After-School & Holiday Programs

Our after school writing workshops are a free space where young people can write, create and dream big.

All workshops are facilitated by our Story Factory Storytellers and are designed to support writing, development of ideas, and for young people to access support in creating a piece of writing from both professional writers and your fellow students.

Term 1, 2023 Programs 

We’re running in-person and online workshops during term on Monday – Thursday for both primary school and high school students. We also offer holiday workshops options in the school holidays.

Check out the options and apply using the links below.

Sign up to primary school workshops here

Sign up to high school workshops here

Writing Basics

Grades 7-12 (high school)

Monday 13th February - Monday 3rd of April

4pm-5:30pm

Story Factory Parramatta, 90 George St, Parramatta, Burramattagal Land, NSW 2150

Anyone can learn how to write, and write well. Whether you're an intermediate storyteller who already writes (and reads!) alot, or if you're a total beginner and just starting out, you'll learn the foundations of how to be a great...

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Tales from Story Factory

Grades 3-6 (primary school)

Tuesday 7th Feb - Tuesday 28th of March

4pm-5:30pm

Story Factory Parramatta, 90 George St, Parramatta, Burramattagal Land, NSW 2150

Everyone has a great story waiting inside of them! Story Factory wants to make yours into a book! We'll help you make all your amazing ideas into a story people can read and talk about and say "hey, this is...

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Just Add Ink

Grades 3-6 (primary school)

Monday, 6th of Feb - Monday, 27th of March

Mondays, 3:30-5pm

online

Come along to our Just Add Ink program, where we will meet online every Monday to create stories through fun activities and writing games. Our supportive Storytellers guide you in becoming an even better writer. Every week we build on...

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Control Alt. Edit

Grades 7-12 (high school)

Tuesday, 14th of Feb - Tuesday 4th of April

Tuesdays, 3:30-5pm

online

Join our Control Alt. Edit program, where we will meet online every Tuesday, to help enhance your writing skills through creative activities and sharing stories. Whether it’s poetry, scripts or short fiction, you will be supported by our Storytellers...

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This is Canon

Grades 7-12 (high school)

Wednesday 15th of February - Wednesday 5th of April

Wednesdays 3.30 - 5pm

online

Join our This is Canon program, where we will meet online every Wednesday, to help enhance your writing skills through creative activities and sharing stories. Whether it’s poetry, scripts or short fiction, you will be supported by our Storytellers...

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Unreal Writers

Grades 3-6 (primary school)

Thursday 9th of February - Thursday 30th of March

Thursdays 3.30 - 5pm

online

Come along to our Unreal Writers program, where we will meet online every Thursday to create stories through writing activities and stories. As our supportive Storytellers guide you in becoming an even better writer. Every week we build on your...

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Year of Poetry and Year of the Novella

High School Students

Year of the Novella; and Year of Poetry; are our open programs for High School aged young people who love to write and want to stretch themselves creatively. In weekly writing workshops in the course of a year, students commit...

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