Bookings open 9 January 2018. This opportunity is open to NSWWC members only. Please phone the Centre to make a booking on (02) 9555 9757. How does a publishing house work? Ever wondered how a publisher decides whether to commission a work? Interested in getting feedback on your submission? On Friday 16 March, Penguin Random […]

Who: Monica Davidson When: Tuesday 10 October, 6:30-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $55; Member: $40; Conc Member: $35 Level: This workshop is suited to established writers who are partly or completely making their living from their creative craft. Managing an irregular income is one of the hardest aspects of working as a writer. Learning some of […]

Who: Jaclyn Moriarty When: 6 x Tuesday evenings: 28 February; 7, 14, 21, 28 March; 4 April 2017, 6:30-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 Level: Early/emerging YA writers Young Adult Fiction, or ‘YA’, spans almost every genre, from fantasy to crime to romantic comedy, from dystopian to LGBTQ to steampunk. A […]

Who: Amanda Hampson When: 6 x Sunday mornings: 5, 12, 19, 26 March; 2, 9 April 2017, 10am–1pm Cost: Full Price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 Level: All Most people have interesting life stories or family history, and many toy with the idea of writing them – someday. Initially there are more questions than […]

Who: Patrick Lenton When: Tuesday 19 July, 6:30-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $55; Member: $40; Conc Member: $35 Level: emerging and established writers, with a particular focus on digital, self published and genre authors In the current publishing climate, knowledge of how to market and grow an online author profile is essential. This seminar will cover […]

SOLD OUT! Who: Frances Watts When: Saturday 2 February 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 As any children’s author knows, the limited word count does not mean writing picture books is easy. In the words of Mem Fox: ‘Writing a picture book is like writing War and Peace in haiku.’ […]

Who: Greg Bastian When: Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 July 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full price: $350; Member: $250; Conc Member: $210 Hit a brick wall with your novel or short story? Are your characters adrift, your plot rudderless, your dialogue unconvincing? Chances are the story wasn’t planned sufficiently well at the outset. In this hands-on […]

Who:  Catherine Hammond When: Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 April 2012- 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price $290; Member $205; Conc Member $175 Code: 12HAMM4 This practical course will focus on the portrayal of characters in both fiction and non-fiction, responding to such issues as: What if my characters all seem to sound and behave almost the […]

This course is now sold out. Please email us your name, phone number and the genre of your manuscript, and we will add you to the waiting list. Friday 6 October, 9:30am – 4:30pm At the NSW WRITERS’ CENTRE, CALLAN PARK* *Please note, this venue has been updated This opportunity is open to Centre members […]

This course is now SOLD OUT. Please email us your name and phone number and we will add you to the waiting list. Who: Emily Maguire When: 8 x Tuesday evenings: 6, 13, 20, 27 February; 6, 13, 20, 27 March, 6:30-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $880; Member: $615; Conc Member: $530 In this first phase, […]