writing Archives - Tristan Bancks

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 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 May 18, 2018

New Tom Weekly Teaching Resources

Teachers are using the revamped and redesigned Tom Weekly book series as short story readalouds in the classroom and also as a way to … View Post

Tristan July 26, 2017

Work on Your Story, Not Just in Your Story

In business they tell you to work on your business, not just in your business. In other words, don’t get stuck working the … View Post

Tristan July 12, 2015

5 Things I Learned While Writing Two Wolves / On the Run

Excerpt from Two Wolves. Calligraphy & photography by Claire Atkins, words by me. Excerpt initially featured in ‘Slow’. My book Two Wolves (On the … View Post

Tristan September 9, 2014

Brisbane School Holiday Writing Workshops

Here are three active, hands-on creative writing, transmedia and filmmaking workshops I’m running in the school holidays at State Library of QLD and … View Post

Tristan May 1, 2014

Inside a Dog Blog

I’ve just spent the month blogging over at Inside a Dog – the State Library of Victoria’s Centre for Youth Lit blog. Was … View Post

Tristan November 7, 2013

UK Travel

Our family travel-writing-educational adventure continues. Here’s a wrap-up of a month in the UK in pics and a few words. In London we … View Post

Tristan May 21, 2013

Expanding Horizons

I recently ran a two-day workshop for talented young creatives, teaming with a Lego Robotics facilitator for hands-on, active sessions aimed at feeding participants’ … View Post