Australian Writing Workshops in Jan, Feb and Mar 2020
By Gail Tagarro / 20 January 2020 / 5 minutes of reading
In last week’s blog post, Writing Resolutions for 2020, we touched on honing our craft as writers with ongoing training through writing workshops. This post, Australian Writing Workshops in Jan, Feb and Mar 2020, continues from there. We travel around Australia and pick out one writing workshop from each of the writers’ centres in the six states.
I’ve chosen these workshops randomly. So to be fair to the myriad of other workshops and presenters, as well as a link to the workshop selected for inclusion here, I’ve included a general link to all the other workshops currently available in that state.
Writers
Victoria
‘Unreliable
Narrators and Other Innovative Points of View’
24 January 2020 10 am – 4 pm. Cost $135–$215
This
workshop centres on point of view. It sounds intriguing. Point of view ‘can
establish your narrative, tie it to one character, and help develop the
emotional resonance of your characters. It can also be a fantastic tool for
laying the foundation for twists, red herrings and big reveals.’
The workshop
is run by Robert Gott, the author of 97 fiction and nonfiction
books. Of his seven crime novels, two of have been shortlisted for the Ned
Kelly Award.
Designed for
authors ready to hit the publicity trail with their book, this workshop will
teach you how to promote your book, how to give a great book launch speech to
drive sales, how to overcome nerves (including learning what not to say), even
how to pose for promotional photos!
The
presenter, Victoria Purman, is a multi-published,
award-nominated, Amazon Kindle bestselling author. She has been involved in the
Adelaide media for nearly thirty years in various capacities.
‘Participants
will learn how to generate ideas, create conflicts, take heroes on journeys,
overcome writer’s block and much more in five constructive, inspiring and fun
sessions.’ You can attend just one session, or join them all.
The workshop is facilitated by Campbell Jeffreys, an award-winning WA writer of nine books. He has also written for newspapers and magazines around the world.
‘The Hero
& Heroine’s Journey: Blueprints for Writers’
25 January 2020 10.30 am – 4.30 pm. Cost $100–$190
As the workshop description states, ‘In both fiction and non-fiction, characters are the pillars of a good story. Fiction and memoir writers can look forward to exploring ‘where literature and psychology converge.’ You will improve your writing skills with practical exercises and group discussions, understand the hero and heroine’s journeys, ‘integrating the power of character flaws into authentic characterisation, creating engaging and entertaining characters, understanding how story and character arcs work together to serve the narrative.’
The
presenter, Lauren Elise Daniels, has published globally.
10 February 2020 (any time during the week). 5 weeks (allow 3 – 4 hours per week). Cost $450
Here’s
an online writing course for you. The course is ideal for
writers wanting to combine a love of travel with a love of writing – and,
according to the course description, ‘get paid for it!’ In the course, you’ll
explore how the travel writing industry works, learn how to write travel
stories readers will love, get tips on planning, photography and ‘getting free
stuff’ and perhaps start earning an income as a travel writer.
The
presenter, Sue White, is a freelance features and travel writer
whose stories have featured in a wide range of newspapers and other
publications, in Australia and overseas.
In both
fiction and narrative non-fiction, action is an important element of story,
‘moving the plot forward, creating pace and revealing character.’ Action plays
an important role even in more static scenes like moments of contemplation or
conversation, and it’s important to make these engaging for the reader. You’ll
explore, through discussions, readings and writing exercises, how to write
compelling scenes by ‘showing’ rather than ‘telling’, and how to build tension
and work with pace, character and setting.
The
presenter, Rosie Dubb, is the author of two novels, one of which is
currently being developed as a feature film. She has also published short
stories, essays and life writing in anthologies, magazines, newspapers and
literary journals.
Learn more here:
For more events at Tasmanian Writers’ Centre: https://www.taswriters.org/events/
I hope you’ve found this post, Australian Writing Workshops in Jan, Feb and Mar 2020, useful. Get in touch if you’d like to see any other workshops featured.
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