29 Aug 2016

James Powditch's wonderful portrait of our co-founder and executive director, Cath Keenan, is currently in the Salon des Refuses at the SH Ervin Gallery. To read Cath's story in Look magazine about sitting for the portrait, and how Sydney Story Factory kids helped to create it, click here.

28 Aug 2016

I sat at the table remembering diving for the deep-sea sponge I was eating for dinner. Deep-sea sponge is one of my favourite meals. I remembered about how Harold Holt...

23 Aug 2016

Have you been working on a story you think is pretty awesome? Perhaps you'd like to submit it and test your chances in the crazy world of writing competitions. Here are a few that have come to our attention of late.

21 Aug 2016

I ran through the long wavy grass, my heart pounding. I had been running for half an hour and I was exhausted. I suddenly tripped and fell face first into...

14 Aug 2016

Kristina Salvato was sitting on the plane getting ready for take off when someone familiar sat next to her. He was wearing a lab coat with white frizzy hair and...

07 Aug 2016

Evening becomes the night on the coldest day of July. I am on my way to the coldest place on earth, Alaska. I am so excited to be there soon....

03 Aug 2016

The inaugural Pen to Paper Challenge is happening in September and we need YOU on board! It's like the City to Surf for those who'd rather write than run.

31 Jul 2016

When the bad lawyer got in the same limo as his client, he told her his name was Eric No-name. She told Eric her name was Gemma. Eric has black...

25 Jul 2016

The prestigious Patrick White Writers Award, open to Indigenous students from Kindergarten right through to Year 12, is closing on September 23.

24 Jul 2016

As Bob the Dog waited impatiently for the space ship to arrive at Mars he floated over to the space computer and started to type up a story. This is...

18 Jul 2016

Ziggi was just an ordinary boy though his parents were famous because they were the best clowns in Spain. On Ziggi’s 5th birthday his parents ordered a clown for his...

08 Jul 2016

Exciting news just in: James Powditch's portrait of co-founder Cath Keenan - completed with help from our students - is in the 2016 Salon des Refuses!

07 Jul 2016

As part of NAIDOC Week 2016 the Sydney Story Factory will run two workshops at Barangaroo. The workshops will include a tour of the foreshore with experienced guides; participants will hear stories about the people, animals and plants of the area and come up with their own story. As part of the workshop participants will add their work to a huge story mural on the wall of the Barangaroo Cutaway.

16 Jun 2016

Every month we feature a new Writer (Student) of the Month. This month we want you to meet Cian.

06 Jun 2016

Huge thank you to Olivia from Sydney Comedy Festival for coming through the tempest on a wild and stormy Sunday to present this fantastic donation at The Martian Embassy.