Receive personal & insightful feedback on your writing in an intimate, supportive class environment.
This intensive, small-group session is designed for writers seeking feedback on an excerpt of writing (up to 2,500 words) from a work-in-progress fiction manuscript.
Critical comments will be provided on character, structure, voice, themes and more, to ensure your writing is engaging and effective, with a focus on feedback that you will be able to use and apply to your complete manuscript.
Each participant will receive written and oral feedback from the convenor, as well as benefit from peer input by reading and responding to the work of all participants.
During the 90-minute online session, the work of all attendees will be openly discussed. Critique will be carried out in a respectful and supportive way, while being mindful of the necessity for clear discussion on the strengths and weaknesses of each submission.
Format & additional information
This is a fiction feedback clinic with a focus on writing craft; it will be held in-person at Queensland Writers Centre. This course is recommended for emerging writers but is suitable for committed writers of all levels with a work-in-progress fiction manuscript.
QWC will assess submissions and select writers for the Course. All applicants will be personally notified of the outcome of their submission. Successful applicants will be invoiced for the course fee (Member Admission 205, General Admission 255) – pay within 24hrs to secure the offered place in the course.
As well as oral feedback on the day, the convenor will provide writers selected for the clinic with written comments via Track Changes (though not detailed edits, nor corrections as such).
Learning outcomes
As part of this clinic, you will:
Receive personal, professional feedback
Acquire critical skills in fiction writing
Understand narrative structure more deeply
Develop self-editing skills
Apply knowledge gained in clinic to future work
Hear feedback on other writers' work
Applications open: Tuesday 4 March – Friday 2 May.
Course date: 10:30am-12:00pm, Sunday 25 May
Applications must be received by Friday 2 May at the latest.
About Nick
Nick Earls is the author of twenty-eight books, including the bestselling novels Zigzag Street, Bachelor Kisses and Perfect Skin, and the award-winning novella series Wisdom Tree. His work has been published internationally in English and in translation, and has won awards in the UK, Australia and the US. Five of his novels have been adapted into plays and two into feature films.
For more information about Queensland Writers Centre’s Program of Events and answers to FAQs, please visit: www.queenslandwriters.org.au/program-info