MWF Schools
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MWF Schools is one of Australia’s biggest literary events for primary and secondary school students. In 2021, MWF Schools will take place from 6 to 9 September during Melbourne Writers Festival.
2021 key dates
4 May: Full program launches and bookings open
6–7 Sep: Primary schools program
8–9 Sep: Secondary schools program
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In 2020, MWF Schools delivered an online series of videos and education resources to teachers and students across the country.
Eight inspiring authors shared their knowledge on topics including identity, sustainability, storytelling and resilience. MWF Schools engaged and empowered young readers—and their grown-ups—to contemplate different ways of enacting change, and to consider reading as a radical act.
Education resources
Our education resources were created to accompany MWF Schools events in 2020. The resources are theme-based and include prompts and questions that are deliberately general in nature, so that they can be used in classrooms across year levels and cohorts.
Primary
Years 1–3: Gregg Dreise: Aboriginal Culture & History
Years 2–4: Lili Wilkinson: On Where Story Ideas Come From
Years 3–5: Lee Constable: Science, Environment, Sustainability
Years 6–8: Zana Fraillon: On Resilience
Secondary
Years 6–8: Zana Fraillon: On Resilience
Years 8–10: Rawah Arja: Breaking Down Stereotypes
Years 8–10: Will Kostakis: Courage & Sexuality
Years 8–10: Lisa Fuller: Own Voices Storytelling
Years 9–10: Helena Fox: Anxiety & Friendship