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Student Writing Triumphs After a Year of Disrupted Learning

Student Writing Triumphs After a Year of Disrupted Learning

16 Dec 2021

Story Factory, Sydney’s dedicated creative writing centre for young people from under-resourced communities, is preparing to celebrate this week the release of 26 novellas and poetry collections all written by...

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Meet Asha

Meet Asha

23 Nov 2021

Asha is a young poet who has been writing with us for two years. Currently in Year 12 at Rooty Hill High School, Asha is just putting the finishing touches...

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Local kid gives back to his community

Local kid gives back to his community

18 Nov 2021

Clarity Pharmaceuticals, a leader in developing next-generation treatments for children and adults with cancer, is pleased to announce its support for Story Factory, a not-for-profit creative writing centre for young people...

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Diary of a Storyteller: Literacy and Learning

Diary of a Storyteller: Literacy and Learning

19 Aug 2021

Story Factory aims to foster a greater engagement with writing and storytelling in young people. We do this by placing emphasis on the student’s ideas, and not just on their writing.

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A Day in the Life of a Storyteller

A Day in the Life of a Storyteller

11 Jun 2021

I wanted to share a quick window into my life at Story Factory as we're asking for your support to hire a fellow Storyteller!

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2021 Write It Fellowship recipients

2021 Write It Fellowship recipients

01 Jun 2021

Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced the recipients of the 2021 Write It fellowship program.

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Envato to fund an Aboriginal Liaison Officer for Story Factory

Envato to fund an Aboriginal Liaison Officer for Story Factory

27 May 2021

The Envato Foundation will fund an Aboriginal Liaison Officer over the next three years, to help facilitate connections with Indigenous communities and develop relevant, culturally responsive workshop content for Story Factory programs.

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Cash’s Story

Cash’s Story

29 Apr 2021

The moment you walk into Redfern’s Jarjum College you can see the evidence all around you that this is a special place.

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Story Factory Art Auction 2021

Story Factory Art Auction 2021

26 Mar 2021

Over 40 of Australia’s leading contemporary artists will donate artworks to the Story Factory fundraising exhibition.

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YAYYY Ryan Shelton

YAYYY Ryan Shelton

25 Feb 2021

Why we have come to know and applaud Ryan Shelton. An official Good News Story.

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Introducing our 2021-23 Strategy

Introducing our 2021-23 Strategy

18 Feb 2021

Introducing our 2021-23 Strategy Story Factory strategy documents are essentially three-act stories: a snapshot of the past, a stocktake of our present, and our hopes and goals for the future....

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Celebrating NAIDOC Week

Celebrating NAIDOC Week

12 Nov 2020

At Story Factory we're so proud to work with many Indigenous young people.

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We’re COVID Safe

We’re COVID Safe

03 Sep 2020

We’re COVID Safe At Story Factory we are a COVID safe space – but what does that mean? It means we have thought deeply and carefully about the best way...

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Students Document their Pandemic Experience

Students Document their Pandemic Experience

01 Sep 2020

Students Document their Pandemic Experience Story Factory has joined with 100 Story Building (Melbourne), The Story Island (Tasmania) and StoryBoard (Byron Bay) in publishing a new anthology of student writing...

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Australian Teen Writing About The Pandemic  Published This Week

Australian Teen Writing About The Pandemic Published This Week

01 Sep 2020

Australian Teen Writing About The Pandemic Published This Week YOUNG PEOPLE’S EXPERIENCES OF THE COVID PANDEMIC PUBLISHED IN A NEW COLLECTION OF AUSTRALIAN WRITING  A new publication written by young...

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