WRITE ON SPEAK OUT gives voice to young writers, and we are excited to share more Fresh Voices with you in 2025.

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Fresh Voices 2025 Tamariki features young writers aged 5-12 from Rēkohu/Wharekauri Chatham Island, Waitaha Canterbury and Ōtautahi Christchurch.  

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Fresh Voices 2025 Rangatahi features young writers from Ōtautahi. 

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Please also enjoy our past issues:

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Fresh Voices ( Tamariki and Rangatahi) 2024

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Now & Then 2023 

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Voices for the Planet 2022

 

Lockdown Voices 2020

 

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FRESH VOICES ON WRITE ON SPEAK OUT

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All young people have something to say. They just need the opportunity and the support to get their voices out into the world.

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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.

 

In our Fresh Voices Project, our tutors support the tamariki and rangatahi to develop a portfolio of writing that is meaningful to them, exploring their identity, experiences, thoughts and feelings. The young writers then select a piece to record and share on this site. 

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Thanks to funding support, we were able to reach out to schools beyond Ōtautahi, Christchurch, to find our Fresh Voices for 2025.

 

Thank you to the schools, Plains Media, Rātā Foundation and Creative Communities Christchurch for supporting this project. 

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Writing gives young people agency. Write On Speak Out provides them with a voice. 

 

This project is curated by the team at Write On School for Young Writers.

We are a not-for-profit organisation based in Christchurch, New Zealand, offering tuition and mentorship to young writers anywhere in the world. We also publish Write On Magazine. 

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Please be in touch if you would like to support or be part of this project.

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