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Screenwriting: Idea To Screen with Stephen M. Irwin

  • Queensland Writers Centre Stanley Place South Brisbane, QLD, 4101 Australia (map)

Immerse in an intensive day learning how to bring an idea to the screen.

Do you have a project or idea that you think could make a great movie or TV show? Spend a day with showrunner Stephen M. Irwin (‘Harrow’, ‘Tidelands’) and learn in a writers-room type setting how to dig the gold from your nugget of an idea and shape it into a format that is ready to pitch to television and cinema decision-makers.

Learning outcomes

You will expand your knowledge of how to create a pitch-worthy idea in the following key areas:

  • A deeper dive into the fundamentals of storytelling

  • Explore the essential elements that “hook” through a logline

  • Drill into television and cinema building blocks

  • Discuss what steps to take after you have your perfect elevator pitch.

Format

This is an in-person workshop with a focus on craft; it will be held in-person at Queensland Writers Centre, State Library of Queensland. As a Level 1 workshop, it is suitable for all committed writers.

About STEPHEN

Novelist and screenwriter Stephen M. Irwin has helped put Brisbane on the global map by creating and head-writing television shows including ‘Harrow’, ‘Tidelands’ and ‘Secrets & Lies’. Stephen has written many dozens of hours of television content that has screened all around the globe, and his two supernatural thriller novels have both won critical acclaim.

Queensland Writers Centre membership

Consider becoming a member of Queensland Writers Centre ( $79 / year) to save up to 30% across our Program of workshops, courses and events. Queensland Writers Centre membership includes a host of benefits:

  • Belong to a vibrant community of Queensland writers

  • Discounts of up to 30% across our Program, services, and competitions

  • Subscription to the quarterly WQ magazine

  • Priority access to writing advice from our experienced team

  • Recognition for your writing achievements in our Member Milestones

  • Access to Writer's Consults, the Writer's Surgery program and other members only services

  • Access to member benefits of other state writers' centres in the National Writers Centre Network

Find more information on our website or get in touch with the team today.


For more information about Queensland Writers Centre’s Program of Events and answers to FAQs, please visit: www.queenslandwriters.org.au/program-info