Newstead
Young
Writers
Festival
10 & 11
OCTOBER
Festival Theme: Weaving Stories
Young Writers
Professional
Storytellers
Workshops
Mentoring
Readings
Author talks
Book Shop
Meet + Greet
Entertainment
Food Stalls
WHAT’S ON?
SATURDAY 10th - 6pm
Song Weaving with Mo’Ju and Eliza Hull
ON SALE NOW
Saturday 10 October | 6.00pm–8.00pm | Newstead Red Shed | $35 | Limited Places | Ages 13 - 18y
Young songwriters! Join two extraordinary Australian artists, Eliza Hull and Mo’Ju, for an intimate, hands-on creative experience exploring writing, lyrics, storytelling and finding your own voice. This is your chance to work closely with both artists, rather than simply watch from the audience. Participants will split into two small groups, spending time with each artist to write, experiment, share ideas and explore how stories and ideas become lyrics. At the end, everyone will come back together to share what they’ve discovered and created.
This workshop is for young people aged 13–18y. Participants aged under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. Please book a free Adult companion ticket.
Sunday 11th - FESTIVAL DAY -
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
For school aged young writers: 20+ Workshops and Mentoring run all day, catering for a range of interests and skill levels. Bookings required in advance. Get your Golden Ticket today!
For everyone else: General Admission gets you access to events all day including Main Stage sessions, story-times, author signings, drop in workshops, food and bookstalls and roaming entertainment, suited to for young families, siblings, teachers and story enthusiasts of all ages.
SPECIAL EVENTS ON THE MAIN STAGE will include some fantastic sessions with broad appeal, including:
Sally Rippin on her book Wild Things, the power of stories and supporting neurodivergent learners
A panel of award winning picture book authors who are going to share their book making secrets.
A panel of First Nations artists and story tellers to share some insights on story drawn from our planet’s oldest continuous living culture.
