24 Nov 2017

In 2016-17 over 3,300 students wrote up a storm in our creative writing workshops. That includes 416 young people we got to know by setting up residencies in their schools, and the seven awesome teens from Youth Off The Streets who wrote protest poems that impressed our socks off. It was an amazing year!

16 Nov 2017

It's official. State of Mind, the book, is now launched! In Term 4 we've wrapped up what's been an absolutely amazing two year project with return visits to regional NSW and a big fat launch party in Fairfield. There were 6-word selfies. And doughnuts.

09 Nov 2017

To start Term 4 we were invited to take part in a fantastic project in Mt Druitt, with students from Willmot Public School and Chifley College. The high school students became tutors for the primary school students - and the results were amazing.

08 Oct 2017

In 2016 we travelled 3,000 kilometres to run writing workshops with 800+ teenage in 35 schools across New South Wales. And now.. the book! State of Mind is a simply awesome collection of poems, stories and memoirs from teens from all walks of life. Buy yours now!

04 Oct 2017

Victoria is a wonderful presence in workshops, always willing to share her work and thoughtfully comment on the work of other students.

08 Sep 2017

Our biennial art auction and exhibition, If you can tell a story..., was a huge success. With all winning bids and donations taken into account, we raised an impressive $80,000! 

06 Sep 2017

Kids from Plunkett Street School came along to our fundraising art exhibition to explore their responses to the artworks. SBS was there...

06 Sep 2017

It's been a pleasure to see Kyra progress from a studious individual to an awesome team player who has, over time, learnt to voice her creativity.

16 Aug 2017

We are delighted to unveil If you can tell a story... our fundraising exhibition and auction of artworks that tell a story.

09 Aug 2017

This year, for the first time ever, Sydney Story Factory took part in the Youth Forum at the legendary Garma Festival in north-east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

03 Aug 2017

Vivian joined our Novella workshops at the beginning of the year and quickly convinced us all that she'll be writing a string of Miles Franklin Prize winners in the future!

26 Jul 2017

Seen something a little different about our front window? It's all part of Ella Condon's Light Leaks work, which was commissioned as part of our Unmapping program.

21 Jul 2017

We’re celebrating 5 awesome, fun, creative years of the Sydney Story Factory. Instead of having a party we’re celebrating the best way we know how, with stories! Follow the links...

11 Jul 2017

Our storyteller John was invited to perform the smoking ceremony as part of Jarjum Redfern's end of term celebrations.

04 Jul 2017

Mithuran, keep up the great work you're doing, and we look forward to seeing you move from strength to strength with your writing!