Programs - Young People
Living Stories: Writing Workshops
Who: 10-15 year olds
When: Tuesday 16 April 2024 | 3pm - 4.30pm
Where: Penrith City Library
Tickets: Free. Bookings essential
The Living Stories Western Sydney Writing Prize is a creative writing competition for residents of Western Sydney and Wingecarribee Shire, which is home to over 10% of Australia’s population originating from 180 countries, speaking almost 100 different languages. Entries, either a short story/essay (up to 500 words) or a poem (up to 25 lines) are open to residents from the 14 LGAs across four age groups 10-12 years; 13-15 years; 16-18 years; and adults (18+). The 2024 theme for Living Stories is: Over the Line...?
Penrith City Library is offering two workshops as part of the Living Stories competition, to help participants hone their creative writing skills and enter the competition with confidence. Do you love writing? If you do then this competition, and these workshops are for you! The workshop for 10-15 year olds will be presented by creative writing professional Lisa Nicol, in partnership with WestWords and WestLit Libraries.Lisa Nicol is an internationally published, award-winning writer and documentary-maker. Her feature Wide Open Sky about a children’s choir won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2015 Sydney Film Festival and is now streaming on Netflix. Her charming and funny novel Dr Boogaloo and The Girl Who Lost Her Laughter was a 2018 CBCA Notable, Shenzhen Reading Month, Top Ten Children's Books of the Year 2021 and is currently being adapted for the screen as a musical. Her 2019 middle grade novel Vincent and The Grandest Hotel on Earth has drawn comparisons to Roald Dahl and Kate DiCamillo and been described as a modern classic. Her third novel, The What on Earth Institute of Wonder was shortlisted for Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award 2022.
Living Stories: Writing Workshops
Who: 16+ year olds
When: Tuesday 16 April 2024 | 6pm - 7.30pm
Where: Penrith City Library
Tickets: Free. Bookings essential
The Living Stories Western Sydney Writing Prize is a creative writing competition for residents of Western Sydney and Wingecarribee Shire, which is home to over 10% of Australia’s population originating from 180 countries, speaking almost 100 different languages. Entries, either a short story/essay (up to 500 words) or a poem (up to 25 lines) are open to residents from the 14 LGAs across four age groups 10 - 12 years; 13 - 15 years; 16 - 18 years; and adults (18+). The 2024 theme for Living Stories is: Over the Line...?
Penrith City Library is offering two workshops as part of the Living Stories competition, to help participants hone their creative writing skills and enter the competition with confidence. Do you love writing? If you do then this competition, and these workshops are for you! The workshop for 16+ year olds will be presented by creative writing professional Sunny Grace, in partnership with WestWords and WestLit Libraries.Sunny Grace is a writer/director who tells stories about strange families, gender and the environment. A NIDA graduate with the MFA in Stage and Screen, her short films, Trigger Happy and Charging have won numerous awards. Her 2016 play The Angelica Complex is published by Australian Plays and she was awarded the Erin Thomas Prize for Playwriting in 2022. She worked in the script department of TV show Year Of for Stan (2022). Her feature films, The Bower Girl (AWG insite award long list) and Never the Bride (AACTA regional landscape finalist) are currently in development.
Teen Macrame Water Bottle Carrier Workshop
Who: 11-17 years (school grades 6-12)
When: Monday 22 April | 2-4pm
Where: Peter Goodfellow Theatrette, Penrith City Library
Tickets $25 per person, bookings are essential.
In this workshop you will create your own macrame carrier to securely carry your on-trend water bottle or cup. As well as leaving with an on-trend accessory, you will learn how to master a couple of essential macrame knots that you can apply to other future projects.
All materials and equipment will be supplied for you to use during the workshop. You will have access to a selection of different coloured cords and some hand dyed colours, as well as natural for those that prefer to keep it simple. Participants should bring along their own water bottle to ensure a good fit.
Book now: https://teenmacrame.eventbrite.com.au