We have the best volunteers in the world! Without all of their hard work, dedication and enthusiasm we would not be able to do half of the things that we do.  Our students look up to our volunteers and this rare bond that they form during workshops not only helps to improve student writing but also [...]

We are searching for kids in grades 3 to 6 wanting to contribute stories to the first ever Time Out’s kids’ issue. Please come along to our newspapers workshop (Wednesdays 3.30-4.30pm at the SSF) to participate in this opportunity. We will be crafting the best stories possible on burning topics like: a kid’s top 10 tips [...]

Is it the start of the rugby league season? The netball season? Last minute NAPLAN preparation? We don’t know, but we’re a bit short on enrolments for our after school classes. We’d love to have some more students for our Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday after school classes. Mondays - Memoirs, these are fun memoirs! Like the [...]

Do you have a short story, novel, poem or play you would like to write? At Sydney Story Factory, the Free Writers Guild meets between 10am and 12noon to work with our dedicated band of tutors. If you are aged between 12 and 17 and have an idea you would like to discuss please contact [...]

We’re very excited because in the April school holidays, we celebrated our 1,000th student enrolment! Since opening in July last year we’ve had  1,000 enrolments in our classes, thanks to our ever-reliable, ever-enthusiastic team of volunteers. Here are the stats for the first quarter of this year, January 21 – April 12, 2013, and for [...]

The Australian Storytelling Guild is holding writing competitions for students in years 5&6 and 7&8 in all NSW schools. For the NSW State Storytelling Competition, the first prize winner will receive a $300 cash prize; the second prize winner will receive a $200 cash prize; the third prize winner will receive a $100 cash prize! [...]