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Express Media Express Media provides support and development opportunities for young people in writing and media.

Applications are NOW OPEN for season 2 of Toolkits 2026! Express Media rounds out this year’s Toolkits program, presenti...
03/09/2026

Applications are NOW OPEN for season 2 of Toolkits 2026!

Express Media rounds out this year’s Toolkits program, presenting three streams: 
~ Nonfiction with Izzy Greenslade
~ Poetry with lou garcia-dolnik
~ Digital Storytelling with ariessszz

Over 12 weeks, you'll develop and expand your craft alongside a cohort of other young writers in weekly online sessions, guided by your facilitator. Explore what makes a nonfiction piece tick, experiment with poetic potentials or whirr away at digital storytelling. If you're a writer or artist under 30, we want to hear from you. 🌟

📝 Apply by September 20
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Ding! One new notification... It's us, thrilled to announce Aries M. Gacutan as Voiceworks Online editor 🌐🛜Aries M. Gacu...
01/09/2026

Ding! One new notification... It's us, thrilled to announce Aries M. Gacutan as Voiceworks Online editor 🌐🛜

Aries M. Gacutan is a poet and digital creator working on the traditional lands of the Woiwurrung and Boonwurrung people of the Kulin nation. They also do a bunch of other artsy things for money. They often write about space/place, migrant identity and digital ephemerality. They were a recipient of the Emerging Poets Residency with Red Room Poetry in 2024, and currently facilitate Toolkits: Digital Storytelling with Express Media. Read about their dastardly poetic escapades at thearieszone.neocities.org.

Aries will lead the fabulous team of Voiceworks Online Edcommers, bringing their digital expertise to shape the next era of Voiceworks Online.

Get to know Aries with a Q&A over on the 'News' section of our website.

31/08/2026

As Victoria's Parliament marks its 170th anniversary in 2026, the milestone invites reflection on how it has evolved, the ongoing relevance of its traditions and what its future may hold.

This year, the team at Voiceworks and Express Media was happy to partner with UNSW Arts, Design, and Architecture Societ...
24/08/2026

This year, the team at Voiceworks and Express Media was happy to partner with UNSW Arts, Design, and Architecture Society - ADASoc for the ADAsoc Creative Tournament (ACT) — Storytelling Competition. The competition was judged in part by Voiceworks edcommer Faye Tang, with categories for fiction and poetry.

The two winners are:
~ Fiction: Tara Chau, 3rd year Bachelor of Arts (major in Creative Writing)
~ Poetry: Ashlee Amer, 2nd year Bachelor of Arts (double major in Sociology and English) and Education (Secondary)

Read their winning work published on the Express Media website!

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Have you stepped into any portals lately? 🪞Express Media, in partnership with , is proud to present the next round of Li...
03/08/2026

Have you stepped into any portals lately? 🪞

Express Media, in partnership with , is proud to present the next round of Little Stories, Big Ideas: a flash writing competition for Australian secondary school-aged students across the nation.

This competition's theme is: PORTAL.

Entrants write to a themed prompt in 100 words or less, in any literary style. Anything is welcome – prose, poetry, comics, song lyrics, or whatever else you love writing! Entries can include writing for readers of any age.  The competition runs twice a year, and entry is free.

Winners will be chosen from two categories: Years 7—9, and Years 10—12.

The winner and runner-up in each category will receive:
— An online writing masterclass with this year's prize ambassador, children’s author Amelia Mellor
— A Voiceworks Magazine bundle courtesy of Express Media
— A YA book pack courtesy of The Wheeler Centre
— Names published in Voiceworks, Australia's premier youth literary journal

The prize winner in each category will also receive a $250 cash prize.

Entries close at 11:59PM AEST Sunday 11th October.

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Express Media and The Wheeler Centre are excited to announce the winners of the Little Stories, Big Ideas writing compet...
29/07/2026

Express Media and The Wheeler Centre are excited to announce the winners of the Little Stories, Big Ideas writing competition in the theme of ‘Shimmer’! 🪸

HUGE congratulations to:

🌟 Years 7-9 Winner: Abigail Koh (WA, Year 9) for 'marmöris’
🌟 Years 7-9 Runner-up: Ethan Cheng (NSW, Year 8) for ‘my last meal with you.’
🌟 Years 10-12 Winner: Jessica Zhen (NSW, Year 12) for ‘Fruit Flies’
🌟 Years 10-12 Runner-up: Olivia Yun (NSW, Year 10) for ‘was i Beautiful?’

This round, we received an incredible calibre of flash writing entries from secondary school-aged writers across Australia. The winners and runners-up—chosen in collaboration with Prize Ambassador Amelia Mellor—impressed us deeply with their unique voices and perspectives.

Read the winning pieces now on the Express Media website!! (Link in bio)

Each winner also receives $250, and each winner and runner-up will receive a book pack courtesy of The Wheeler Centre, a mentoring session with Prize Ambassador Amelia Mellor, and an announcement printed in Voiceworks, Australia’s premier youth literary journal.

The next round of Little Stories, Big Ideas will open soon, so keep your eyes peeled and don't stop writing!

New cohort alert! Introducing the Toolkits: Fiction 2026 participants, facilitated by Miriam Webster.Meet the lovely you...
02/07/2026

New cohort alert! Introducing the Toolkits: Fiction 2026 participants, facilitated by Miriam Webster.

Meet the lovely young fiction writers: Liana Black, Lhotse Collins, Julia Faragher, Ariana Haghighi, Samantha Haran, Elizabeth Ives, Elizabeth Lee, Georgina Maxine, Hannah Vesey and Bridget Webster. For 12 weeks, they’re venturing together into the world of fic!

🌱 Read all about this year's cohort here: https://www.expressmedia.org.au/news/meet-the-toolkits-fiction-2026-participants

New cohort alert! Introducing the Toolkits: Graphic Narratives 2026 participants, facilitated by Tommi PG.Meet the lovel...
30/06/2026

New cohort alert! Introducing the Toolkits: Graphic Narratives 2026 participants, facilitated by Tommi PG.

Meet the lovely young artists: Maya Cohen-Miller, Emma Lazzeri, Alexander Poljansek, Oliver Reyes, Marcus Saunders, Ifa Shiddiq, Stella Theochardies, Ruby Trumble, Alice Wong, Dorian Zikic, Emma Boyd and Alyssa Cunanan. They’ve been falling down a 12-week rabbit hole of all things graphic narratives!

✏️ Read all about this year's cohort here: https://www.expressmedia.org.au/news/meet-the-toolkits-graphic-narratives-2026

26/06/2026

Two participants in our Parliament Express program for young writers share their perspectives on the experience.

Delivered in partnership with Express Media, this program is all about supporting young writers to speak up, think critically and tell stories that matter.

Westerly and Voiceworks have teamed up to launch a new joint subscription!For only $106, receive three issues of Voicewo...
26/06/2026

Westerly and Voiceworks have teamed up to launch a new joint subscription!

For only $106, receive three issues of Voiceworks and two issues of Westerly Magazine per year, in print as well as digital formats!

This special offer amounts to less than $22 per issue, delivered directly from the printer to your address of choice.

Learn more and subscribe here: https://shorturl.at/4Qnnf

Voiceworks is a national literary journal that features exciting new fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art and comics by people under the age of 25.

Westerly publishes short stories, micro-fiction, poetry, memoir and creative non-fiction, artwork, comics, essays and literary criticism.

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