Australia’s largest interactive
online writing festival for schools.
CHOOSE from 20+ live and /or on-demand author workshops
DISCOVER a year of resources, writing activities and student workbooks
WRITE with Australian authors & publish your original work for CBCA Book Week
The Mini-Writing Festival and 20+ authors ignites student writing!
Festival Dates
Primary School : 30th May to 3rd June
High School: Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th June.
2022 Mini-Writing Festival Calendar
More than a festival!
Absolutely loved it! … not only inspired my student to write more creatively but inspired my teaching.”
Deborah Hansen, King’s Baptist Grammar School, Wynn Vale, SA.
A year of resources
INSPIRE
TERM 1
PRE WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES
- Book Week theme
- Author biographies
- Book reviews
- Questions for the authors
- A letter to the author
- Vocabulary: Author’s 3 Words
- Author Writing Challenge
- Writing first draft
ENGAGE
TERM 2
LIVE WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES
- Attend author workshops
- Record author tips & tricks
- Review writing
- Vocabulary: Author’s 3 Words
- Author Writing Challenge
- Story creation
- Share writing on Story Starter Wall
- Book publication
CREATE
TERMS 3 and 4
POST WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES
- Reviews
- Student learning reflections
- Micro author videos
- Story writing
- Book creation
- Book Week celebration
- Collaborative projects e.g. calendars
- Book publication
The Mini-Writing Festival includes resources like these
Create and Publish
Students from
St. Raphael’s School PARKSIDE, SA
celebrated the end of 2021
as published authors.
Micro Author Videos
Teaching gold!
5-minute videos to review and reinforce skills and techniques from author workshops.
View this 2021 sample.
Micro Author Videos
Teaching gold!
5-minute videos to review and reinforce skills and techniques from author workshops.
View this 2021 sample.
Jackie French 2021 Festival
Andrew Daddo 2021 Festival
20+ Pages
Jo Mularczyk 2021 Festival
James Foley Festival 2021
Flexibility
( via zoom)
Live for homeschooling
( via youtube)
On-demand
(for one month after)
Writing resources online and printable
Students create and publish their writing
to suit your needs and budget
3 programs to choose from
Mini-Writing
Festival
Great First Step
Includes:
- pre festival writing activities and resources,
- more than 20 live interactive author workshops, AND
- the all new Student Writing Journal.
Mini-Writing
Festival PLUS
Most Popular
Includes:
- pre festival writing activities and resources,
- more than 20 live interactive author workshops,
- the all new Student Writing Journal.
- Book Week resources,
- a book creation program, AND
- each student receives a printed copy of their own original book.
AnnualScribe
Best Value
Includes:
- pre festival writing activities and resources,
- more than 20 live interactive author workshops,
- the all new Student Writing Journal.
- Book Week resources,
- a book creation program, AND
- each student receives a printed copy of their own original book (either from the Festival program or the Co-author program).
An engaging, inspiring and fun program
2021 highlights
- 75,000 students took part.
- 120,000 pages of original writing published.
- Every state and territory represented.
- Authors read students' work!
Kate Ritchie reads...
'The Island of Death' by Bailey from Bega Public School, NSW.
James Foley reads...
'What Animals Do When The Zoo Gates Are Closed' by Dalkeith Public School WA read by James Foley
A complete writing program
Mini-Writing
Festival
Great First Step
from
$9.00 per student
Whole School
- $ 10.00 per student - part school
- Resources released on invoice
Mini-Writing
Festival PLUS
Most Popular
from
$17.00 per student
Whole School
- $20.00 per student - part school
- Resources released on invoice
AnnualScribe
Best Value
from
$27.00 per student
Whole School
- $ 32.00 per student - part school
- Resources released on invoice
Need more information?
Request a quote or invoice below or arrange to speak with a literacy expert.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Early Bird registrations close 28 February.
- We will take registrations up to Term 2, 2022.
No. This is a school event only and not open to the public.
- There will be downloadable lesson resources for each session. Pre workshop activities are released early Term 1. Refer to the inclusion list for each program.
- After the live event you will get access to each of the authors' recorded workshops until the end of Term 2, 2022.
- Mini-Writing Festival PLUS and AnnualScribe customers also receive a series of more than 60 Micro Videos focused on key points from each author workshop, to reinforce and reuse until the end of Term 2, 2022.
Yes! The Mini-Writing Festival has sessions and resources suitable for lower, middle and upper primary as well as high school (up to Year 10).
If you are an AnnualScribe customer this option is available and free. For others, please contact us at [email protected] to upgrade for just $2 per student.
If you are an AnnualScribe customer this option is available and free. For others, please contact us at [email protected] to upgrade for just $2 per student.
Yes, you can choose which sessions to attend.
Yes. Register before 28th February, 2022 to secure Early Bird pricing. Whole school registrations start from $5.00 per student.
Yes. Register before 28th February, 2022 to secure Early Bird pricing. Part school registrations start from $6.00 per student.
The sessions will be interactive so each student should bring pens, pencils, paper, white boards and imagination!
Refunds are not provided, however you will have access to the recording of the workshop 24 hours after the live session, and it will remain available until the end of Term 2.
An online space for students to share original writing. All Littlescribe participants can opt in to share their own and view others’ work. Access the Story Starter Wall and be inspired!
- The student’s piece of work, first name only and the person they would like to read their writing.
- Work is submitted by the teacher and reviewed by Littlescribe before being published on the Story Starter Wall.
No, it is optional.
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