VOICES
OF YOUNG WRITERS
WELCOME TO WRITE ON SPEAK OUT
A PLATFORM FOR THE VOICES OF YOUNG WRITERS
WRITE ON SPEAK OUT gives voice to young writers, and we are excited to soon share more Fresh Voices with you in 2026. We are working on this edition now, so please check back in early June.
Fresh Voices 2026 Tamariki features young writers aged 5-12 from Rēkohu/Wharekauri Chatham Island and Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Coming later, Fresh Voices 2026 Rangatahi will feature young writers from across Te Waipounamu, the South Island.
Please also enjoy our past issues:
Fresh Voices ( Tamariki and Rangatahi) 2024
FRESH VOICES ON WRITE ON SPEAK OUT
All young people have something to say. They just need the opportunity and the support to get their voices out into the world.
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.
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, community organisations, Plains Media, Rātā Foundation, Strengthening Communities Christchurch, COGS Chatham Islands and Creative Communities Christchurch and Chatham Islands for supporting this project.
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.
Please be in touch if you would like to support or be part of this project.
ABOUT US
Write On School for Young Writers exists to
ENCOURAGE, ENABLE, INSPIRE and GUIDE young writers.
We offer Workshops in Schools, Weekly Classes, Write On Saturdays, Masterclasses, Online Classes and 1:1 mentoring and more.
We publish young writers' work in Write On Magazine, on Write On Speak Out and on our blog
Visit our main website to find out more.
