06/09/2025
The Younger Young Writers’ Program (YYWP) is back in 2025, and we’re going on the road!
The 2025 Younger Young Writers’ Program (YYWP) focuses on finding your voice. Whether you’ve been scribbling in the back of your workbooks for years or want to try and write something beyond what’s expected of you in your English classes, this program is for you.
For the first time in a long time, we are making the program truly national. Taking place on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of October 2025, the YYWP aims to connect writers via blogs and videos, as well as opening up the festival for people unable to make the October long weekend program in Newcastle.
You’ll be working with other young writers from across Australia and mentors from the NYWF program to help you develop your writing and editing skills in the creation of a book of short stories, poetry and non-fiction, over the course of the program. Following the festival you will have the support to see the stories you create during the program into print.
Image Description: Black background with colourful paint brushed colour of yellows, oranges, blues and pinks on the right hand side of the image. There is a black line drawing of a person sitting at a desk writing with a pile of books and a window. In yellow text on the lefthand side it says ‘Younger Young Writers’ Program’ and 'Mentoring and Workshops'. October 3rd to October 5th in Newcastle and online.
