A writing program and festival all-in-one.
The Mini-Writing Festival and 20+ authors ignites student writing!
2023 Mini-Writing Festival Calendar
Supports: remote learning, classroom, groups and individuals
Choose to respond with handwritten or typed work
5 to 14 years +
resources for
homeschooling
Lesson plans for explicit whole class or small group teaching
Assign activities for independent learning at home or at school
Teachers are supported with editable resources and digital tools:
- Mini-Review: Assess and store student writing samples.
- FestivalScribes: Digitally assign literacy activities to students.
- Activity Packs: Teaching slides with explicit instructions.
- Student Writing Journal: Worksheets and templates.
- Author interactions: On-demand videos and live workshops.
- Micro Videos: Comprehension and visual literacy activities.
- Book Week: Resources, activities and ideas.
- Book Creation: Publishing tools and unlimited digital uploads.
- Littlescribe Libraries: Classroom and student digital libraries.
Program Framework
- Student samples & data collection
- Writing styles & text features
- All about the authors
- Vocab challenge
- Writing challenge
- Student first drafts
- Compare and contrast ideas
- Interact with authors
- Apply skills to refine and edit
- Book creation challenge
- Published Author certificates
- Celebrate student writing
What’s included?
Assessment Mini Review
Digital Writing Activities
Teaching Slides
Student Writing Journal
Jackie French 2021 Festival
Andrew Daddo 2021 Festival
20+ Pages
Jo Mularczyk 2021 Festival
James Foley Festival 2021
Mini-Writing Festival
Great First Step
*EARLY BIRD EXPIRES 28TH FEB 2023
from
$5.00 per student
Whole School
- 6.00 per student - part school *EB
- 9.00 per student - whole school RRP
- 10.00 per student - part school RRP
- 350+ Resources
- Book Week Activity Pack - see inclusions
- Book Creation Tools
- Resources released on invoice
Mini-Writing Festival PLUS
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*EARLY BIRD EXPIRES 28TH FEB 2023
from
$14.00 per student
Whole School
- 16.00 per student - part school *EB
- 17.00 per student - whole school RRP
- 20.00 per student - part school RRP
- Includes a 12 page A5 printed book per student
- 350+ Resources
- Book Week Activity Pack - see inclusions
- Book Creation Tools
- Resources released on invoice
$AUD excludes GST
Need more information?
Request a quote or arrange to speak with a literacy expert.
Proudly supported by
- Choose from 20+ live and /or on-demand author workshops.
- Discover a year of resources, writing activities and student workbooks
- Write with Australian authors and publish your original work for CBCA Book Week.
Absolutely loved it! … not only inspired my students to write more creatively but inspired my teaching.”
Deborah Hansen, King’s Baptist Grammar School, Wynn Vale, SA.
Feedback from educators
“Absolutely loved it! … not only inspired my students to write more creatively but inspired my teaching.”
Deborah Hansen, King’s Baptist Grammar School, Wynn Vale, SA.
Inspire. Engage. Create.
Program includes:
WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES
- 20+ Writing workshops.
- 20+ Vocabulary challenges.
- 20+ Author writing challenges.
- Student Writing Journal (BLM).
- Connections to syllabus.
- Resources are digital and printable.
- Micro videos as lesson starters.
- Lesson plans.
- Differentiated activities.
BOOK WEEK ACTIVITY PACK
- Part 1: All About the Authors.
- Part 2: Persuade. Promote. Publish.
- Part 3: Comprehension/Visual Literacy.
- Part 4: Book Creation Guide.
- Student activity packs.
- Teaching slides.
COLLABORATE. SHARE. CELEBRATE.
- Digital books in your school community.
- Post on the Story Starter Wall.
- Collaborative class projects e.g. calendars, cards, etc.
- Book Week certificates
- Book publication
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.
The ultimate Book Week Activity Pack
Book Creation guides, templates and videos
Teaching Slides and Author Micro Videos
Student Worksheet Activity Pack
Explore Book Week: Dreaming with eyes open…
Resources available digitally and on demand.
Resources connected to the curriculum.
Students will discover 20+ authors, read their biographies, write book reviews, form questions and write persuasive letters to the authors.
Create persuasive marketing materials using resources to promote books and authors in class and your school. Projects can be published and shared.
Use the Festival workshops visual prompts, videos, and notes. Students can review their work and incorporate new or revised techniques in their writing process.
Use resources and templates to guide book creation from initial ideas, to first drafts, editing, and publication. Explore book design, page layout and conventions. Create student books, and publish.
Meet Jasmine Seymour CBCA Book Week illustrator for 2022, access author workshop, biography and activity packs.
I loved it all! This is my first year of teaching and I, as well my students learnt new skills.”
Roisin Mcnaughton, Teacher Wallacia Public School, NSW
I thoroughly enjoyed the festival, it helped build teacher capacity, inspired students to read some books from unknown authors and inspired them to write for purpose! “
Emily Edwards, Karoonda Area School SA
Absolutely loved it! … not only inspired my students to write more creatively but inspired my teaching.”
Deborah Hansen, King’s Baptist Grammar School, Wynn Vale, SA.
Join Australian authors, illustrators, poets and journalists in 20+ writing workshops.
Choose from 20+ writing workshops (on-demand until the end of term 3)
Discover a year of resources, writing activities, workbooks and Book Week Activity Packs
Write with Australian authors & publish your original work for CBCA Book Week
Flexibility
Students create and publish their writing
On-demand
(until the end of term 3)
Writing resources online and printable
An engaging, inspiring and fun program.
Mini-Writing Festival highlights...
- 145,000 students and counting.
- 120,000 pages of original writing published.
- Every state and territory represented.
- Authors read students' work!
