Story Spotlight: Animalia – Watch Your Step! by Ohad
Watch Your Step! by Ohad Kaelen walked serenely through the quiet forest, breathing in the clean air and scent of flowers. He loved this forest, loved its trees casting intricate…
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Story Spotlight: Animalia – Tweet To Talk by Myles
Tweet to Talk by Myles “Eat it, eat it, eat it!” All the birds told me to eat the strange thing a human threw inside of the cage — even…
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Story Spotlight: Animalia – The Butcher by Mikayla
The Butcher by Mikayla It’s another regular day and I’m on my way to work. “Hello, dear,” says a cackly voice from behind me. “Do you have a donut to…
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Story Spotlight: Animalia – Gecko-ing Through Changes by Jiayi
Gecko-ing Through Changes by Jiayi Mike was an ordinary boy in an ordinary life, with no action or surprises whatsoever. He always managed to miss out of the exciting stuff,…
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Story Spotlight: Animalia – Flippin’ Out! by Naomi
Flippin’ Out! by Naomi “Isn’t this amazing? We’re the first people to see this colony of penguins,” said Cathy “Yeah, sure.” I mumbled sarcastically as I looked up. We had…
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Katrina by Lilian Liu (from our Thursday Zoom Writing Club)
Katrina by Lilian Liu Katrina lifted her head and stopped, her tongue sliding in and out as she sniffed the air, hissing. Katrina had been following a mouse’s scent for hours.…
Read More Only Face to Face and Zoom classes eligible for Creative Kids Voucher from 2022
Due to a change in state government policy, unfortunately Creative Kids Vouchers can no longer being used with our work at your own pace online courses. However, you can still…
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Congratulations to Anna Birch on the publication of Blossom in the Dust
Huge congratulations to Anna Birch, a long-time participant in our memoir course, on the publication of Blossom in the Dust (Rack and Rune Press), a brave tale of a terrible…
Read More Congrats to Abbie Bott, winner of the Maitland IF and Creative Word Shop Kids’ Poetry Prize
If a book could come to life If a book could come to life, It would seem like I’d be transported into a fictional creation, surrounded with endless possibilities. To…
Read More Maitland If and Creative Word Shop Kids Poetry Prize
Enter the Maitland IF Kid’s Poetry Competition to win Creative Word Shop workshop prizes. If you’re a primary school student in the Hunter, you can enter this prize judged by…
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