Kids Workshops

April 14, 2020

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80: earlybird (before 30 March) $70; bring a friend or do 2, $140; $120 (earlybird)

Jess Black

The Weird and the Wonderful (7-13yo)

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Weirdness and eeriness are often the driving forces of a story. They create an atmosphere of tension and uncertainty. What is the language of the weird and how do writers…
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April 15, 2020

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80: earlybird (before 30 March) $70; bring a friend or do 2, $140; $120 (earlybird)

Jess Black

Cloudy, With a Chance of Meatballs (5-12yo)

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If it rained food, what would you want the forecast to look like? Whether you’re writing about about the worst meal you’ve ever had, your favourite food combo’s or inventing your…
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April 20, 2020

10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Cost: $130 (eligible for Creative Kids Voucher). Earlybird before 30 March, $115

Ed Wright

Write Your Own Book in A Day (10-16 yo)

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In this five-hour course we will create our own adventure chapter book, working on setting, creating characters and putting them into dramatic situations. Will they emerge victorious? Or will your…
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April 21, 2020

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80: earlybird (before 30 March) $70; bring a friend or do 2, $140; $120 (earlybird)

Ed Wright

Murder Mystery (9-14 yo)

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A body has been discovered. But who are they? And what happened to them? Create your own detective and invent clues and red herrings to create your a murder mystery…
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April 22, 2020

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80: earlybird (before 30 March) $70; bring a friend or do 2, $140; $120 (earlybird)

Ed Wright

Animal Tales (6-10yo)

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What would it be like to be a bear? Or an eagle? Or a horse? In this fun workshop, we’ll write stories where get to pretend to be animals and…
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May 7, 2020

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

8 weeks

Cost: $150 (eligible for Creative Kids Voucher)

Writing Club @ The CWS Studio

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Learn new writing skills, expand the scope of your imaginative writing and make new friends at our weekly Writing Club for kids aged 8-13 years old. New themes and exercises…
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February 23, 2020

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Cost: $110 (max 10 students)

Ed Wright

Selective Schools and ACER Tests Writing Workshop

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This hands-on workshop helps students prepare for the short writing tasks that are part of the Selective Schools Entry and ACER scholarship tests. Students practice both narrative and persuasive writing…
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January 22, 2020

10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Cost: $130 Eligible for Creative Kids Voucher

Mark Giblin

An Introduction to Animation Writing (8-12 yo)

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What’s your favourite cartoon? The Simpsons? Sponge Bob? They all started with someone’s imagination.  And that someone could be you! Learn how to create an animation idea, write the script…
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January 10, 2020

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Cost: $100 (max 10 students)

Ed Wright

HSC Creative Writing (year 11 &12)

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In this workshop we take a look at the Craft of Writing and Reading to Write components of the HSC syllabus and think about fresh, innovative and practical ways to…
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January 3, 2020

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80: earlybird (by 23 December) $65: do 2 courses or bring a friend: $70 ($60 earlybird)

Ed Wright

Playing with Poetry (9-14 yo)

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Poetry is fun. In this workshop we get to play with different kinds of poetry such as haiku, limericks and sestinas and put words together in surprising ways to make…
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January 13, 2020

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80: earlybird (by 23 December) $65: do 2 courses or bring a friend: $70 ($60 earlybird)

Jess Black

Fairy Tale Feasts (6-12 yo)

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Write your own modern day fairy tale! Beauty and the Beast, Rapunzel and Jack and the Beanstalk are all fairy tales involving magical beings in faraway lands. In this workshop…
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January 7, 2020

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80: earlybird (by 23 December) $65: do 2 courses or bring a friend: $70 ($60 earlybird)

Ed Wright

Crazy Holidays (7-12 yo)

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The bags are packed, everyone is ready, the destination has been chosen. What could possibly wrong? Absolutely everything. In this comedy writing workshop we’ll explore how humour can be made…
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January 20, 2020

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80: earlybird (by 23 December) $65: do 2 courses or bring a friend: $70 ($60 earlybird)

Jess Black

The Strangest Zoo in the World (7-13yo)

