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.

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

Let the uniqueness of the child guide our work.

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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.

 

Our tutors are practising writers who understand the writing process and are skilled in setting prompts and challenges and providing 1:1 feedback. 

 

Our Write On community and our collaborators are united by these pou. 

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Aroha - compassion and consideration for everyone’s well-being     

 

Whānau - collective mutual support

 

Kōrero - talking and listening to each other     

 

Manaakitanga - everyone is welcomed and included

 

Tuhinga auaha - (passion for) creative writing