Writing Archives - Tristan Bancks

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

Tristan March 19, 2019

Detention Book Videos

A collection of book videos about the creation of my middle-grade novel, Detention! The videos include: The book trailer A video on Vision Boarding … View Post

Tristan February 1, 2019

Writers Mutter

The importance of muttering while writing is underrated. People in cafes must think I’m insane but I’m usually too deep down in … View Post

Tristan January 16, 2019

Writing Tips For Kids Final Episode

The final episode of my Writing Tips for Kids video series is up on YouTube. The series features my top five tips for creating … View Post