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 […]
Writing the Body with Lee Kofman
From the event listing: One of the common ills affecting many fiction and creative nonfiction writers is a tendency to forget that people they describe have bodies, and to make use of this wonderful fact. In real life, Lee explains, all of us are embodied and everything we do, even […]
Story Structure Masterclass with Kathryn Heyman
From the event website: Learn how to structure a work of fiction or narrative non-fiction at this one-day workshop with acclaimed writer Kathryn Heyman Writing requires a mixture of art and craft – no matter what genre you’re working in. Whether you’re writing fiction or narrative non-fiction, this unique masterclass […]
Character Masterclass with Kate Forsyth
From the event listing: Why is it some books you read linger in your heart and mind for the rest of your life, while you have trouble remembering much about another book only a few days later? Is it because some books have characters that seem to leap off the […]
Setting & Place Masterclass with Jack Heath
From the event listing: Sprawling or claustrophobic, real or invented, past or future, the setting can make or break your story. In a small room in present-day Canberra, award-winning author Jack Heath – who has set his bestselling novels everywhere from outer space to a noir distortion of Houston, Texas […]
Making Your Book Work with Valerie Parv AM
From the event listing: Don’t know the right place to start? Have plot holes in the middle? You don’t need a formula, you need a road map – how to make one that leaves you free to write your story, your way. Discover selling secrets to push your writing further […]
GHOST BIRD book launch.
Lisa Fuller will be launching her book, Ghost Bird, at Muse Canberra. Register at the website to attend.
Double book launch.
Double book launch for The Year of the Fruitcake and The Bloodwolf War.
ACT Writing & Publishing Awards Night
From the website: Please join us for a fun-filled evening to celebrate the 2019 ACT Writing & Publishing award winners, and the end of a wonderful year. This year we're pleased to be hosting our night of nights at The Street Theatre in Canberra city. Ticket bookings are required.
Something in Lake Burley Griffin
From the website: Join two world-class writers and old friends, Garth Nix and Felicity Packard, as they chat about their childhood and university years growing up in Canberra; their work; and their most recent venture together, a pilot for Amazon Studios adapted from Garth’s Old Kingdom books.