Story Studios Australia

A very pondersome vibe in the studio last week as we explored the ‘Professor’ archetype 🤔

This week we’re in the throes of getting to know the ‘Shadow’ archetype, characters like Rumi, Zuko, Gollum… even Elsa ❄️ and giving our own protagonists a shadow side.

This has been SUCH a fun term, and the perfect one to lead us into anthology season, where we’ll be writing original stories for publication!

Happy Wednesday writing ✍🏼☺️

Forgive us while we boast about just how wickedly creative our young writers are... 💎💎💎

“The stone that everyone in Kilmoor was required to wear around their necks served as a truth detector. It would glimmer green or red should the wearer be lying. Green for truth. Red for lies. Hayley's stone only glowed green despite the fact she lied a lot. Artichoke on the other hand…”

Excerpt of a story by talented young writer, Mariam, who attends one of our weekly Creative Writing Groups!

Cannot wait to read more of this exceptional story 📖

Have you heard? 📣

Our annual Fresh Fiction Writing Competition is officially open! 🥳

There are two age categories and two cash prizes up for grabs! 💰💰

The Kids Prize (ages 7-12) is $150
The Teen Prize (ages 13-17) is $300

Winning stories will also be published on our website!

Enrolled young writers can enter for free, but the comp is open to all other Aussie kids and teens with a $15 entry fee.

This year’s theme is ‘Lost and Found’ 🙈

We can’t wait to read your creative interpretations, fresh words and curious ideas 🪼

Head to the link in our bio for more details.

The competition closes on Friday 26 June!

✍🏼 Happy writing all!

Thursday in the studio with the amazing Miso! 😎

Young writers are exploring the Charmer archetype this week, and we are loving the cool ideas, the silky words and the charismatic characters springing forth from their imaginations 💡

This term has quickly become a favourite of mentors and young writers alike! If your young writer has a piece of writing from their weekly session that they’d love to share, we’d love them to submit to the Young Writer Blog! Just get in touch for the submission code 🔊

🤩 Katarina on what she loves most about being a Story Mentor:

"I find it endlessly exciting to see the passions and interests of young writers shine through in their writing. As we discuss what everyone has been reading, watching or learning about at the start of each session, I get to see what is inspiring these talented young peoples' worlds. Whether it's a story of history, soccer or dragons, every writer expresses their enthusiasm in an exciting and wonderful way. And on top of it all, these young writers have the immense creativity to turn these passions into new and unique stories, expanding them to places I could never have expected!" 📜⚽🐉

Term 2 is upon us 🎉 After two sold out weeks of mysterious and magical holiday programs, we’re all in for an epic expedition into character Archetypes! 👸

Speaking of archetypes, your Story and Writing Mentors can’t wait to impart their wisdom and share their excitement with you in the studio and online this term 🧙

Catch you rebels, tricksters, and chosen ones in the extraordinary realms of fiction 📜

✨One more week until school holidays!✨

📖 Young writers working on their stories for our delightful anthology publications have until midnight on Saturday 20 September to submit ⏰. Parents/guardians of those involved should check inboxes for all the details.

We then kick off two weeks of very mystical and mysterious holiday programs 🔮🗡️

Most days are sold out - so get in quick to snap up the final few spots 🦊

“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.”
― Roald Dahl