National Youth Week 2010 http://youthweek.com/2010 National Youth Week 2010 - Live It Now! - 10-18 April Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:09:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 CSA Transcript http://youthweek.com/2010/transcripts/csa-transcript http://youthweek.com/2010/transcripts/csa-transcript#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:08:42 +0000 admin http://youthweek.com/2010/?p=805 Australia’s largest celebration of young people is about to begin and this is your chance to live it now.
Now matter what it is for you, you can get involved and make your mark.
Events will be launching across the country – run by young people, for young people.
From music and festivals to sporting events and talent competitions, this is your opportunity to make your voice heard. National Youth Week from April 10 to 18 2010.
Visit youthweek.com today and Live it Now.

]]> http://youthweek.com/2010/transcripts/csa-transcript/feed 0 ‘Ourspace’ Competition http://youthweek.com/2010/latest-things/ourspace-competition http://youthweek.com/2010/latest-things/ourspace-competition#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:46:43 +0000 YouthWeekEditor http://youthweek.com/2010/?p=680 Thank you to everyone who entered the ‘ourspace’ competition.

The competition has now closed and the winners will be announced soon.

For more info on the ‘ourspace’ competition, check out the comps page.

]]> http://youthweek.com/2010/latest-things/ourspace-competition/feed 0 Live it Now and win in National Youth Week http://youthweek.com/2010/media-releases/live-it-now-and-win-in-national-youth-week http://youthweek.com/2010/media-releases/live-it-now-and-win-in-national-youth-week#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:59:07 +0000 YouthWeekEditor http://youthweek.com/2010/?p=674

Media Release from The Hon Kate Ellis MP.

]]> http://youthweek.com/2010/media-releases/live-it-now-and-win-in-national-youth-week/feed 0 Decay http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-junior-09/decay http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-junior-09/decay#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:56:34 +0000 YouthWeekEditor http://test.youthweek.com/?p=587 “Decay” is a short story narrated by a serial killer as he stalks his next victim – a teenage girl by the name of “Emily”. The story utilises the theme of ‘finding your way back’ in a literal sense, in that the killer’s victim is finding her way home after a night of partying. In fitting with National Youth Week, the story acts as a commentary on the negative portrayals of youth perpetuated by popular media. The morally bankrupt teenagers described by the story’s narrator corroborate with these stereotypes, and they are challenged during the course of the story.

]]> http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-junior-09/decay/feed 0 The Infinity Cloak http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-senior-09/the-infinity-cloak http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-senior-09/the-infinity-cloak#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:56:33 +0000 YouthWeekEditor http://test.youthweek.com/?p=603 The Infinity Cloak is a piece of prose I composed, as a young person; to better understand life at the opposite end of the spectrum, in the time shortly before death. Fascinated with the concept of trying to grapple reality from the standpoint of a mind that is ‘wasting away’ I wanted to combine this horrific sense of impending doom with the loss of memory to place my central character alone in an unfamiliar wilderness. To ‘find his way back’, I wanted to look at the positive effects of vanity, generally considered a “sin”, in regaining one’s sense of self.

]]> http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-senior-09/the-infinity-cloak/feed 0 Three Steps http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-senior-09/three-steps http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-senior-09/three-steps#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:56:33 +0000 YouthWeekEditor http://test.youthweek.com/?p=601 My story is about the struggle of one lady to resume her normal life after being involved in a car accident. It focuses on the everyday task of getting onto a tram unassisted, which presents a huge challenge to this lady. This story highlights how even the smallest event can be enormously difficult for someone with a disability, and also how every little win on the road to recovery means everything to their mental and physical wellbeing.

]]> http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-senior-09/three-steps/feed 0 For Adults, Who Have Forgetten http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-senior-09/for-adults-who-have-forgetten http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-senior-09/for-adults-who-have-forgetten#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:56:33 +0000 YouthWeekEditor http://test.youthweek.com/?p=599 This piece is really just a set of instructions for what to do if you find yourself inside a fairy tale. I guess I wrote it to remind people of all the stories they used to love but have since forgotten or dismissed as childish. When you’re halfway through a law degree, you begin to realize that you have the rest of your life to grow up, and there’s no rush to get there. And wasn’t the world a more magical place when the bottom of the garden could be anything you imagined it to be?

]]> http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-senior-09/for-adults-who-have-forgetten/feed 0 Steven Kay http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-senior-09/steven-kay http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-senior-09/steven-kay#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:56:33 +0000 YouthWeekEditor http://test.youthweek.com/?p=597 I spent some time working on a farm near Warialda, where half of the story is set, and as I looked at these wide open plains, they reminded me a little of the ocean that I had left behind. I began to wonder what a land-shark might look like and, out of this process, the story of Steven Kay was born. I think the restlessness that afflicts him is something all young people know. I don’t know what you should do with all this energy – I write – but I get the feeling it’s pretty important.

]]> http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-senior-09/steven-kay/feed 0 The Bus http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-junior-09/the-bus http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-junior-09/the-bus#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:56:33 +0000 YouthWeekEditor http://test.youthweek.com/?p=595 I was sitting in the backseat of my dad’s tiny green Mazda, weary from a day out, headphones in my ears. The sun was setting – everything was bathed in an orange glow. With not much else to do, I started to look at the shadows my hands made against the seat. I thought it was such an odd thing to do, but still somehow entertaining. I then began to think – what do people do to occupy themselves in such a small space? How does this, in a way, show who we are? And so The Bus was born…

]]> http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-junior-09/the-bus/feed 0 A Smaller Lump of Clay http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-junior-09/a-smaller-lump-of-clay http://youthweek.com/2010/finalists09/writeit-junior-09/a-smaller-lump-of-clay#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:56:33 +0000 YouthWeekEditor http://test.youthweek.com/?p=593 ‘A Smaller Lump of Clay’ deals with themes common to youth today (or at least, the ones I talk to). It was inspired by my own angst at transitioning from simple high-school life to big strange university and, y’know, adulthood. And, also by friends of mine who have been burned by ‘young-love’ and didn’t really have any idea how to cope. The theme of ‘finding your way back’ is incorporated into the story in both a literal sense: characters looking for the car; and in a metaphorical sense: characters overcoming issues that have been causing them anxiety. Hope you enjoy.

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