Writing Archives - Tristan Bancks

Tristan June 24, 2026

Raised By Wolves Book Soundtrack

Music is key to setting the tone for my writing. The music I listen to when writing a book puts me in a certain … View Post

Tristan April 22, 2025

Apple Store Sydney Workshop 1 May

On 1 May I hosted an event at Apple Store Sydney alongside Apple specialist, Jono, to explore some of the tools and techniques I use … View Post

Tristan January 29, 2024

Opportunity For Teachers

From May to August 2024, an online project, ANZ StorySchool, is being offered to teaching teams, aimed at exploring how Apple technologies can enhance students’ … View Post

Tristan March 17, 2023

ANZ StorySchool Apple Education Project

Can technology help kids become better communicators, storytellers and writers? That’s the question we asked when I embarked on a project over the … View Post

Tristan November 17, 2021

NanoWriMo 2021

November is National Novel Writing Month (NanoWriMo 2021) and this year I’ve been taking part and documenting my efforts to write a 50,000-word novel … View Post

Tristan June 23, 2021

Writing Inspiration for Kids: Five Tips for Parents

Are you keen to spark creativity, encourage kids to write and just fill in some time over the school holidays? Take a look at … View Post

Tristan June 24, 2019

The Team Behind a Book

I’d love to take all the credit for creating my books but the truth is that no author works alone. Everyone knows that … View Post

Tristan June 17, 2019

Refugee Week 2019

It can be challenging to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, to imagine what their life might be like on a daily basis. … View Post

Tristan April 29, 2019

Hong Kong Young Readers Festival and Somerset StoryFest

In the last couple of months I’ve been lucky enough to speak at Hong Kong Young Readers Festival and Somerset StoryFest. Both such … View Post