Schools program

Paula Morris: How To Write A Story (2017)

Auckland Writers Festival Schools Programme 2017
Proudly supported by Freemasons Foundation

YA and adult novelist, short story writer, essayist and teacher Paula Morris (Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Whātua) takes students on a journey from story “seed” through to finished piece exploring the key skills, decisions and speed bumps along the way. Paula has published both YA and adult fiction including the Ruined novels and The Eternal City. She heads up The University of Auckland’s Masters in Creative Writing, is the founder of the Academy of New Zealand Literature, and a teacher on the Auckland Writers Festival young writers mentoring programme.

YEARS 9-13