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 […]

Who: Linda Funnell, Anna Maguire and guests When: Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 March 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $320; Member: $225; Conc Member: $190 Traditional publishing is going through big changes – what’s going on and how does it affect writers? And what are the alternatives? Can you really reach an audience if you […]

SOLD OUT – to be placed on the waitlist please email workshops@nswwc.org.au. Who: Anita Heiss When: Sunday 17 March 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 So, you want to write a chick lit novel? First, throw out any preconceived notions of chick lit you may already have.  Then, join Anita […]

SOLD OUT Email us to go on the waiting list. Who: Laurel Cohn When: Sunday 24 March 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Successful authors often note that the art of a good book lies in the revision process. Getting your story down (whether fiction or non-fiction) is a great […]

Who: Martin Langford When: 6 x Tuesday evenings: 19 & 26 March; 2, 9, 16, & 23 April 2013, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 Explore and refine your poetry in a challenging and supportive environment. Martin Langford has published six books of poetry, has directed Australian Poetry three times, and […]

SOLD OUT To join a waiting list please email us. Who: Angela Meyer When: Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 April 2013, 10:30am-1:30pm Cost: Full price: $200; Member: $140; Conc Member: $120 You want to start a blog but you’re really not sure where to begin. It could be for business, pleasure, criticism, charity, or to […]

Who: Timothy Daly           When: 8 x Saturday afternoons: 6, 13, 20, 27 April; 4, 11, 18, 25 May 2013, 1pm-4pm Cost: Full price: $800; Member: $560; Conc Member: $480 The emphasis in this comprehensive course is on learning the techniques of contemporary theatre writing by seeing the results of your work acted out in front […]

SOLD OUT Please email if you would like to know about future advanced fiction courses. Who: Tony Birch When: Saturday 6 April 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 This advanced fiction workshop will be suit writers with an interest in both the novel and short story.  Whether discussing beginnings and […]

Who: Anna Maguire When: Thursday 11 April 2013, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $50; Member: $35; Conc Member: $30 Over the last few years the number of authors choosing to self-publish has grown. To produce a professional book authors need to incur costs for editing, cover design, book design, printing, ebook conversions and marketing. These costs […]

SOLD OUT To join the waiting list for this or future courses please email us. Who: Walter Mason When: Saturday 13 April 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 With the success of books like Eat, Pray, Love, travel writing has become more personal and more linked with intimate journeys that […]

SOLD OUT Have a look at our other great creativity course Revitalising Creativity: Nourish Your Writing or email to be notified of future courses with Stephanie Dowrick. Who: Stephanie Dowrick When: Sunday 14 April 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 A day with highly successful writer Stephanie Dowrick, for writers […]