Three Novelettes

BYDS has received funding from Bankstown Sports Club to work with three young students from Western Sydney to develop their writing and editing skills. This will result in a publication of the work of these students titled, Three Novelettes. S for

Artist in Residence

BYDS' ConnectED Artist in Residence program is currently in its second terms at local High School Sir Joseph Banks where a selection of students are learning to develop their reading, writing, rewriting and editing skills.

I'm Your Man

A new performance work by Roslyn Oades us ing a combination of headphone-verbatim, audio-scripting and intense physical training, I'm Your Man will explore notions of masculinity, courage and respect. Armed with her trusty audio-recorder, Roslyn will follow two high-profile professional boxers (and their community of friends, family, lovers & trainers) through their preparation for a big fight, the fight and the aftermath. DS for

Westside Magazine

BYDS has been producing publications showcasing the talents of our many young writers and visual artists, photographers, digital artists etc. since 1994. We began producing Westside magazines in 1998. Westside is now produced twice a year with Westside Junior for younger writers and the Westside journal for more established writers.

Westside Writer's Lonely Pages

Here you will find the latest writing and artworks from our Westside contributors. Drop by regularly to see the new material.

Writing Workshops

Writing Workshops for young and established writers run fortnightly on Tuesday evenings here at BYDS. These workshops are co-facilitated by Westside editor Mohammed Ahmad and Ivor Indyk, Writing and Society Research Group, UWS. BYDS also runs writing workshops with students from schools throughout Western Sydney.

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Indigenous Dance Project 2010

This project has received great feedback from performances at NAIDOC Day, South West Sydney Aboriginal Awards and other festivals in 2009. This year BYDS will work with more local Aboriginal children and experienced NAISDA trained dancer, Darren Compton to build an even stronger project.

Indigenous Oral History Project

Jaleesa Donovan, BYDS' youngest staff member has begun working on the Indigenous Oral History Project.This intergenerational project will create an important resource for the local community and add to BYDS' long history of Oral History based work.

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Aboriginal Cultural Excursion

Neil Trindall, BYDS Indigenous Youth Arts Officer has been organising different aboriginal cultural excursions for students and elders of Bankstown. The most recent excursion was to Flinders Slopes where those who attended participated in organised workshops and activities such as painting and dance workshops.

Forum Theatre

Our Forum Theatre group consists of a number of talented young actors. These actors present a stylised scenario which explores a number of themes associated with conflict and some of the 'us and them' ideas which often fuel it.

Inside the Westside Writers Group

Over 60 audience members joined some of Western Sydney's most exciting writers for an evening of readings with live editing and critical feedback from Ivor Indyk at the BYDS' 2010 Sydney Writers Festival event on Tuesday May 18th.ct BYDS for m