine is Amelia Sonico. One night while Amelia slept in Mount Carmel School a martian came and flew through the window and landed behind her bed. ‘H-h-hello. What is your name?’ said Amelia. ‘I am martian Number 9 and I need all the penguins in Mount Carmel school to be my slaves on planet Mars.

08 May 2012

In his own words: “I was born in 2001. My birthday is October 22. I love my family. I’m a boy. I’m fast and I play football. When I’m older I’m going to be in the army.” Jaidyn wrote a story about a Martian coming to Earth at the Sydney Story Factory’s first pilot program in 2011.

24 Apr 2012

This is an extract from a story about his experiences on an exchange trip to the Yirrkala Community, in Arnhem Land, in 2011. Look out for Nike the crocodile!

24 Apr 2012

This is an extract from a story about her experiences on an exchange trip to the Yirrkala Community, in Arnhem Land, in 2011.