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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Who: Margaret Hamilton, Lisa Shanahan, Wayne Harris, and Margrete Lamond When: 2 x Saturdays: 13 & 20 October 2012, 10am-4pm Full price: $320; Member: $225; Conc Member: $190 Reckon you’ve got a picture book in you? Want to take your idea to the next level?  Renowned picture book publisher Margaret Hamilton presents this special two-day […]

LIMITED PLACES LEFT Who: Tony Spencer-Smith When: Saturday 20 October 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Words are powerful tools to persuade, explain, motivate and inspire. This course is for people who already write well but want to increase the impact and intensity of their words. Whether you are […]

Who: Joyce Kornblatt When: Sunday 21 October 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 In this workshop, you’re invited to recognize what blocks your creativity, and experiment with ways to transform those obstacles into opportunities.   What’s possible when you stop believing in limitations and enter writing as a field of […]

Who: Nicole Murphy When: Saturday 27 October 2012, 10am-4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 There are few scenes harder to get right than a sex scene. It needs to sizzle, it needs to be sensual, it needs to be intimate and emotional and it needs to be anatomically possible. This workshop will […]

Sold Out! Who: Judith Beveridge When: 6 x Thursday evenings: 25 October; 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 November 2012, 6:30pm-9:30pm 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 […]

Who: Jaclyn Moriarty When: Sunday 4 November 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 ‘Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow.  The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.’ (Abraham Lincoln) ‘Who is more real?  Homer or Ulysses?  Shakespeare or Hamlet?  […]

Who: Fran Molloy When: 2 x Sundays: 4 & 11 November 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $320; Member: $225; Conc Member: $190 How can I get my favourite magazine to publish an article I write – and pay me for it? Should I write the story first, and post it – or email it? […]

Who: Mary Moody When: Saturday 24 November 2012, 10am – 4pm NOTE DATE CHANGE Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 Many of us have a burning desire to write our story; to document the chapters and events of our lives both as a personal record and as a gift to family and friends. […]

Who: Timothy Daly When: 4 x Saturday afternoons: 10, 17, 24 November & 8 December 2012, 1pm – 4pm Full price: $400; Member: $280; Conc Member: $240 Open to both beginning writers for radio as well as those with some experience, this four-part course is one of the most detailed, practical and ‘hands-on’ available. Each […]

Who: Ben Stubbs When: Saturday 17 November 2012, 10am – 4pm Full price: $165; Member: $115; Conc Member: $100 “You have the best job in the world!” is something that travel writers regularly hear before heading off on assignment. It’s not just a profession for the intrepid and unattached though. Find out if you’ve got […]