12 Dec 2019

The release recently of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) literacy and numeracy test results painted a less than ideal picture of Australian education standards. In fact, Australian students...

30 Sep 2019

‘We Talk Project’ by Caoimhe Deering  First published in WHAT WE SEEK an anthology of 115 contributions from youth delegates at the International Congress of Youth Voices, published by McSweeney’s....

25 Sep 2019

The CineVerse Project allows students to use the language of film and poetry to investigate things that matter to young people.

05 Sep 2019

We’re thrilled to announce that in 2020 we’ll be partnering with Bankstown Youth Development Service and three Bankstown High Schools to run a major project centred on… the contentious theft of a lemon tree.

30 Aug 2019

In the second phase of Art Write Light, our year-long collaboration with Bangarra Dance Theatre, we’re offering free poetry workshops to schools in Western Sydney

29 Aug 2019

For thousands of years people have known about  the beneficial effects of reading and writing. That's why we created our new project, Prescription Poetry.

29 Jul 2019

90 teachers, 3 Storytellers and 1 exciting Robot Birds workshop.

03 Jul 2019

An exciting new 3 year program partnering with contemporary artists from different disciplines. First up, Kaine Sultan Babij from Bangarra Dance Theatre.

27 Jun 2019

Year 12 students at Alexandria Park Community School worked with us to write personal responses to the 2019 NAIDOC Week themes of Truth, Voice and Treaty. Here we share three of them, by Intan, Reece and Siu.

10 Jun 2019

Our incredible co-founder Cath Keenan has been awarded a Member of the Order of Australia, General Division!

03 Jun 2019

At this year’s ETA NSW Annual State Conference, Passion to Practice, four of our staff members gave presentations about how they had turned their passions - from scriptwriting to graphic design to pop stars - into engaging writing workshops for young people.

05 Mar 2019

What’s the Pen to Paper Challenge? It’s a fun way to help Story Factory raise vital funds while stretching your own writing muscles! Coming May 2019!

21 Dec 2018

Last Sunday, we published the latest works by some of our most talented students. Get your copies now!

13 Nov 2018

Here’s a quick look at the fun and excitement when we opened our new creative writing centre in Parramatta in October.

04 Nov 2018

I amNew Zealand on the cliffs snowboarding.I amSleeping on my bed listening to music I don’t know.I amThe smell of cigarettes and dogs which reminds me of my nan.I amBBQ...