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INSPIRING 

YOUNG WRITERS SINCE 1993

Haere mai o Te Kura Kaituhi RangAtahi 

Welcome to WRITE ON School for Young Writers

We are a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1993 and based in Christchurch, New Zealand, offering tuition and mentorship to young writers. We also publish Write On Magazine, full of writing by New Zealand's talented young writers and publish writing and voices online on Write On Speak Out.

Ko te ahurei o te tamaiti ka ārahi i ā tātou mahi

Let the uniqueness of the child guide our work.

We aim to build a writing community which supports the hauora /wellbeing of tamariki and rangatahi, gives them agency through writing and amplifies their voices through publication.

 

At Write On, we know that providing opportunities for young writers to explore and to be supported in writing their ideas onto the page, leads them to realisations about themselves and the world they live in. Our classes focus on the teaching of writing but inclusivity and hauora are essential pou/pillars to all of our mahi. 

 

Our classes include Saturday classes, Workshops in Schools, Masterclasses, Holiday programmes, Online classes and specially targeted projects.

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FOR

SCHOOLS

WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOLS

MasterClasses

Professional Development

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FOR

PARENTS

WRITE ON SATURDAYS classes

holiday programmes

Online MENTORING

Writing gives young people a voice!

 

We offered young New Zealand writers the opportunity to give a voice to their thoughts and ideas about Lockdown 2020.

Then, in 2022, we gathered Voices for the Planet.

In 2023 we visited Voices from the Past (ex-students) and the Present.

In 2024 we heard from Fresh Voices with more to come in 2025!

 

Voice recording is supported by Plains FM 96.9. 

WRITE ON SPEAK OUT

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WRITE ON 

MAGAZINE

Write On is full of poems, stories and articles by young writers aged 6–18. It’s a great read, a superb resource for teachers and a welcome addition to any school, community or family library. We'd love to hear from schools about how they use their copies to inspire more young writers!

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FEATURED WRITING

FROM OUR BLOG

SUMMER

WRITING SCHOOL FOR TEENS

Our very popular Summer Writing School for Teens opens for enrolment in October each year. 

Next Summer School will be in January 2026

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