Hello from Tauranga Writers for Children.

We have lots of fun writing stories for kids. 
Schools invite us to read stories and talk about writing, 
and we take part in local events such as 
Children's Day celebrations organised by Tauranga city Council.

Our group began in 1990 and has published five collections of short stories for children.

We are an integral part of reading and literacy in the region, reaching children in the community,

engendering in them a love of reading, writing 
and listening to stories 
to enrich their learning and life skills.

Writers enjoy a close relationship with Bookrapt, 

the Bay of Plenty Branch of the Children’s Literature Foundation, and the Librarians in the Children’s section of Tauranga District Library. 

We donate books whenever funds permit to community organizations working with children,

and schools helped by local service organisations.

TWC members draw on a wide range of expertise, 
and professional and life experiences, 

and most are published writers.

Our stories are written by local writers and young folk 
in local schools draw the illustrations.

 

Our collections of stories help generate a love of reading,
 and encourage young people to become 
writers and storytellers, 
encouraging them to nurture a sense of 
community belonging and involvement.

Here's an excerpt from The Book With No Name

            The bottle lay in a tangle of seaweed, shells and driftwood, left behind by the outgoing tide. 

            Ethan picked it up.

            “Hurry up, Ethan!” 

         His big sister, Stella, stood further up the beach, waving her arms at him. 

            “We’re waiting for you.”

         Ethan put the bottle into the plastic bag with all the shells he had collected and ran across the sand to the car park.  It had been a lovely holiday at Mount Maunganui and he was sorry that it was over.

               The bottle lay forgotten until...  

Founder and Contact Person: 

Jean Anderson, ph (07) 576 5721