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It’s the future. Genetically modified animals are everywhere. People have them as pets, they run wild and the strangest of them all are held in a special zoo.  You are…
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October 3, 2019

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80 (bring a friend or do 2 classes, 2 for $140; Earlybird until 16 September, $65; 2 for $120)

Bastian Fox Phelan

Zine Workshop (10-16 years)

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Zine legend, Bastian Fox Phelan, explores what zines are and how to make them. Learn how to make an 8-page mini zine from one A4 sheet of paper, and how…
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October 10, 2019

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80 (bring a friend or do 2 classes, 2 for $140; Earlybird until 16 September, $65; 2 for $120)

Ed Wright

Alien Adventures (7-12 years)

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On distant planets in remote galaxies, in space ships travelling at the speed of light, with hitchhikers on asteroids headed for mother earth, aliens are everywhere. This kids’ creative writing…
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October 11, 2019

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80 (bring a friend or do 2 classes, 2 for $140; Earlybird until 16 September, $65; 2 for $120)

Ed Wright

Powers of Persuasion (7-13 years)

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Delve into the arts of persuasion and learn how to write words that get people to believe in your ideas. Learn about humour, reasoning, features, benefits, and a host of…
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July 11, 2019

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80 (bring a friend or do 2 classes, 2 for $140; Earlybird until 24 June, $65; 2 for $120)

Ed Wright

I Fell Into My Favourite Book (6-12 years)

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Ever wanted to go to Hogwarts. Or play a role in Bad Guys. In this Fan Fiction workshop you get to put yourself or your own characters into your favourite books,…
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July 9, 2019

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80 (bring a sibling/friend or sign up for 2 classes, 2 for $140; Earlybird until 24 June, $65; 2 for $120)

Ed Wright

Crazy Explorers

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  Travel to the far ends of the world and beyond. Create exciting stories about adventures to places real and imagined by characters who are larger than life.
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July 16, 2019

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80 (bring a friend or do 2 classes, 2 for $140; Earlybird until 24 June, $65; 2 for $120)

Jess Black

Do You Dare

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We’ll be turning out the lights in this spooky workshop as we dare to scare. Learn tips for injecting tension and suspense in your scary story and we guarantee you’ll…
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July 19, 2019

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: $80 (bring a friend or do 2 classes, 2 for $140; Earlybird until 24 June, $65; 2 for $120)

Jess Black

My Perfect Pet

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Create the perfect pet. Just what is your perfect pet like? Do they have the head of a lion, the feet of a duck and the tail of a tiger?…
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Our Workshops

Holiday workshops $80; Term Time $130 (8 weeks) and eligible for Creative Kids Voucher

We’re in the Hunter St Mall on the corner of Market St (the same building as Lowe’s). The entrance is on Market St and we’re on the first floor at the end of the corridor. There’s 1/2hour free parking in the mall and on Wolfe St, or if you want to stay in town, there’s free 4-hour parking between the Newcastle Baths and Beach, about a ten-minute walk.

We encourage kids to grow their imaginations at the same time as they expand their vocabularies and story-telling skills. Our workshops are fun and educational and tailored to suit the different age groups. We offer in school classes, after school classes, holiday workshops and individual mentoring. Check here for regular classes and holiday workshops at our Newcastle premises. Use our enquiry form or call us to find out how to bring workshops to your school .

HSC workshops

Creative Writing is compulsory for the HSC but many students don’t know where to start. Our HSC level creative writing workshops are designed for years 10-12, and will focus on the current Area of Study (Discovery) as well as Extension 1 elective themes. Our workshops help students gain the skills and techniques to think on their feet and approach their creative writing with confidence and flexibility.

Tutoring and Mentoring

(HSC and other)

Need expert feedback on your Extension 2 Major Work?  Or just worried about the Creative Writing components of the HSC English papers?  We offer one-to-one mentoring for students who feel they need a bit of extra help getting ready for this part of the HSC. Professional guidance is available for all print medium major works – including poetry, criticism, short story and script writing. We can also help with preparing for the English exam and with essay writing in general. Contact us to discuss.

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