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 […]

Who: Amanda Hampson When: 6 x Saturday mornings: 27 April; 4, 11, 18, 25 May; 1 June 2013, 10am-1pm Cost: Full Price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 Writing your life story or family history can be a valuable and enriching experience and a priceless gift for future generations. It is easier and more fun […]

Who: Jane Meredith When: Sunday 28 April; 5, 19, 26 May 2013, 10am-1pm Cost: Full price: $400; Member: $280; Conc Member: $240 Creativity is vital to writing that’s alive on the page, that reaches out to engage and intrigue readers. It springs from play, from improvisation, from fooling around with language and ideas and dabbling […]

Who: Jacqueline Harvey When: 6 x Tuesday evenings: 30 April; 7, 14, 21, 28 May & 4 June 2013, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 Writing for children is big business.  Despite the doom and gloom about the state of the publishing industry, the children’s market remains robust and growing.  Children […]

Who: Zena Shapter When: Wednesday 1 May 2013, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $50; Member: $35; Conc Member: $30 Ever wondered… why all the fuss about social media? Isn’t Twitter for twits and Facebook for teenagers? Introducing you to the most popular social media platforms, Zena Shapter will guide you through the minefield that is social […]

Who: Tony Spencer-Smith When: 4 x Thursday evenings: 2, 9, 16, 23 May 2013, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full price: $400; Member: $280; Conc Member: $240 Editing and proofreading are a vital part of the writing journey. A first draft is only the start of a process that turns raw copy into polished gems ready for the […]

Who: Geoffrey Atherden When: Saturday 4 May 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 This one day workshop for writers who are new to writing scripts will cover the basics of script formatting, and the life cycle of a script, as it travels from submission to a producer, to readings, rehearsals, […]

SOLD OUT Who: Andy Kissane When: 6 x Thursday evenings: 9, 23 May; 6, 20 June; 4, 18 July 2013, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 A short story is a flower; a novel is a job. — Lorrie Moore  In our time-deficient lives, the short story is one form that […]

Who: Pamela Freeman When: Saturday 11 May 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 A jam-packed one-day workshop with award winning writer Pamela Freeman.  We will look at those elements of writing which make speculative fiction different from everything else:  world-building, coherent systems of magic/technology/myth, the relationship between character and world, […]

When: Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 May 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $320; Member: $225; Conc Member: $190 Writing for young adults is rewarding, challenging, exhilarating, and – like anything worthwhile – also hard work. This hands-on, interactive two-day workshop, led by award winning children’s and young adult author, Sue Lawson, covers topics such as […]

Who: Timothy Daly When: 8 x Saturday afternoons: 1, 8, 15, 22 June; 6, 13, 20, 27 July 2013, 1pm-4pm Cost: Full price: $800; Member: $560; Conc Member: $480 These eight intensive sessions are designed to teach you the techniques for writing full-length plays and selling them to the national & international theatre markets. Each […]