The Write Around the Murray Schools Program is an opportunity for students to meet and work with some of Australia’s most established authors and illustrators in an intimate, welcoming and creative environment.

All bookings for WAM Schools Program are via email. Please include in your email: Session date/time, Session Name, Year group, Numbers, School, Teachers contact.

Early bird bookings for Write Around the Murray Schools Program are available Wednesday 14 May until Wednesday 25 June, 2025. During this period, bookings are limited to 200 places per school.

General bookings open on Thursday 26 June 2025 and are unlimited (schools can book as many places as they like).

All sessions are free unless otherwise indicated and take place at various locations across Albury Wodonga as shown in the program (see below). Click here for downloadable print version.

Groups must commit to attending the entire session. Early exiting of groups is not permitted.

Write Around the Murray can accommodate specific accessibility requirements including Auslan interpreters (with at least 7 days’ notice).

Limited bus travel subsidies are available to schools that may be otherwise unable to attend WAM. These subsidies are supported by Riverina Murray Local Council of the Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA). Please note your interest in the travel subsidy when making your booking.

events


Headshot of Nat Amoore and her book Shower Land
Year 2 - 4
9.30am-10.30am, 10 Sept - Wednesday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 2, Yr 3, Yr 4

Get Zapped! with Nat Amoore

Talk

Headshot of Danielle Binks  and her book
Year 7 - 8
10.30am-11.30am, 10 Sept - Wednesday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 7, Yr 8

The Secret of Storytelling with Danielle Binks

Workshop

Heashot of Melanie Saward and her book A Good Kind of Trouble
Year 10 - 12
10.30am-12pm, 10 Sept - Wednesday
Retro Lane Cafe
Yr 10, Yr 11, Yr 12

Writing Romance with Melanie Saward

Workshop

Headshot of Nat Amoore and her book
Year 5 - 6
11.30am - 12.30pm, 10 Sept - Wednesday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 5, Yr 6

Chaos Kid with Nat Amoore

Talk

Headshot of Deborah Frenkel and her book The Truck Cat
Year K - 2
12pm - 1pm 10 Sept - Wednesday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr K, Yr 1, Yr 2

Meet the Author with Deborah Frenkel

Workshop

Headshot of Taylor Hampton with his book
Year K - 2
12pm - 1pm 10 Sept - Wednesday
Lavington Library
Yr K, Yr 1, Yr 2

Our Wiradjuri Dance with Taylor Hampton

Workshop

Year 8 - 9
12.30pm-1.30pm, 10 Sept - Wednesday
Hyphen – Wodonga Library Gallery
Yr 8, Yr 9

Slam Poetry with John Englezos

Workshop

Headshot of Shane McCarthy with his comic The Complete Megatron
Year 5 - 6
1.15pm-2.15pm 10 Sept - Wednesday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 5, Yr 6

Create Your Own Superhero with Shane McCarthy

Workshop

Headshot of Nat Amoore and her book Shower Land
Year 2 - 4
10am-11am, 11 Sept - Thursday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 2, Yr 3, Yr 4

Get Zapped! with Nat Amoore

Talk

Headshot of Danielle Binks  and her book
Year 5 - 6
10am-11am, 11 Sept - Thursday
Lavington Library
Yr 5, Yr 6

The Secret of Storytelling with Danielle Binks

Workshop

Year 3 - 4
10.30am-11.30am, 11 Sept - Thursday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 3, Yr 4

Imagination Factory with Charmaine Ledden-Lewis

Workshop

Headshot of Shane McCarthy with his comic The Complete Megatron
Year 7 - 8
10.30am-11.30am, 11 Sept - Thursday
Hyphen – Wodonga Library Gallery
Yr 7, Yr 8

Create Your Own Comics with Shane McCarthy

Workshop

Heashot of Melanie Saward and her book A Good Kind of Trouble
Year 10 - 12
10.30am-12pm, 11 Sept - Thursday
Lavington Library
Yr 10, Yr 11, Yr 12

Writing Romance with Melanie Saward

Workshop

Headshot of Dub Leffler and his book Walking together
Year 5 - 6
11am-12pm, 11 Sept - Thursday
Retro Lane Cafe
Yr 5, Yr 6

