By Ryan Low The second Student vs Teacher Debate took place at assembly on June 10, 2025. After a long weekend to relax, refresh, and write their speeches, our teams of students and teachers clashed before the whole school. The topic: ‘Do students have a harder job than teachers?’ The […]
From 15 Views to Bestseller
Story by Ryan Low Photo by Ryan Low Rawah Arja is an author and teacher who initially gave up on writing in her early years. But she was urged by her reluctant to read students to write her first novel The F Team. She spent 5 years working on the […]
Kirsty Eagar –Tips on Writing
Story by Harry Benscher Photo by Ryan Low Professional writer Kirsty Eager has given her five key steps to becoming a writer. Eager has won the NSW Premiers Literary Award for her book, Raw Blue During her presentation Kirsty explained what she believed were the most important elements of writing. These include […]
Q&A: The story behind Kirli’s success
Story by Luka Dukovski Photo by Ryan Low Kirli Saunders is an award-winning author who has produced fantastic novels and picture books such as Bindi, The Land Recalls You, Our Dreaming and more. Her stories dive deep into the world of Aboriginal culture. Luca Dukovski: Great to have you, […]
Q&A: Introduction to Will Kostakis
Story by Luca Dukovski Photo by Ryan Low Will Kostakis is a proclaimed award-winning author. I had the opportunity to sit down with him and ask him about his secrets to writing with voice, but also some personal experiences that have motivated and influenced his successful career so far. […]
Jeremy Lachlan’s fight against the Government
Story by Harry Benscher Photo by Ryan Low Jeremy Lachlan explains how his books reflect his life story and how government regimes forced him to change not only characters in his books but how the books are sold. Such as how the villain in the first two books was based […]
The Indigenous Inspiration of Kirli Saunders
Story by Aiden Plumbe Photo by Ryan Low Kirli Saunders is a proud Gunai woman, a award-winning writer of poetry, picture books and plays. She has also created several artworks and is recording an album with Mark Kester-Harvey. She has written eight highly acclaimed books, her first one being The Incredible […]
A Will of his own
Story by Sam EyersPhoto by Ryan Low In his youthful wisdom, Will decided to email publishers saying he had written a book that he actually hadn’t. To seem more professional, Will used his “home email” that he had made in Year 3, but his youthfulness made him naive to the fact that the email may have been a tad inappropriate. He […]
The Story of ‘Redemption’
Story by Daniel Everett Photo by Ryan Low Jack Heath has taken his time to reveal the secrets behind his writing. He has provided his knowledge and tips with a year 10 class. Jack is an Australian author with a lifetime of experience in writing books, receiving dozens of awards. […]
Lin-Spirational
Story by Seth BogardusPhoto by Ryan Low Matthew Lin has been drawing since he was six. It has been a large tradition in his family. Most of his family has had something to do with art in their lives but his largest inspiration was his aunt. She had a similar job […]