24 Nov 2016

It's not many organisations that can boast confidently that their annual report is definitely NOT boring. But we do. Our Annual Report for 2015-16 provides a great snapshot of a year at the Sydney Story Factory. And what an amazing year it was! Read on...

20 Nov 2016

Our Lady of Mt Carmel student Niamh has just won the Red Room Poetry Competition!

03 Nov 2016

Take a poetic tour of Australia using geo-location technology.

24 Oct 2016

Sydney Story Factory heads north for State of Mind!

04 Oct 2016

Hayden and Nicholas are brothers who bring a vibrant energy to the room whenever they walk in the door. 

01 Oct 2016

And with that... the inaugural Pen to Paper Challenge is done. Phew! The collective amount of words set down during September by over 110 participants – and corresponding dollars raised for the Sydney Story Factory – has been simply mind blowing. 

05 Sep 2016

There are two stories to tell about Jayden. One is that he is one of the bravest people we know. The other story is that he is a terrific young writer with a heart as big as his imagination.

02 Sep 2016

Come join us on Saturday 17 September for our Writers' Survival Salon. It's a family-friendly event for those who enjoy the lonely pursuit of writing (or are desperate for a break from it). We'll have activities running all afternoon and promise it'll be loads of fun.

01 Sep 2016

The inaugural Pen to Paper Challenge is off and racing! Dozens of wonderful writers of all ages have committed to writing their hearts out through September to help keep the creativity alive at the Sydney Story Factory. Follow our Writers on Writing Blog to see how everyone's progressing!

30 Aug 2016

Jennayah has been coming to our workshops with her classmates from Redfern Jarjum college for a while. In Term 2, something clicked and Jennayah completely aced it.

29 Aug 2016

James Powditch's wonderful portrait of our co-founder and executive director, Cath Keenan, is currently in the Salon des Refuses at the SH Ervin Gallery. To read Cath's story in Look magazine about sitting for the portrait, and how Sydney Story Factory kids helped to create it, click here.

23 Aug 2016

Have you been working on a story you think is pretty awesome? Perhaps you'd like to submit it and test your chances in the crazy world of writing competitions. Here are a few that have come to our attention of late.

03 Aug 2016

The inaugural Pen to Paper Challenge is happening in September and we need YOU on board! It's like the City to Surf for those who'd rather write than run.

25 Jul 2016

The prestigious Patrick White Writers Award, open to Indigenous students from Kindergarten right through to Year 12, is closing on September 23.

08 Jul 2016

Exciting news just in: James Powditch's portrait of co-founder Cath Keenan - completed with help from our students - is in the 2016 Salon des Refuses!