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. 

24 Mar 2016

So often, when teachers bring groups of students into Sydney Story Factory for a workshop, they leave saying: wow, I'm going to use that in my classroom! We're offering four BOSTES-endorsed workshops so that every teacher can bring the best of what we've learned in nearly four years of creative workshops into their own teaching practice.

18 Mar 2016

You like eating, right? Do you like eating with friends? This April or May how about Eating Your Words - host a dinner for friends and support Sydney Story Factory's aspiring novella writers.

07 Mar 2016

Big news! The Sydney Comedy Festival is partnering with the Sydney Story Factory for the first ever Comedy for Kids program. This April the Sydney Town Hall will be transformed into a jungle of comedic proportions-delivering the biggest school holiday comedy incursion yet. And we're going to be there!

25 Feb 2016

Last year we spent a term at Glebe Public School, with the amazing ladies from the Concerned Older Women's group (affectionately known as COW).

19 Feb 2016

What exactly is the Sydney Story Factory all about? How do we make sure that we're working with the marginalised kids who most stand to benefit? To answer these and many other questions read our short and sweet snapshot of the year that was, 2014-15.

29 Jan 2016

Did you miss the amazing package the Australian of the Year folks put together when Cath won her Local Hero award? Here it is!

25 Jan 2016

Our co-founder and executive director Cath Keenan was just awarded 2016 Australian of the Year Local Hero Award!

19 Jan 2016

Sir Ken Robinson is a British education expert and author who is a huge champion of creativity in education. Apparently, one official TED blog called him the “sneezing baby panda of the TED ecosystem.” Yes, really.

18 Jan 2016

The Australian of the Year awards are announced on Monday January 25 on the ABC!

22 Dec 2015

From all of us at the Sydney Story Factory, and from every youngster aged 7 to 17 who has picked up a pencil in one of our workshops this year and discovered they can WRITE, a most huge and sincere THANK YOU! 

20 Nov 2015

On Tuesday December 1 we’re hosting our end-of-year celebration of student work at the beautiful Giant Dwarf Theatre. It’s free and there’s a barbecue beforehand as well – so please come and join us!

17 Nov 2015

Last night, I was thrilled and humbled to be named the 2016 NSW Local Hero in the Australian of the Year Awards. I was also extremely surprised, as my fellow nominees are an incredible bunch and would have been excellent winners.

06 Oct 2015

Last week saw some fierce bidding over some truly exquisite pieces of artwork for our Fine Lines art auction, and we’re very excited and incredibly grateful to announce the auction helped to raise $62,000 for the Sydney Story Factory, which will go towards our creative writing programs! 

02 Oct 2015

As of right now, Fine Lines is live online! Fine Lines is an exhibition and online auction of artworks inspired by poetry and song, and it’s our major biennial fundraising event.