17 Oct 2013

We had a great turn out last night for the first opening event of our Judge a Book, Buy its Cover exhibition. Nearly 100 artists, Sydney Story Factory supporters, and...

11 Oct 2013

We are proud to announce that (insert drum roll here) online bidding for our Judge a Book, Buy its Cover art exhibition has started at www.32auctions.com/ssf. The show features more...

08 Oct 2013

Yes, that’s right: on Friday this week, you’ll get your first, super-special glimpse of the more than 40 artworks in our stupendous Judge a Book, Buy its Cover exhibition. Leading...

03 Oct 2013

Huge thanks to Longrain and Utopia Art Sydney for coming up with the wonderful idea of auctioning an art work (below) to help the Sydney Story Factory. Utopia donated this...

26 Sep 2013

Children’s books always find a way into your heart and your imagination. This is what inspired our upcoming art exhibition, Judge a Book, Buy its Cover. We asked Sydneysiders to...

26 Sep 2013

Why do we write? This was the question Susanne Gervay posed at the start of her wonderful talk last night to volunteers at the Sydney Story Factory. The answer? Well,...

14 Aug 2013

The team at Random House Australia – with help from Sydney Story Factory volunteer, Kate Boyle – stormed it home in the City to Surf last weekend. In the process...

08 Aug 2013

It’s been an action-packed first year and we are thrilled to announce we’ve had nearly 1,500 student enrolments. Students have come from a wide range of backgrounds, and nearly 100...

08 Aug 2013

It’s hard to believe, but the Sydney Story Factory is one year old! Last weekend we celebrated our birthday with two great parties for the  donors, supporters and volunteers who...

28 Jun 2013

The extraordinary team who created our Martian Embassy – for free – has been acknowledged with the Premier’s Prize at the NSW Australian Institute of Architects Awards last night. Oh,...

23 Jun 2013

This week ABC News came in to see what we’ve been up to, and had a chat with Richard, our Story-Teller in Chief, our Co-Founder Cath, and some of the...

19 Jun 2013

Huge thanks to Katie Hatch and Lauren Quinn at Pigeonhole Gatherings for the sweet success of our cake stall/bake sale at the Redwater Markets last Saturday. We raised over $850,...

11 Jun 2013

It’s official – We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen with illustrations by Helen Oxenbury is officially Sydney’s favourite children’s book. Over the last few weeks, the Sydney...

31 May 2013

Last Sunday saw an intrepid band of budding magazine editors brave the cold warehouse spaces of the Sydney wharfs to create zines based on the goings on of the Sydney...

28 May 2013

You have until Sunday 9th June to vote for your favourite children’s book at these excellent bookshops: Berkelouw Books, 19 Oxford Street, Paddington, or 6-8 O’Connell Street, Newtown, or 70...