In this collection is a sampling of the thousands of words and hundreds of hours of hard work from Australian youth authors. Hear from authors of all ages throughout all genres of literature. Read poetry on hope, learn about famous insect politicians, and hear the most moving memories.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “This is the first volume in our Best of Story Factory series, highlighting the outstanding work written by young people in Story Factory creative writing workshops in 2020. Writing through the disruptions of the COVID pandemic, more than 6,000 young people aged 7 - 17 participated in creative writing programs run in schools, at our writing centres in Redfern and Parramatta, and online. We’re proud to present their work as an annual collection for the first time - happy reading!”