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, […]

Who: Emily Maguire When: 8 x Tuesday evenings: 19, 26 September; 10, 17, 24, 31 October; 7, 14 November 2017, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $880; Member: $615; Conc Member: $530 Level: Students should be prepared to come to the first class with a specific work-in-progress or idea for a novel. Phase Three: Nip, tuck, primp […]

Who: Claire Corbett When: Saturday 14 October 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: All levels and types of writer will benefit, including academic writers and journalists In this energising, fun and interactive course, you’ll learn how to create a daily journal for capturing ideas, enhancing productivity, and prioritising tasks. […]

Who: AS Patric When: Saturday 14 October, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Committed beginners and early to established This advanced workshop will take short story writers through an intensive study of the craft and techniques essential for writing unique and vital stories. Explore character development, narrative function, voice and […]

Who: Anna Westbrook When: Saturday 21 October 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Early and emerging writers Learn the practical elements of writing a historical fiction novel with novelist Anna Westbrook. We will discuss the process of turning an idea into a plot, and explore effectove research methods. In […]

Who: Pamela Hewitt When: Saturday 21 October 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Emerging and established writers who have completed or are near completion of the final draft of a work of fiction or creative non-fiction, including memoir or family history. You’ve written your story or memoir and you’re […]

Who: Vanessa Berry When: Saturday 4 November 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: All Places are full of stories, and every story has its place. Whether place is setting or subject, the skillful writing of place enriches your stories and connection with your readers. Landscape or cityscape, familiar or […]

Who: George Catsi When: Saturday 4 November 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Beginner/Intermediate You’ve written your work and now you’re being asked to read it out loud – or you hope to soon.  Any public reading is a promotional moment that can convert a listener, if you read […]

Who: Jacqueline Harvey When: 5 x Wednesday evenings: 8, 15, 22, 29 November and 6 December 2017, 6:30-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $500; Member: $350; Conc Member: $300 Level: All Writing for children is big business. Despite the oft forecast demise of reading, demand for quality children’s books is strong and there has been significant growth […]

Who: Luke Ryan When:  Saturday 11 November, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Beginner/Intermediate Comic writing is an art unto itself, but one sorely missing from contemporary discussions of how we write. This workshop will cover the how, what and why of comic writing – from misdirection, to analogy, to […]

Who: Pamela Cook When: Saturday 11 November, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Most useful for emerging writers, but more established writers will also benefit ‘Tension on every page’ is the secret ingredient that keeps readers coming back for more, according to literary agent Donald Maass. In this interactive workshop […]