A writing workshop series for high school students.
Real world issues. Real life applications.
Join the 'ScribeTribe' Series
Register for ONE workshop and receive the whole series at no extra cost!
Join Jackie French
Australian Children’s Laureate and best-selling author models techniques for writing an efficient essay.Designed for students in or entering high school, looking for practical strategies to help their essay writing across all subjects.
- Writing types: creative, persuasive, narrative, and factual.
- Perfect for: students looking for techniques to write better essays.
Join Bruce Pascoe
Your history. My history. Our history. Finding the untold stories. Students will learn to find the untold stories with Bruce Pascoe, Yuin and Bunarong man, and award-winning writer, editor and anthologist.
- Writing types: informative, narrative, persuasive, descriptive, visual literacy.
- Perfect for: Reconciliation Week, historical research.
Join Tristan Bancks
Multi-award-winning author, actor, and filmmaker models the use of multimedia in story creation. Designed to show students how technology and multimedia can help communicate stories, settings, and atmosphere.
- Writing types: descriptive, imaginative, persuasive.
- Perfect for: visual learners, emerging filmmakers and visual storytellers.
Join Stephanie Hunt
Senior Editor at Storyful, journalist and editor of the BBC, and Washington Post, shares real case studies challenging today’s media. Students will learn how to spot fake news from one of the best in the business.
- Writing types: factual, persuasive.
- Perfect for: students navigating real and fake news on social media.
School options
Home schooling options
BONUS:
Access ALL workshops & resources at NO EXTRA COST.
Each workshop includes:
- A 45 minute interactive session.
- James Foley illustrating the key skills and concepts in real time.
- On-demand access until 30 Sept 2022.
- Writing Challenges (via micro videos) encouraging students to draft a response.
- Student Writing Journal (30+ pages).
- 10 writing activities (printable & digital).
- Teacher resources with syllabus links.
TV and radio presenter, podcaster, actor and author explores writing for different audiences.
Designed to demonstrate real-world writing applications, this workshop will appeal to students wanting to write books, podcasts or for TV and radio.
- Writing types: imaginative, narrative and factual.
- Perfect for: students in upper primary and high school.
Dee White, author of Beyond Belief, leads this workshop on: Holocaust heroes. Historical Fiction.
Students will learn what it takes to write historical fiction, and the importance of research and critical thinking in this thought-provoking session.
- Writing types: informative, narrative, descriptive.
- Perfect for: links to current world events, historical fiction.
CHOOSE from 10+ on-demand workshops from High School and Upper primary Series
DISCOVER a year of resources, writing activities and student workbooks.
WRITE with Australian authors & publish your original work for CBCA Book Week.
Access all of these workshops on demand.
High School 12 to 14+ years
Upper Primary 10 to 12+ years - BONUS
More than a festival!
Sample Resources
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.
Flexibility
Students create and publish their writing
On-demand
(until the end of term 3)
Writing resources online and printable
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