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06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Seminar: Storytelling in the Digital Age LIMITED PLACES LEFT!

Who: Jennifer Wilson When: Thursday 26 July 2012, 6:30 – 9:30pm Full price: $50; Member: $35; Conc Member: $30 As consumers move their attention to interactive screen devices from paper and fixed (tv, cinema) screens, this presents both challenges and opportunities for writers and story creators. The development of multiplatform and transmedia narratives offers new […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 From Writer/Illustrator to Presenter

Who: Eleanor Shakiba When: Saturday 28 July 2012, 9am – 4pm Full price: $185; Member: $130 Are you an expert in your writing craft who wants to learn how to make presentations to schools and other groups, to run courses, or simply to speak at functions? Have you learned how to present workshops through trial […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Graphic Storytelling: Writing with Pictures and Drawing with Words

Who: Pat Grant When: Sunday 2 & Sunday 9 September 2012, 10am – 4pm NEW DATES Full price: $320; Member: $225; Conc Member: $190 Sometimes it feels like the ability to sling a decent sentence isn’t quite enough for a writer in the modern world. The literary landscape is now littered with screens, windows and […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Plan to be Published

Who: Les Wicks When: 2 x Sundays: 5 & 12 August 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $320; Member: $225; Conc Member: $190 If you write and are reaching the point where you would like your work to get out there into the wider world, then this course will help you to reach that new […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Writing Memoir – Advanced SOLD OUT

Who: Patti Miller When: 4 x Thurday mornings: 2, 9, 16 & 23 August 2012, 10am-1pm Full price: $400; Member: $280; Conc Member: $240 This is an advanced memoir course for those who want to write more than a record or a history, for those who are ready for a creative journey.  This course will […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 What Makes It A Story? SOLD OUT

Who: Cate Kennedy When: Saturday 4 August 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Cate Kennedy is one of Australia’s leading short story authors, critically praised, widely anthologised and published in The New Yorker and The Harvard Review. In 2012, Cate joins us from Melbourne for a one day workshop […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Teen Writers Get Serious!

Who: Melina Marchetta When: Sunday 5 August 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Are you into writing? Do you make up stories in your head or on the page? Want to take it further? Then join the internationally published, prize-winning author of Looking for Alibrandi and The Piper’s Son, […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Child’s Play: Writing for Children

Who: Jacqueline Harvey When: Saturday 11 August 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Do you dream of writing bestselling books for children?  Do you love coming up with stories you believe that children would love to read? Do you want to understand the complexities of the market and how […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Prepare to Submit: Making Your Manuscript Publishable

Who: Catherine Hammond When: 6 x Saturday mornings: 18 & 25 August; 1,8,15 & 22 September 2012, 10am – 1pm Full price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 Now that you’ve finished your manuscript – or nearly! – you’re thinking about publishing, but you’re just not sure if it’s ready. You’re wondering: Is your story […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

Children’s and Young Adult Literature Festival

On Saturday 30 June, the flagship festival of the NSW Writers’ Centre calendar returns with another day of discussion, panels, networking, industry insights from authors, playwrights, illustrators, publishers and editors. Curated by Susanne Gervay, this year’s Festival will showcase Australian and international writers, illustrators, publishers and agents including Sally Murphy, multi-award winning author of Pearl […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 The Art of the Story

SOLD OUT Who: Mandy Sayer When: 6 x Wednesday evenings: 22 & 29 Aug; 5,12,19 & 26 September 2012, 6:30pm-9:30pm Full price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 In this six-week, intensive course we will be studying the art and craft of writing modern short stories.   Each class will be a mixture of writing exercises, […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Unleash Your Creativity and Discover the Genius Writer Within!

Who: Melaina Faranda When: Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 August 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $320; Member: $225; Conc Member: $190 Are you an expert procrastinator? Does writing ever feel like a painful, plodding process? Do you easily slide into critical paralysis, even to the extent of not letting yourself write? Do you ever […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Seminar: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

SOLD OUT Who: Lee Gutkind When: Tuesday 28  August 2012, 6:30pm – 9:30pm Full price: $100; Member: $70; Conc Member: $60 Recognised as ‘the Godfather’ of creative nonfiction, Lee Gutkind, will define and describe creative nonfiction, the fastest growing genre in the publishing industry, both from a literary and a practical perspective.   This comprehensive seminar […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Writing Crime

Limited Places Left Who: Phillipa (PD) Martin When: Sunday 4 November 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Ever considered writing a crime novel? In this one-day intensive course, internationally acclaimed crime novelist Phillipa (PD) Martin, will guide you through some of the major elements of writing a crime fiction […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Professional Editing

Who: Pamela Hewitt When: 8 x Thursday evenings: 6, 13, 20 & 27 September; 4, 11, 18 & 25 October 2012, 6:30pm -9:30pm Full price: $800; Member: $560; Conc Member: $480 Do you want to work as an editor? Think you have what it takes to proof and copy edit professionally? Need to brush up […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 The He(art) of Romance Writing

Who: Valerie Parv When: Saturday 8 September 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 The He(art) of Romance Writing takes you into the heart of the world’s biggest-selling genre. Valerie Parv, has sold nearly 30 million books in 26 languages, and says romance novels are far easier to read than […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Feature and Review Writing: New Journalism Today

Who: Mark Mordue When: Sunday 16 September 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Journalism is an arena as varied as life itself. One look at the range and content of a weekend newspaper should tell you that. In this one day course, Pascall Prize winner and internationally published journalist, […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Exciting Page-Turners! Solving Your Plotting Problems

Who: Jenny Hale When: Sunday 23 September 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Level: Intermediate/Advanced Has your plot stalled? Is it not gripping enough? Does it wander about in the middle? Is your hero’s goal somewhat hazy? Does your climax’s resolution make sense? Have these questions and more explored […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Writing for Television

Who: Geoffrey Atherden When: 6 x Wednesday evenings: 10, 17, 24, 31 October & 7, 14 November 2012, 6:30 – 9:30pm PLEASE NOTE: change of dates from course program. Full price: $600; Member: $420; Conc Member: $360 Have you got an idea for a TV show? Tired of working a day job to support your […]


06/02/2012 9:30 pm — 06/02/2012 9:30 pm

2012 Fiction Feedback: A Focus Group on Your Writing

Limited places left! Who: Kevin O’Brien When: 8 x Saturday mornings: 6, 13, 20, 27 October; 10, 17, 24 November & 1 December 2012, 10am – 1pm Full price: $960; Member: $670; Conc Member: $580 Level: Intermediate/Advanced Bring your fiction-writing and evaluation skills to the next level in this intense but friendly focus group, convened […]

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