Themes shortlisted!
Over the Easter break, we placed 10 themes for our Early Harvest 2020 on poll for young readers on our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter channels. We are thrilled to announce the seven themes shortlisted.
Early Harvest Theme Vote
Help us decide the theme of the Early Harvest book this year.Vote for your favourite theme for the book TODAY!
Next Early Harvest Theme
We want young readers at home to help us come up with the theme for this year's Early Harvest book.100 Story Building facilitator Brendan is here to show you how to come up with a good theme.
The Sound Of The Dark celebrated
The Sound of the Dark has been included in the Australian Book Designers Award 2020 longlist for Children's Fiction Book category.Thank you Gandel Philanthropy and Besen Family Foundation for your confidence in our program and the young editors.
The Sound of the Dark
Fifteen young editors bring to you the most entertaining ‘creepy horror’ anthology that money can buy. Freaky but fun!Order your copy of The Sound of the Dark now!
Creepy-Horror is on its way
CREEPY HORROR is the theme of Early Harvest this year.Author Tony Wilson sets the ball rolling with a workshop with young writers in Dandenong on what makes for a good CREEPY HORROR story!
Early Harvest 7: Dreams
Missing a dream or two? You might just find it hidden between the pages of Early Harvest 7, the annual children’s fiction magazine.Fourteen young editors, 12 young writers and Australian Children’s Laureate Morris Gleitzman saved the world from a dreampocalypse and swept the lost dreams into the issue! Readership age: 7+
In the words of Early Harvest editors...
St Gerard's student Airin shared her experience of being an editor of Early Harvest 7 on the day of its launch. Here's her experience in her own words.
Early Harvest 7 Launched!
Early Harvest 7 is officially launched!We thank the schools, teachers, parents and all the 100 Story Building supporters who attended the event and cheered the young editors and writers.
Early Harvest 7 Launch
Early Harvest 7, our annual children's fiction publication, is set to launch on 10 November.Join us in celebrating the young Australian editors and writers!
We want your dreams...
The theme of early harvest issue seven is DREAMS!Children's book authors Andrew McDonald, Davina Bell, Susannah MacFarlane and Tony Wilson are helping students in Dandenong to write the dream story that will get them published!
The Building in AEU News
The latest issue AEU News magazine, a quarterly magazine for teachers across Victoria, has published a fabulous feature on our Early Harvest program!
Early Harvest at Readings
Early Harvest issue six is now available at Readings Kids bookshop in Carlton. Get your copy today and lose yourself in a world of Crime and Murder Mystery!
early harvest issue six launched!
Young editors from Melbourne's west launch early harvest issue six, a magazine for children by children, at The Bowery Theatre in St Albans.
Pigeon Post for FREE
Did you know that jokes are banned on plant 'Noopertille'? Or that everything is sdrawkcab.. sorry, backwards on the 'Topsy Turvy' land? Pigeon Post Issue# 9 reveals all.For this WEEK ONLY we are offering a copy of Pigeon Post Issue# 9 FREE with every copy of early harvest issue six ordered!
Crime Masters On The Prowl
Young editors, Alexandra and Finola, share the crime capers they uncovered while putting together early harvest issue six, with current Early Harvest mentor and former editor Caitlin.
Davina And The Crime Ring
Bestselling children's book author Davina Bell shares what keeps her excited and involved in the Early Harvest project and how she came up with a story of the world's worst detective.
A Purse Full of Clues
For early harvest issue six, we asked children from Melbourne’s west to dig into the crimes and murder mysteries lurking in their neighbourhoods. Here’s an extract from The Up and Down Case! uncovered by Lili Rivera from St Monica’s Primary School. Illustration by Cameron Baker.
Meet the crime masters
Former Early Harvest editor and current mentor Caitlin (age 13) caught up with criminal masterminds Mary (age 10) and Grace (age 11) to uncover the mysterious goings-on at the weekly early harvest issue six editorial meets over the last ten weeks!
Early Harvest 2017 launch
You are invited to the launch of Early Harvest 2017, a magazine by children for children. The theme this year is CRIME and MURDER MYSTERY, and it features mind-boggling mysteries, diabolical villains, criminal quizzes and nefarious games by aspiring young writers from Melbourne’s west and a sprinkling of Australia’s best-loved children’s book authors.