The Art of Nonfiction
From the website: This workshop with Jane Gleeson-White will introduce writers new and experienced to the art of creative nonfiction. It will help you to clarify your subject, plan your narrative, start (or keep) writing, and, most importantly, to edit.
Heroines: Women Writing Women Festival
From the website: The Heroines Festival celebrates the talents of women writers who reclaim and reimagine women’s stories. The program presents women writers who have dived into our historical record and brought back the lost stories of women’s lives, and women writers who are creatively imagining women’s futures. The festival [...]
Freelancing: The Beginners Guide
From the website: In this workshop, you’ll learn the fundamental skills necessary to write the stories that magazines want—and get paid for them. You’ll learn everything vital to successful freelancing, including how to: Constantly generate story ideas; Master the art of pitching; Understand how to plan a story from conception […]
Developing graphic novels
From the website: The workshop will explore mindsets and skillsets, but will also get into some on-the-ground practical advice for managing the day-to-day demands of producing work in the comics arena. Participants will receive: An overview of scripting, page layouts, and pacing; A clear understanding of the unique demands of […]
The Mechanics of Visual Storytelling
Mastering the Comic Book and Graphic Novel Script with Jason Franks. From the website: There is a steep learning curve for the beginning writer of comics and graphic novels. Publishers and artists will rarely read a script if it is laid out poorly and does not provide clear storytelling across […]
YACon: Strange Worlds
Jasper Hotel 489 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaFrom the website: YACon exists to celebrate young adult speculative fiction in an environment catered to teens by providing panels and workshops curated and presented primarily by local and interstate young adults.
Romance Writing Rebooted
From the website: In this fresh look at plotting your romance novel, we'll explore: A powerful approach to plot development that ensures you cover all the bases no matter which romance subgenre you choose; How to answer the "why" questions that make your characters live on the page; and Managing […]
Quantum Words Festival
From the website: From the intricacies of DNA to alien planetary systems, science offers writers unparalleled scope to explore the universe and what it is to be human.
Wollongong Writers Festival
From the website: Wollongong Writers Festival (WWF) is a not-for-profit community arts organisation devoted to stories. Our program of events runs annually over the final weekend in November, when we unleash a weekend of art, ideas and literature on the Illawarra. We are also home to an international Short Story Prize […]
Winter Writers Retreat
From the website: Now in its fifth year, it’s your turn to discover our Winter Writers Retreat. By the end of the weekend, with the help of our mentors, you’ll be inspired, motivated and maybe have that next chapter. The combined creativity gathered in this tranquil bush setting is nurtured […]