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DECEMBER NEWS | Past, Present and Yet to Come…

December Enews | As we come to the end of the year, we take a lead out of a famous Christmas story and get (metaphorically) visited by three ghosts. Look back on our past year, hear about our present activity, and get a hint of what’s yet to come in this month’s news!

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NOVEMBER NEWS | We have lift-off!

November Enews | We’ve launched so many things this month it’s a wonder we could get back down to Earth to tell you about them! There’s our new book, Write Fight Flee!; two of our three new Story Hubs; the evaluation report for Story Hubs 2023; and even more!

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We’re looking for new facilitators!

Do you love a good story? Do you know what makes a story good? If your imagination's as big as a narwhal, and creativity is your thing, we want you to apply to be a 100 Story Building facilitator!

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Story Hubs 2023 - Evaluation Summary

A summary of student and teacher outcomes from year one of our 2023-2025 Story Hubs program. From the evaluation report by Clear Horizon Consulting.

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Response to the Referendum Result

100 Story Building continues to stand in solidarity with First Nations communities, and will continue to listen, learn and act. Read our full statement in response to the referendum outcome here.

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OCTOBER NEWS | Escape Time

October Enews | Write Fight Flee! launches on 28 October, two of our Story Hubs open this month, applications are open for new Story Hubs schools for 2024, and much more! Plus we hope you’ll join us to vote Yes on 14 October.

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100 Story Building says Yes to a Voice

We see every day how respecting, amplifying and listening to the voices of young people about decisions that affect them leads to better outcomes. That’s why we’re supporting a Yes vote in the Voice to Parliament Referendum.

Read our full statement here on our website.

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SEPTEMBER NEWS | Counting down

September Enews | Our newest book is off to press, applications are open for the 2024 Early Harvest program, our new Story Hubs are being built, our next holiday program is nearly here, and one of our after school participants has been published in the local paper!

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AUGUST NEWS | Visits and Visitors

August Enews | Our Story Hubs finish the co-design stage, Julia brings us back a book from an international conference for Youth Writing Centres, our new building is visited by neighbour and local MP Katie Hall, our Creative Club participants try out some new audio production gear, and much more!

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JULY NEWS | New faces

July Enews | Winter holiday program wrap-up, plus: new staff, new board members, a new Story Hubs artist, a new Early Harvest author, and our latest community consultation!

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JUNE NEWS | School Holiday Fun

June Enews | Winter school holiday programs, Story Hub artists and Early Harvest #12 book title! Plus a special article detailing one of our most popular workshops.

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Why go Perilous Questing?

Thousands of young writers have put on their hero's backpack and sailed, swum or sky-dived onto ominous islands and head off on 'A Perilous Quest'. (Carefully guided by our facilitators, of course.)

Our two-hour workshop brings out the inner storyteller in children and young people - and teachers! But why is it successful - and how does it work?

In this article, 100 Story Building Program Manager Simon Conlon unpacks some of the principles behind one of our most popular workshops.

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