Who: Linda Nix When: 6 x Saturday afternoons: 14, 21 June; 5, 12, 19, 26 July 2014, 1pm-4pm Cost: Full Price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 Is your manuscript ready for publication? How do you know if it’s good enough to publish? How do you find the right publisher – or should you self-publish? […]

SOLD OUT! to be placed on the waitlist email us. Who: George Merryman When: Saturday 21 June 2014, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Dialogue should be the easiest part of writing, shouldn’t it? We all talk. Every day. All the time. We’re experts in talking, experts in dialogue. And yet […]

Who: Sarah Allen When: Tuesday 24 June 2014, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full price: $55; Member: $40; Conc Member:$35 In this session with publicist Sarah Allen, you’ll learn the absolute fundamentals for any author wanting to understand WHY you benefit from dedicating time to a social strategy, WHAT you might like to talk about in digital channels, […]

SOLD OUT! Please email us to go on the waitlist. When: Saturday 15 November 2014, 2pm – 3:30pm Cost: NSWWC & ASA Members: $30 You will have a roomful of publishers and agents and three minutes to pitch your work, ask a question or exchange contact details. A listing of publishers and agents, and the […]

Who: Claire Craig When: Saturday 14 June, 10am – 4pm Where: ASA office, C1.05 22-36 Mountain St, Ultimo NSW 2007 Cost: Full price $230; ASA & NSW Writers’ Centre members $155 For bookings contact the Australian Society of Authors on (02) 9211 1004 or click here. Authors today need to be able to write, edit […]

SOLD OUT – Please call our office on 9555 9757 to go on our waitlist. When: Saturday 28 June, 10am – 6pm Full Price $90; Member Price $60; Concession Member Price $50 The Kids & YA literature festival is back at the NSW Writers’ Centre, showcasing some of Australia’s best-known and beloved authors, illustrators and publishers. The […]

Who: Anna Maria Dell’oso When: Sunday 19 May 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: $100 This Masterclass is now full. Please email us to join a waitlist. If we receive enough interest for another class we will program one. Whether you are still in a bit of a concept crisis or boldly refining the penultimate draft of your […]

Phase one of this course is now full. There are still places left in phases two and three. Who: Emily Maguire Complete Course – Three Phases Full Price: $2375; Member: $1660; Conc Member: $1430 (additional 10% discount) Make 2013 the year you finally write that novel. Over three phases of eight weeks each, acclaimed author […]

This phase has now sold out. There are still places available in phases two and three, but to join a waitlist for phase one please email us. Writing the Bones Who: Emily Maguire When: 8 x Wed evenings: 20, 27 Feb; 6, 13, 20, 27 March; 3, 10 April 2013, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $880; […]

This phase is now full. To express interest in a future Year of the Novel course please email us. Muscles, Guts, Flesh and Blood Who: Emily Maguire When: 8 x Wednesday evenings: 5, 12, 19, 26 June; 10, 17, 24, ,31 July 2013, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $880; Member: $615; Conc Member: $530 Phase two […]

Nip, Tuck, Primp and Preen Who: Emily Maguire When: 8 x Wednesday evenings: 9, 16, 23, 30 Oct; 6, 13, 20, 27 Nov 2013, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $880; Member: $615; Conc Member: $530 This is where we take a long hard look at your very good novel and figure out how to make it […]

By Hazel Edwards In Authorpreneurship: The Business of Creativity, Hazel Edwards envisages the author as a ‘brand’, focusing on the necessity of the author’s own business strategy. In the ever-changing book market, she provides expert industry and professional advice on the marketing, technological, publicity, legal and entrepreneurial skills required in the business of authorship. Including […]

SOLD OUT! Who: Diane Armstrong When: Saturday 2 February 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Whether you are thinking about writing a historical novel, or have made a start, stalled, and need help to get going, this workshop is for you. A historical novel is the passport to a bygone […]

SOLD OUT To join the waiting list please email us. Who: Anna Conomos When: Saturday 9 February 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Build your storytelling skills and confidence in public speaking with award-winning storyteller Anna Conomos. This practical workshop will break down the techniques required to enrich your narrations […]

Sold Out Who: Benjamin Law When: Saturday 16 February 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 For many people, the most important thing they will ever write is the story of their life. But where do you start? And how can you honour the truth while still creating compelling, engaging stories for […]

SOLD OUT To go on a waiting list for this course please email. Who: Tim Ferguson When: Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 February 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $320; Member: $225; Conc Member: $190 All great writers have a working knowledge of the principles of comedy. These principles are fixed, universal and quantifiable. Australia’s foremost […]

SOLD OUT For a similar upcoming course please click here. Who: Barry Divola When: Saturday 2 March 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Ah, the life of the freelance writer. Up at the crack of noon, pants optional and working only when you damn well feel like it. Sounds too […]

Who: Kate Forsyth When: Saturday 2 March 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Ernest Hemingway said the scariest thing in the world was a blank sheet of paper. Harper Lee never finished the book she began writing after To Kill A Mockingbird. Joseph Conrad was so haunted by his writer’s […]

Limited Places Left Who: Anne Manne When: Saturday 9 March 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Join writer and essayist Anne Manne in an exploration of that most beguiling and versatile of art forms: the essay. She will assist students in crafting their own essay and discuss approaches to getting […]

Who: Timothy Daly When: Tuesday 12 March 2013, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full price: $50; Member: $35; Conc Member: $30* *Australian Writers’ Guild members are eligible for the member price. Australia is less than 4% of the world theatre market, but many Australian theatre writers have been neglecting the remaining 96%. Timothy Daly is one of Australia’s […]