The Giving Shop at Sydney Writers’ Festival
26 Mar 2025
A well-chosen poem is a beautiful gift to share with someone special. This year, Story Factory is once again working with the Sydney Writers’ Festival to present The Giving Shop;...
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Young Authors Launch New Books at University of Sydney
16 Dec 2024
On Sunday 15 December, a group of nine young people from Western Sydney launched new books; their very own novellas or collections of poetry at the University of Sydney. This...
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Young People from Western Sydney are Free to Fashion!
28 Aug 2024
Over the course of the year, Story Factory has been collaborating with local not-for-profit The Social Outfit, to run a special project entitled Free to Fashion, a writing, textiles and...
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Toothy Grins and Family Fun at Sydney Science Festival Family Day
21 Aug 2024
Over the weekend, our team joined our friends from the Powerhouse Museum at Sydney Science Festival Family Day in Parramatta Square for a day of space-themed exploration and fun for the whole family.
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Deadly Writing at Story Factory Parramatta
06 Aug 2024
To kick off their school week, thirty Year 9 students from Canley Vale High came to Story Factory Parramatta on Monday morning. The program: Deadly Writing! In this one-off workshop,...
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Curious Creatures Abound in School Holiday Workshop
24 Jul 2024
These winter school holidays, a great group of primary school students took part in our Creature Feature workshop held at our Parramatta centre, a one-off program all about creating curious...
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Postcode Stories: Halfway to Publication!
02 Jul 2024
This year, our Storytelling team has been working with three diverse schools across Western Sydney on an exciting project entitled Postcode Stories, a reflection of students’ lived experience of their...
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Why You Should Join our Year of the Novella Program
23 May 2024
Have you ever wanted to write your own book? Now’s your chance! Our Year of the Novella program is free and open to high-school students ready to take on their...
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Bringing Art to Life at Kentlyn Public School
26 Apr 2024
Throughout Term 1, students at Kentlyn Public School participated in our ‘Art Alive’ workshop, a term-long in-school program where students explored paintings and sculptures by contemporary Australian artists. The artworks...
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Digital Programs Making an Impact in Remote Australia
22 Apr 2024
If you wandered into Story Factory’s Parramatta centre one day, you would be greeted with a curious scene: our Indigenous Storyteller, Russ Smith, delivering a dynamic monologue to a seemingly...
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Our Annual Report 2023
12 Feb 2024
Want to see everything we got up to at Story Factory last year? Our Annual Report 2023 has it all.
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