Write Club

About Write Club

Write Club is a writer and artist in residence project developed by our creative learning team that brings accomplished Western Australian authors and artists into the classroom to help young writers put pen to paper and bring their stories to life.

Supported by our library and cultural services staff, Write Club helps to develop key skills in literacy, critical thinking and self-confidence. Students work on a single piece of writing that responds to a theme and their writing is then published into a book, with accompanying artwork, which is celebrated with a book launch and exhibition.

_{Image credit: Author Dec Fitzpatrick mentoring Caralee Community School students, photograph by Cole Baxter}

Write Club Books

You can borrow the Write Club anthologies that feature the students' writing from our Melville Libraries and the State Library of Western Australia.

From Here to There, written by Caralee Community School year six students, who were mentored by author Deb Fitzpatrick in 2022.

My Life, written by Brentwood Primary School year four students, who were mentored by author Cristy Burne in 2023.

A Giant Leap, written and illustrated by Caralee Community School year six students, who were mentored by author Deb Fitzpatrick and artist Zali Morgan thanks to a state government Creativity for Schools grant in 2023.

Believe It or Not, written by Kardinya Primary School year six students, who were mentored by author Dianne Wolfer in 2024.

Behind The Tree Is Where It Lies, written by Melville Senior High School ACE students, who were mentored by author Deb Fitzpatrick in 2024.

In The Beginning, written by Caralee Community School year six students, who were mentored by author Deb Fitzpatrick and artist Zali Morgan in 2024.

On My Mind, written by Follow the Dream students at Melville Senior High School, who were mentored by author Mabel Gibson and artist Emma-Lee Maher in 2025.

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