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
Gorman Arts Centre 55 Ainslie Ave, Braddon, ACT, AustraliaFrom 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 […]
Writing the Body with Lee Kofman
Harry Hartog Bookseller, ANU Australian National University, 153-11 University Avenue, Acton, ACT, AustraliaFrom 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 […]