Creative writing isn’t just a way for kids to tell stories – it’s a wellbeing tool, a cognitive workout, and an emotional compass all in one. When children write creatively, they’re practising deep thinking, working through emotions, and making sense of the world around them through narrative and reflection. 1. Read More
How Story Studios Helps Kids and Teens Find Their Place Belonging is more than just feeling included. For young people, it’s the foundation that allows creativity, confidence, and learning to flourish. When a child feels they belong, they’re more willing to take creative risks, share ideas, and trust that their… Read More
By Lachlan Bray In the Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche identifies two major figures from which during the creation of art (and life) we vacillate between. On the one hand we have Apollo; god of music, dance, truth and prophecy he is widely regarded as the rational, ordered form giver to… Read More
By Fabian Lapham Writing a story is like creating a sculpture. It can be whatever shape you want it to be. It’s ultimately your artistic expression, and how it makes you feel is more important than how it makes other people feel.With that said; if you’d like other people to… Read More
By Matt Braida I find that when I work with my students on their stories, plot is often not what they struggle with. There’ll be moments where we have to work out where a story goes together, but more often than not students come to their sessions brimming with ideas… Read More
By Guy Webster How does one write ‘like a poet’? Maybe we should start by asking which poet we want to write like. After all, writing like Dr. Seuss will be different to writing like William Shakespeare. Penning a spoken word, different to a bouncing limerick. But there are some… Read More
By Anwita Vasanth Koodalithazhathuveedu The pneumatic tube hisses as I pour myself some hot chocolate- the kind with real chocolate, not the faux-chocolate abomination that the alchemists seem to think are the next big hit- and I try to guess what it could be; new intel? New orders? New… hmm. Read More
By Isobel Bury “Jethro”, I hear. Time to strike. It’s the perfect night for it. The Night Bazaar. Everyone is preoccupied by the fireworks popping above. Everyone’s heads are turned upwards, away from the action going on below. This plan is flawless. I have thought through this plan again and… Read More
By Sophia Yap Step, step, step. Silently step. Please do not let anyone hear me. “Remind me why I’m doing this again?” I ask Georgie, my pet hamster that for some reason recently ate a fish. “………….” (Awkward silence) “Oh yeah, because SOMEONE KILLED ARIANNA!” My voice now loud. “Well,… Read More
By Leila Romanes That night, silence had a colour. My ears rang with the silver of the night’s hush, swirling like liquid mercury. The field was a desert after the harvest; I didn’t think that anything could have survived the conflagration of dry stalks. My fingers, coated with charcoal, traced… Read More
