Missing memories
by Zara Dyhrberg, Year 8 The wooden door clicks closed behind me and I start the walk home from work. My feet drag. Rubble is scattered...
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Nov 14, 20214 min read
Raining Cats and Dogs
I discovered this queer curiosity in an expedition to the depths of a strange and foreign land, which shall remain unnamed for fear of...
Nov 8, 20213 min read
Memoir: Wildlife
Over the next month we will be sharing memoir from our writing classes, online students, and highly commended entrants in the Write On...
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Shakespeare and the Pillow
Sometimes a writing warmer results in some fabulous fun writing. The Prompt: From a book pick page 7, line 7 and word 7 ( or any other...
Nov 4, 20211 min read
Reduced to stones
Written during a Write On masterclass at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, this gorgeous extract is from a longer piece of point of...
Nov 3, 20211 min read
The Photograph
This piece was written at one of our recent Heritage Festival masterclasses at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora. We explored writing...
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Five words Five ways - a writing prompt
Thanks to our treasured tutor, Desna, for this week's prompt. We asked for one and Desna provided 5 ways with 5 words! Anything can...
Aug 28, 20212 min read
Pocket universe – a writing prompt
A big shout out to our tutor, Claire, for this fabulous fantastical writing prompt. Pocket Universes There are pocket universes that...
Aug 24, 20211 min read
The wrong trousers- a writing prompt.
Thanks to our wonderful tutor, Sue, for this fun prompt that gives you a chance to make your character uncomfortable in more ways than...
Aug 23, 20213 min read
Challenge: Write a myth
It's Lockdown again and last time we saw so much fabulous writing because people had time to write! So, once again we'll be providing you...
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Flash Tips from Write On Tutors
Many of our Write On tutors write Flash Fiction and have been highly successful with awards and publications both in Āotearoa and...
Dec 1, 20202 min read
Time Travel: 28/11/1979
Where am I? Who am I? My watch reads 28/11/1979. This date seems important somehow, but I’m not sure why. I’m almost certain the year...
Nov 29, 20202 min read
Time Travel: Disappearance
Zena looked about in wonder. She was still at her grandmother’s house, but it was night, and the trees swayed in a breeze that Zena...
Nov 26, 20202 min read
Time Travel: Rebellion on the High C
“Get moving ye land lovers,” the pirate barks from the bow of the ship. The salty sea air blows through his long brown hair. He resonates...
Nov 25, 20202 min read
Time Travel: It’s a long story...
“So what is this ‘long story’ that you have to tell me?” she asks while sipping her coffee. “I’m James. I was born in the 1700s and I...
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Time Travel: Vive La Revolution
Paris, June 5th 1832 “La Liberte ou la Mort,” yelled the man in front as he raised a blood red flag. Monsieur Bertrand was pushed aside...
Nov 6, 20202 min read
Time Travel: Chilled to the bone
It was 38,001 BC. The wind whistled and wandered along the cavernous rock walls, and the airborne frostbite laughed and joked at poor...
Nov 4, 20202 min read
Time Travel: Rat, Saw and Limb
I could be at a party with Stephen Hawking right now, I thought. But, oh no, I'm the one with the ancestral problems… I ran past a row of...
Nov 2, 20204 min read
Stories Encountered at The Arts Centre, Christchurch
Our team had a marvellous two days guiding 48 young writers at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Christchurch as part of...
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Imagination spurred by art.
I bite other people and turn them into werewolves like me.
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