Who: Elizabeth Cowell When: 4 x Tuesday evenings: 22 & 29 October; 5 & 12 November 2013, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $440; Member: $310; Conc Member: $265           Grammar, spelling and punctuation are important when you’re writing for publication, but a professional edit involves much more than correcting typos and putting all the apostrophes in […]

Who: With Judith Beveridge When: 6 x Thursday evenings: 24, 31 October; 7, 14, 21, 28 November 2013, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 In her long poetry career Judith Beveridge has been awarded the NSW, Victorian and Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards and published four books of poetry. She is also […]

Who: Walter Mason When: Saturday 26 October 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110            As more and more of us travel, many are becoming increasingly interested in recording their journeys. In this course Walter will take you through the ways you can capture the essence of place as well as your […]

Who: Anna Maria Dell’oso When: Saturday 26 October 2013, 10am – 4pm Cost: $55 This one-day seminar takes a practical look at creativity: how do writers generate their ideas? It is designed to assist students to find, explore, clarify and commit to the concepts that will drive their Major Work.  The ‘germinal idea’ is the […]

Who: Anna Maria Dell’oso When: 2 x Sundays: 23 February & 2 March 2014, 10am – 4pm Cost: $165 This workshop is about the universal next draft problem: ‘My concept is clear in my head but how do I get it to work on the page?’ Over two days, students will learn practical techniques to […]

Who: Anna Maria Dell’oso When: Sunday 18 May 2014, 10am – 4pm Cost: $110 Whether you are still in a bit of a Concept Crisis or boldly refining the penultimate draft of your finished Work, this one-day workshop is about last-draft writing and getting a strong well-edited manuscript ready for submission. Limited to twelve students, […]

Who: Matt Finch When: Saturday 9 November 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 There is no-one in the library when the children arrive. Blood is pooled on the front step.  Within, bookshelves have been knocked to the ground, their contents spilled across the carpet. The children suspect a prank. “Is this […]

SOLD OUT – to join the waiting list or be notified about similar courses please email us. Who: Melaina Faranda When: Sunday 10 November 2013, 10am-4pm Full price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Are you an expert procrastinator? Does writing ever feel like a painful, plodding process? Do you easily slide into critical paralysis, […]

Who: Linda Funnell, Anna Maguire, David Henley and Guests When: Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 November 2013, 10am – 4pm Cost: Full price: $350; Member: $250; Conc Member: $210 Want to take control of your publishing? Interested in ebooks? Unsure about Print-on-demand? This two-day seminar covers the nuts and bolts of doing your own digital […]

Who: Terry Dowling When: Saturday 16 November 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 Want to write out of this world? Do you dream of the impossible? Then get ready to immerse your imagination in the genres of science fiction and fantasy with one of Australia’s most awarded and internationally acclaimed […]

SOLD OUT – to go on the waiting list please email. Who: Anthony Macris When: Saturday 30 November 2013, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110 E.M. Forster divided them into flat and round. Aristotle said they were less important than action. Everyone might have a different idea about them, but we […]

By James Roy Town is a collection of thirteen linked short stories for young adults. Set in a small unnamed Australian town over the course of a year, there is one story for each month, plus an overarching story to close, and each is told from the point of view of a different young person. […]

By Sophie Masson The publishing industry is experiencing rapid and turbulent transformation. While the digital age has delivered new and exciting opportunities for authors, it has also created new challenges. Contradictory images of the modern industry abound: from the proliferation of many new small presses, to the phenomenon of giant hi-tech corporations muscling in on the […]

SOLD OUT Supported by the Copyright Agency Saturday 21 September 2013, 10am – 4pm Cost: Full Price: $90; Member: $65; Conc Member: $55 A one day symposium focusing on how writers promote themselves and their work in the constantly changing world of publishing. For writers and publishers, the challenge is always how to get a […]

Who:  Van Badham When: Sunday 13 May 2012, 10am-4pm Full Price $150; Member $105; Conc Member $90 Location: NSW Writers’ Centre, Rozelle, Sydney This writing course will develop your ability to craft effective dialogue, a key skill publishers or producers are looking for when they are assessing your work. In a world where professional opportunities […]

Who:  Dianne Blacklock When: Saturday 10 March 2012, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price $150; Member $105; Conc Member $90 Code: 12BLAC3 Dianne Blacklock is the author of eight novels of contemporary women’s fiction. Her books encompass a broad range of life experiences – marriage, divorce, family, work and … love. But what self-respecting novel doesn’t have […]

Who: Melissa Bruce When: 6 x Wednesday evenings; 14,21 & 28 March; 4, 11 & 18 April 2012, 6:30-9:30pm Cost: Full Price $540; Member $380; Conc Member $325 Code: 12BRUC6 Having problems kickstarting ideas? Have trouble sticking with a creative problem? Then struggle with finishing a project? “Navigating Through a Writing Project” looks to give […]

Who:  Felicity Castagna When: Saturday 2 June 2012, 10am-4pm Cost: Full Price $150; Member $105; Conc Member $90 Code: 12CAST6 Annie Proulx once said that Brokeback Mountain isn’t about two gay cowboys; it’s about the West and its sense of place. The expression “a sense of place” is a critical catchphase that often defies clear […]

Who:  Laurine Croasdale When: Saturday 5 May 2012 10am-4pm Full Price $150; Member $105; Conc Member $90 Location: NSW Writers’ Centre, Rozelle, Sydney This writing course is a practical look at plotting with lots of writing exercises, group work, discussion and constructive critiques. Plotting is the backbone of your story – no matter what your […]

Who: Timothy Daly Timothy Daly is one of Australia’s most internationally successful playwrights, with a string of national and international awards and productions. In 2012, Timothy returns with his highly successful, intensive course that will take you from the start to the finish of writing your play. Open to both beginning writers for theatre as […]