Who:  Lachlan Philpott When: Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 March 2012, 10am-4pm Where: Leichhardt Library, 23 Norton Street Leichhardt NSW Cost: Full Price $290; Member $205; Conc Member $175 Code: 12PHIL3 In this two-day workshop, Lachlan will be offering inspiring ways to begin writing a play and providing a pathway to get to the final scene. You will […]

Who: Tohby Riddle When: Sunday 12 Feb 2012, 10am-4pm Cost: Full price $150; Member  $105; Conc Member $90 Code: 12RIDD2 Good work comes from good thinking. Muliti-award-winning picture book creator Tohby Riddle leads you through the process of creating and making a picture book – with an emphasis on ways of thinking about words and pictures designed to extend each […]

Who: Judith Ridge, Angelo Loukakis, Pamela Freeman and Dale Hollingsworth When: Saturday 25 February 2012, 10am – 5pm Cost: Full Price $150; Member $105 (30% disc); Conc Member $90 (40% disc) Code: 12RIDG2 You decided to become a writer because you’re good at expressing yourself creatively. What you weren’t expecting was all those other aspects you have to deal […]

Who:  James Roy, featuring special guest Jody Lee Cost: Full Price $970; Member $675 (30% discount) Conc Member $580 (40% discount). Complete course – three phases (additional 10% discount). Writing for young adults – it’s a skill that is often undervalued. After all, teenagers are only interested in vampires, technology and loud music, aren’t they? Besides, they don’t have anything […]

Who: Brendan Shanahan When: Saturday 12 May 2012, 10am-4pm Cost: Full price: $150; Member: $105; Conc Member: $90 Code: 12SHAN5 Travel writing has spawned categories and sub-categories, but the travel novel has increased in standing as serious literature. More than a memoir, an exceptional travel novel is a distinct blend of the personal, the novel and the cultural, defined […]

Who:  Lisa Shanahan When: Saturday 16 June 2012, 10am-4pm Full price: $150; Member: $105; Conc Member: $90 Location: NSW Writers’ Centre, Rozelle, Sydney This one-day writing course for beginning picture book writers outlines the journey of creating a picture book from the first seed to final story A picture book is a unique meeting place. […]

Who:  Peter Skrzynecki When: Saturday 23 June 2012, 10am-4pm Full price: $150; Member: $105; Conc Member: $90 Location: NSW Writers’ Centre, Rozelle, Sydney This poetry writers course is  designed to develop your writing by illustrating how the Ordinary can reveal the Extraordinary and how these experiences exist around us all the time. Throughout the centuries, […]

Who:  Tony Spencer-Smith When: 4x Thursday evenings; 19 & 26 April, 3 & 10 May 2012 -6:30-9:30PM Cost: Full price: $360; Member: $250; Conc Member: $215 Code: 12SPEN4 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 […]

Who: Bem Le Hunte Dates: 10 x Tuesday evenings: 7,14,21 & 28 February; 6 & 27 March; 3,10,17 & 24 April 2012, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $900; Member: $640; Conc Member: $545 Code: 12LEHU2 Click here to Join the Wait-list Make this the year you write that novel or novella you’ve yet to start or […]

Who: Bem Le Hunte When: 10 x Tuesday evenings: 5,12,19 & 26 June; 2,9,16,23 & 30 October; 6 & 13 November 2012, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $900; Member: $640; Conc Member: $545 Code: 12LEHU6 Act Two is where our action happens. Where we make form out substance, drawing together the ideas, possibilities and words we’ve […]

Who: Bem Le Hunte Dates: 10 x Tuesday evenings: 11, 18 & 25 September; 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 October; 6 & 13 November 2012, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: Full Price: $900; Member: $640; Conc Member: $545 Code: 12LEHU2 This phase of the course is all about getting ready for publication-a time for troubleshooting and improving-for […]

Please note change of dates Who: Timothy Daly When: 8 x Saturday afternoons: 10, 17, 24 & 31 March; 21 & 28 April; 5 & 12May 2012, 1pm-4pm Cost: Full price: $720; Member: $510; Conc Member: $435 Code: 12DALY3 Timothy Daly is one of Australia’s most internationally successful playwrights, with a string of national and […]

Who: Timothy Daly When: 8 x Saturday afternoons: 30 June; 7, 14, 21 July; 4, 11, 18 & 25 August 2012, 1pm-4pm Full price: $720; Member: $510; Conc Member: $435 Location: NSW Writers’ Centre, Rozelle, Sydney Open to both beginning writers for theatre as well as those with some experience, this writing course is one […]

CANCELLED Who: Timothy Daly When: 8 x Saturday afternoons: 8, 15, 22 & 29 September; 6, 13, 20 & 27 October 2012; 1pm-4pm Cost: Full price: $720; Member: $510; Conc Member: $435 Code: 12DALY9 Timothy Daly is one of Australia’s most internationally successful playwrights, with a string of national and international awards and productions. Open […]

Who: James Roy When: 4 x Sunday mornings: 11, 18 & 25 March & 1 April 2012, 10am-1pm Cost: Full Price: $360; Member: $250; Conc Member: $215 Code: 12ROY3 Writing for young adults – it’s a skill that is often undervalued. After all, teenagers are only interested in vampires, technology and loud music, aren’t they? […]

Who: James Roy When: 4 x Sunday mornings: 10, 17, 24 June & 1 July 2012, 10am-1pm Cost: Full Price: $360; Member: $250; Conc Member: $215 Code: 12ROY6 Writing for young adults – it’s a skill that is often undervalued. After all, teenagers are only interested in vampires, technology and loud music, aren’t they? Besides, […]

Who: James Roy and special guest speaker Jody Lee When: 4 x Sunday mornings: 9, 16, 23 & 30 September 2012, 10am-1pm Cost: Full Price: $360; Member: $250; Conc Member: $215 Code: 12ROY9 Writing for young adults – it’s a skill that is often undervalued. After all, teenagers are only interested in vampires, technology and […]

Who: Bruce Elder When: Sunday 6 May 2012, 10am-4pm Full price: $150; Member: $105; Conc Member: $90 Location: NSW Writers’ Centre, Rozelle, Sydney This course for prospective travel writers is designed to explore how those memories and jottings can be turned into articles worthy of publication and even books about the rich and unique experience […]

SOLD OUT! When: Saturday 3 November 2012, 10am – 6pm Full Price $80; Member Price $55; Concession Member Price $45 The Emerging Writers’ Festival is back at the NSW Writers’ Centre, presenting the best of their annual ten-day festival in a special one-day event. The Emerging Writers’ Festival Roadshow program includes a series of panels and discussions […]

Who: Dominic Knight When: Saturday 7 July 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Location: NSW Writers’ Centre, Rozelle, Sydney In this course for writers, Dom Knight will share his experiences in diverse areas of comedy writing, like how to come up with ideas, how to tell whether something’s funny, […]