This course is now sold out. Who: Mark O’Flynn When: 23 July to 6 December 2017, online Cost: Full Price: $315; Member: $260; Conc Member: $245 Level: Emerging writers You’ve written some poems – maybe you’ve even got a stack of drafts sitting in a drawer. You know they could be better, but you’re not […]

Who: Leah Kaminsky When: Sunday 23 July 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Early/emerging The body has always been a rich source of inspiration for writers. In this workshop with author Leah Kaminsky, you’ll draw on powerful texts and exercises to help give voice to your own physical experience and explore how stories […]

This course has been cancelled. Who: Kerryn Goldsworthy When: Sunday 30 July 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Beginner/Intermediate A short story is like a halfway point between a poem and a novel. This is true not only in terms of its length, but also in terms of its […]

Who: Walter Mason When: 4 x Tuesday evenings: 1, 8, 15, 22 August 2017, 6:30-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $440; Member: $310; Conc Member: $265 Level: All levels Join Walter Mason as he combines the insights of meditation and mindfulness with the joy of creative writing. Diaries, poetry, fiction, memoir, essays – all can be approached […]

Who: Fionn McCabe & Ben Juers When: Cancelled Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Early and emerging writers/cartoonists will benefit most, though cartoonists that are familiar with the material may enjoy and benefit from this as well. Learn or expand your understanding of making and reading indie and alternative comics. We’ll […]

With: Mark Tredinnick When: 6 x Monday evenings: 14, 21, 28 August; 4, 11, 18 September* 2017, 6:30-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 Level: All *Please note, these courses dates have been changed since their original publication. Poems—such small things, like birds and bombs and epiphanies—are a lot bigger than they […]

Who: Sue Woolfe When: Saturday 12 August 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Beginners and intermediate writers We’re all wired for creativity, but too often as adults we let our creativity fade. In this workshop, you will not only find how to access your creativity again, but also how […]

Who: Tristan Bancks When: Saturday 12 August 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Early/emerging writers In this information-packed full-day course for emerging children’s and YA writers, award-winning author Tristan Bancks gives intimate insight into the creative and business aspects of working as a full-time author for young people. In […]

Who: Barbara Brooks When: 5 x Saturday mornings: 19, 26 August; 2, 9, 16 September 2017, 10am-1pm Cost: Full Price: $500; Member: $350; Conc Member: $300 Level: All levels If you’ve started writing and would like to write memoir or memoir-based fiction, this is the course for you. We’ll start by finding how to translate […]

With: Jaki Arthur When: Saturday 19 August 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: All Experienced book publicist Jaki Arthur presents a motivating and inspiring workshop all about book publicity – how it works, why it works, what it can do for you and how to do it! You will […]

Who: Miles Martignoni When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: All skill levels are welcome. This course can help you create new original work or adapt written material for audio. This course will give you an in-depth understanding of what is needed to create a compelling […]

Who: Ron Pretty When: Saturday 9 September 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Emerging and established (not recommended for beginning poets) Explore ways of developing a first draft into a fully crafted poem. Drafting is sometimes felt to be synonymous with drudgery or copy-editing, but this workshop will demonstrate […]

Who: Lee Kofman When: Saturday 9 September 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: Early and emerging Since the memoir boom in the late 1980s, this popular genre has undergone many exciting developments, becoming one of the most creative and innovative literary forms. Join memoirist Lee Kofman and learn about […]

Who: Patrick Lenton When: Tuesday 12 September 2017, 6:30–9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $55; Member: $40; Conc Member: $35 Level: For authors looking to improve their existing online presence  Writing a book is hard, but selling it can be even harder. If you’ve got a book coming out or you’re launching a series and you want […]

Who: Tony Spencer-Smith and Linda Vergnani When: Saturday 16 September 2017, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: All Stories have a unique power to engage and convince. Facts and figures alone aren’t enough to motivate people. When you write striking stories, people are far more likely to remember and be […]

Who: Patti Miller When: 6 x Thursday mornings: 14, 21, 28 January; 4, 11, 18 February, 10am-1pm Cost: Full price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 Level: Beginner/Intermediate level Sold out! Please call the office to add your name to the waiting list 9555 9757. This six-week course will set you on the journey of […]

Who: Emily Maguire When: Phase One: 8 x Wednesday evenings: 18, 25 February; 4, 11, 18, 25 March; 1, 8 April 2015, 6:30pm-9:30pm. Phase Two: 8 x Wednesday evenings: 27 May; 3, 10, 17, 24 June; 1, 8, 15 July 2015, 6:30pm-9:30pm Phase Three: 8 x Wednesday evenings: 30 September; 7, 14, 21, 28 October; […]

Email us to go on the waiting list Who: Sue Woolfe When: Saturday 6 February, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: All Many people think they’re not born creative, despite the intimations that whisper otherwise. However, new research shows that everyone was creative when they were young and we’ve just […]

Email us to go on the waiting list Who: Mark Dapin When: Saturday 13 February, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Level: All It takes more than just Google! Mark Dapin interviewed 160 people and spent two-and-a-half years reading press clippings and searching government archives to produce his prize-winning history of […]

Email us to go on the waitlist Who: Felicity Castagna When: 6 x Thursday evenings: 18, 25 February; 3, 10, 17, 24 March, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 Level: Intermediate. This intensive six-week course enables students to thoroughly get their heads around creating memorable, contemporary short stories. The course will […]