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In The Co-Author Program, students follow structured lessons, continuing stories started by trusted authors and mastering writing skills to become published authors.
Perfect for literacy programs, Book Week, HPGE, enrichment, class-wide and stage-wide writing initiatives.
Led By Experts
60+ writing programs led by Australia’s favourite authors and illustrators.
Students Write with Purpose
Exclusive story starters and model texts help students plan, draft, elevate, and edit.
Resources Ready to Use
Curriculum-aligned lessons, author videos, and templates to guide every page.
Proven in Classrooms
Across Australia, teachers have guided students to publish thousands of original stories
Flexible and Aligned
Perfect for K–10. Fits literacy goals, HPGE groups, and ACARA 9.0 units.
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Each Co-author Program is written by teachers, for teachers.
Use visual elements and structure to create playful narratives from everyday moments and imagine what makes the best day ever.
Lower / Foundational
Narrative
Visual literacy
Everyday moments
Teach rhythm, letters, and visual structure. Create a collaborative class poem with alliteration and alphabetical storytelling.
Lower / Foundational
Poetry
Alliteration
Visual literacy
Explore story structure and character. Students write about what could cause book characters to disappear — and why it matters.
Lower / Foundational
Imaginative
Story arc
Problems
Students will access 2 published pages from the best-selling book-turned movie, ‘Nim’s Island’ and are invited to write their own version of the story.
Lower / Foundational
Narrative
Characterisation
Adventure
Build narrative problem-solving through storytelling. What happens when a cat gets stuck? Explore outcomes using text and image.
Middle Primary
Imaginative
Humour
Problems
Extract taken from Deborah’s published book. Students can read the book by Deborah Abela and write their own version of
Middle Primary
Narrative
Spelling
Vocabulary
A picture book written in verse. Focus on humour and trouble in writing, let your students have fun with the
Middle Primary
Poetry
Vocabulary
Plot
Build narrative problem-solving through storytelling. What happens when a cat gets stuck? Explore outcomes using text and image.
Middle Primary
Narrative
Suspense
Moral dilemmas
Reimagine a wild pirate adventure. Expand ideas with humour, rich vocabulary, and unexpected narrative twists alongside Atticus’s journey.
Upper Primary / Lower High
Narrative
Humour
Imagination
Explore the structure of a story, the language used to entertain the reader and themes of characters, friendship and moral
Upper Primary / Lower High
Narrative
Imagination
Moral dilemmas
A seal drives past at the wheel of a car…A narrative writing project, exploring what happens when things are different to the ‘norm’.
Upper Primary / Lower High
Narrative
Imagination
Twist endings
Explore friendships, family, and school life. Rewrite a funny scene and explore decisions with unexpected consequences.
Upper Primary / Lower High
Narrative
Humour
Consequences
The start of a story about a ‘superhero dog’, that Dad wants out of the house. Themes include resilience and
Upper Primary / Lower High
Narrative
Resilience
Visual literacy
A non-fiction program based around the concept of ‘Heroes’, that guides students through the different aspects of non-fiction, opinion, persuasive
Upper Primary / Lower High
Non-fiction
Perspective
Critical thinking
Students write about the life of Carl the Coin, it’s trials and tribulations.Explore creative writing, visual literacy and adventures.
Upper Primary / Lower High
Narrative
Adventure
Personification
An examination of the relationships between friends, family, places and environments through descriptive language and verse. Explore poetry, free verse
Upper Primary / Lower High
Poetry
Description
Connection to Country.
Characterisation Written as a graphic novel, students are invited into the world of Super Potato and learn about the techniques
Upper Primary / Lower High
Imagination
Graphic novels
Characterisation
Craft a suspenseful story about loyalty, justice, and sacrifice, inspired by detention and immigration themes.
Upper Primary / Lower High
Narrative
Justice
Suspense
Write a gripping adventure. Explore truth, tension, and family loyalty through mysterious twists and moral choices.
Upper Primary / Lower High
Narrative
Family
Suspense
Each Co-author Program begins with a two-page story starter written by an Australian author and ends with your students publishing their own 12-page book.
Author
Meet the author guiding your students.
Story Starter
Students begin with an exclusive two-page story starter.
Lesson Plan
10 structured, printable and digital lessons scaffold every step.
Write
Students plan, draft, elevate, and edit their own story.
Publish
Each student receives a printed, 12-page book — they’re now a published author.
See how students across Australia turned author story starters into published books.
Student Writing Sample
Author: Katrina McKelvey
Text: Opposites
Theme: Opposites, Pets
Writing Type: Descriptive, Imaginative
Learning Focus: Characters, Narrative, Settings, Visual Literacy
Age: 7 to 9
Student Writing Sample
Author Deborah Abela
Text Scrappy
Theme: Family, Pets
Writing Type: Descriptive, Imaginative
Learning Focus: Characters, Narrative, Settings, Visual Literacy
Age: 9 to 12
Note: Additional programs for ages 12 to 14 and 7 to 10.
Student Writing Sample
Author: Tristan Bancks
Text: Two Wolves
Theme: Family, Morality, Suspense
Writing Type: Descriptive, Imaginative
Learning Focus: Characters, Narrative, Settings, Visual Literacy
Age: 12 to 14
Note: an additional program for ages 9 to 12.
– Trinity Hook
Nords Wharf Public School, NSW
The Co-author Program is more than a writing activity — it’s a bridge between student potential and published outcomes. Students learn to think like writers, build stamina, and find their voice. Their story doesn’t just live on the page — it lives in the library, the classroom, and the world beyond.
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Yes — schools can access a free preview that includes a sample lesson plan, writing template, and author video.
You’ll get full access to our top 4 recommended programs. Review each, test the fit, and select what works best for your students.
You have access to the full program for 12 months.
It’s designed to be completed in 10 lessons, typically over a school term, but you can move at your own pace.
Yes — you can select different programs for different classes depending on their year level, interests, or writing goals.
Technically yes, but we don’t recommend it — running multiple programs in one class can make planning and printing more complex.
There is a minimum of 25 students per program.
The program is designed for students from Kindergarten to Year 10 and can be adapted across stages, abilities, and learning support contexts.
Yes — every program is curriculum-aligned and includes clear links to ACARA 9.0 and relevant state syllabus outcomes.
Yes! Every student becomes a published author and receives their own professionally printed 12-page A5 book.
The fee is per student — from $16 per student, including access to the full program and their printed 12-page A5 book..
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