Drawing With Thoughts and Emotions with Dub Leffler

Workshop

Headshot of Deborah Frenkel and her book The Truck Cat
Preschool - Year 1
11.30am - 12.30pm 11 Sept - Thursday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Preschool, Yr K, Yr 1

Meet the Author with Deborah Frenkel

Workshop

Headshot of Danielle Binks  and her book
Year 7 - 8
12.30pm-1.30pm, 11 Sept - Thursday
Lavington Library
Yr 7, Yr 8

The Secret of Storytelling with Danielle Binks

Workshop

Year 5 - 6
12.30pm-1.30pm, 11 Sept - Thursday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 5, Yr 6

Imagination Factory with Charmaine Ledden-Lewis

Workshop

Headshot of Nat Amoore and her book
Year 5 - 6
1pm - 2pm, 11 Sept - Thursday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 5, Yr 6

Chaos Kid with Nat Amoore

Talk

Headshot of Dub Leffler and his book Walking together
Year 7 - 8
1.15pm-2.15pm, 11 Sept - Thursday
Retro Lane Cafe
Yr 7, Yr 8

Drawing With Thoughts and Emotions with Dub Leffler

Workshop

Headshot of Deborah Frenkel and her book The Truck Cat
Year 2 - 4
1.30pm - 2.30pm 11 Sept - Thursday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 2, Yr 3, Yr 4

Meet the Author with Deborah Frenkel

Workshop

Headshot of Eva Amores and Matt Cosgrove with their book
Year 3 - 4
10am-11am, 12 Sept - Friday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 3, Yr 4

Worst Week at WAM Ever with Matt Cosgrove & Eva Amores

Workshop

Headshot of Kate Emery and her book My family and Other Suspects
Year 8 - 9
10am-11am, 12 Sept - Friday
Retro Lane Cafe
Yr 7, Yr 8

How to Write a Murder Mystery with Kate Emery

Workshop

Headshot of Dub Leffler and his book Walking together
Year 5 - 6
10.30am-11.30am, 12 Sept - Friday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 5, Yr 6

Drawing With Thoughts and Emotions with Dub Leffler

Workshop

Headshot of Kate Smith and Lachlan Brown
Year 7 - 8
10:30am-12pm, 12 Sept - Friday
Murray Art Museum Albury
Yr 7, Yr 8

Create an Art Poem with Kate Smith & Lachlan Brown

Workshop

Year 3 - 4
11am-12pm, 12 Sept - Friday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 3, Yr 4

Imagination Factory with Charmaine Ledden-Lewis

Workshop

Headshot of Eva Amores and Matt Cosgrove with their book
Year 3 - 4
12.30pm-1.30pm, 12 Sept - Friday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 3, Yr 4

Worst Week at WAM Ever with Matt Cosgrove & Eva Amores

Workshop

Headshot of Kate Emery and her book My family and Other Suspects
Year 8 - 9
12.30pm-1.30pm, 12 Sept - Friday
Retro Lane Cafe
Yr 8, Yr 9

How to Write a Murder Mystery with Kate Emery

Workshop

Headshot of Taylor Hampton with his book
Year K - 2
12.30pm - 1.30pm 12 Sept - Friday
Lavington Library
Yr K, Yr 1, Yr 2

Our Wiradjuri Dance with Taylor Hampton

Workshop

Headshot of Shane McCarthy with his comic The Complete Megatron
Year 5 - 6
1pm-2pm 12 Sept - Friday
Albury LibraryMuseum
Yr 5, Yr 6

Create Your Own Superhero with Shane McCarthy

Workshop

Headshot of Kate Smith and Lachlan Brown
Year 7 - 8
1pm-2.30pm, 12 Sept - Friday
Murray Art Museum Albury
Yr 7, Yr 8

Create an Art Poem with Kate Smith & Lachlan Brown

Workshop

Headshot of Antoinette Lattouf
Year 10 - 12
1.30pm - 2.30pm, 12 Sept - Friday
Hyphen – Wodonga Library Gallery
Yr 10, Yr 11, Yr 12

Journalism 101 with Antoinette Lattouf

Talk