And the randomly selected winning voter is Jevin Sunil. Listen to all six finalist entries here Congratulations to everyone and thank you for being part of #Litfest2444 2020

ClickView is the world’s leading producer of educational videos. Their team of educators produce content here in Australia from Primary, Secondary right through to Further and Higher Education. Video is no longer a passive viewing experience. Interactive videos engage students in active learning, allowing educators to assess students formatively and target their teaching. Learn from some of ClickViews animators at LitFest2444 online during their pre-recorded event on the 15th

With #LitFest2444 now being available to everyone online we want to make sure everyone knows how to access the live streamed events on facebook and that everyone know what's coming up in the schedule of events. The best way to stay in the loop with all our #LitFest2444 news is to subscribe. You can do this via facebook or on our website below this blog. You will receive a weekly newsletter with links to recorded sessions, video's of up coming presenters and more. If you want

Hayley Lawrence’s debut YA novel Inside the Tiger was published by Penguin Random House in 2018 to critical acclaim, shortlisting for the Vogel Prize, longlisting for the Davitt Crime Awards, receiving two Varuna Writers’ House Residencies, and being a CBCA Notable Book in 2019. Inside the Tiger is the story of a private school who writes to an Australian death row prisoner in Thailand and falls for him, destroying them both. Hayley wrote the novel after spending five years w

Hi #LitFest2444 community, we trust you are keeping safe in this current environment. Given the current COVID-19 situation and the current lock down measures we have had to make the sad decision to postpone #LitFest2444 for 2020. We do not have a backup date in 2020 as the date chosen was specifically selected to fit in best with school calendars. The interstate travel restrictions mean that we cannot guarantee the safe travel to and from our event of many of our presenters a

Phone It In Competition All 15-18 years secondary students Australia wide are invited to write, record and submit a microlit piece to the Phone It In competition which is being held this year as part of #LitFest2444. You can enter as an individual student or group of students. What is Phone It In? Phone It In is a storybombing activity Spineless Wonders is thrilled to offer as part of the #Litfest2444 online festival. Phone It In gives you the chance to write, record and subm

After presenting at #LitFest2444 in 2018 Favel has now written another novel about her family and it is the quickest book the author has written. Read the complete article from The Sydney Morning Herald here

We've had an amazing day. Thanks for the video Newman Senior Technical College, some great little snap shots coming together to showcase a very fun festival. #storytelling #litfest2444 #portmacquarie #penpaperpixels

Port Macquarie's budding young illustrators are set for a guided tour of the manga and comic drawing industry with guest presenter, Kenny Chan during this year's LitFest2444. The famous teacher and freelance artist brings his expertise in comics, animation, video games and advertising drawings as one of over 31 professionals holding dozens of schools workshops on June 6. Read the full article written by Robert Dougherty from the Port News here #litfest2444 #manga #drawing #ca

LitFest2444, Port Macquarie's annual creative festival for high school students, is about much more than improving their HSC results, although that's one of its aims. Creative writing is a compulsory module in the English curriculum for the HSC and a number of LitFest's workshops June 5 and 6 specifically support students in years 10, 11 and 12. However, co-organisers Karen Bale and Suzanne Penson, believe that for at least some students, LitFest may inspire a fulfilling crea

At 18, Hayley Lawrence began writing her first novel. Now, with her acclaimed first novel behind her and a second set to follow, the Port Macquarie author has some simple advice for young people yearning to explore their creativity: ‘Don’t hold back – go for it’. At LitFest2444, Lawrence will return to present an already-sold out The Art of Writing Gripping Stories, a half-day workshop that will give students the creative tools to develop a plot for a novel, short story, film

Ruby Jones is an award-winning broadcast and digital journalist, filing daily news, investigations and features for the ABC. Her stories have appeared on the ABC’s flagship TV current affairs programs 7.30 and Lateline. She has worked as the news host of Triple J’s breakfast program, and for the ABC’s national reporting team. In 2015 Ruby was awarded  Marchbanks young journalist of the year. Ruby is an Investigative journalist currently with Unravel True Crime. Ruby's work wa

LitFest2444 organisers Suzanne Penson and Karen Bale have once again curated a program to inspire students, both junior and senior. Creative writing workshops inspired students last year with a presentation from Past the Shallows author Favel Parrett. This year students will be learning from other industry greats such as Sarah Ayoub, Kirsty Eagar & Rachel Watts. (pictured below left to right) Read the story behind last years creative writing inspirations here from Port News #

The first #LitFest2444 festival was held in 2017. The essence of the festival was and still is about 'story'. The aim of #LitFest2444 is to engage young people with the written, spoken, visual and digital word. Read more from the Focus interview of Karen Bale and Suzanne Penson (event organisers) and reflect on how this event has now become a high school event on the calendar involving over 600 students across the mid north coast. #litFest2444 #storytelling #creativewriting #