Guided writing sprints for people with a story worth telling.
Public sprint-workshops run monthly in Auckland and on Zoom via Meetup — open to anyone. Private workshops are available for teams, schools, community groups, marae, care settings, and writing groups across Aotearoa.
Choose Your Path
Public sessions are open-enrolment via Meetup. Private bookings are arranged directly with the studio.
Creative & Legacy Writing Workshops
Bespoke workshops tailored for your team, school, community group, marae, or care setting. We design the session around your people and purpose.
The Sprint Format
A typical two-hour session — structured, timed, and deliberately simple.
Brief introductions, prompt framing, and a warm-up exercise to get words moving.
Five timed 10-minute writing bursts, each opened with a short prompt. You follow where it leads.
A short pause to stretch, breathe, and let the writing settle.
Opt-in sharing of a passage. The group listens without critique — just attention.
What surfaced, what to carry forward, and next steps for your writing practice.
Who We Work With
Private workshops are designed around the group — its purpose, pace, and people.
- Teams & workplaces
- Schools & universities
- Marae, iwi & community groups
- Libraries & arts centres
- Aged-care & retirement communities
- Hospice & wellbeing settings
- Private writing groups
- A notebook and pen — or a laptop
- A topic, memory, or character you're curious about
- An open mind — first drafts are allowed to be messy
- Nothing else. All prompts and structure are provided.
Kauri has 15+ years of storytelling experience across television, film, creative development, and public-sector programme work — and is currently completing an action-fantasy novel set in classical Polynesia.
kauri@herosjourneycreative.co.nzReady to Write?
Join an upcoming public session on Meetup, or get in touch to arrange a private workshop for your group.