An unlikely friendship (and other stories)
News from the Creative Write-it Studio✨
As we wrap up our final week of Term 2 and prepare for the holidays, I thought I’d share one of the prompts we will use in our Creative Holidays program next month. Interestingly, I’ve had a few older writers stumble across the program and say they would love to join in too! (We may just offer grown-up writer workshops again one day - you never know!)
So in this week’s newsletter, I’ve included a prompt for you to try at home - these holidays, or whenever the mood to write strikes you.
These holidays we will be writing tales of unlikely friendships, unexpected discoveries, mysterious events, and universes alive with magic.
We’ll be in the studio for two full days. Buzzing with ideas. Scribbling words. Sharing stories. If you’d like to join us, book your place here!
Or if a weekly writing practice is more what your young writer needs, you can also book now for Term 3.
Without further ado… let’s write!
Here’s a prompt for you to try this week:
Write a story about an unlikely friendship.
Think about…
✨ Who will your main character be?
✨ Who will become their unlikely friend?
✨ What adventure will they embark on together?
If you'd like to share any writing with us, please consider joining one of our upcoming programs below. Or email us to chat about how we could support you and your young writer!
Until next time,
Coming up…
Join us in Term 3!
Term 3 weekly workshops are now open for booking! We run small groups for Year 1-3, Year 4-6, and Teens, in-person and online. Free trials are available for all small-group workshops :)
✨ Mondays 4 - 5pm (in person, Year 1-6)
✨ Tuesdays - Thursdays (online, Year 1 - Teens)
✨ Writing Mentorships (various times, please ask!)
Creative Holidays: Discovery, Friendships, Magic & Mystery!
Places are filling up in our July Creative Holidays workshops! We would love for your young writer to join us in the studio for two fun days of creative writing. All workshops are suitable for ages 8 - 12.
Dates: July 5 & 6
Location: Balwyn North, VIC
✨Click here to book!
ABC Takeover Competition (entries close June 26!)
There are just two weeks left to enter the 2023 Takeover Melbourne Competition!
The ABC is looking for personal stories by young people in the greater Melbourne region, and no story is too small to tell. If you’d like some inspiration, you can watch some of the previous Takeover Melbourne video stories on ABC iview. And there’s others that you can find on Youtube!
Boroondara Literary Awards (entries close June 30!)
This annual writing competition is open to students from Years 5 - 12, and young people not in secondary school aged 15 - 18 years, who live, study, or work in the City of Boroondara. This is our local community, so if you are enrolled at Creative Write-it you are eligible!
This competition is free to enter. There is also an open-age category for the grown-up writers among you!
✨ Click here to read more!