WRITER’S BOOK CLUB — FEBRUARY
Join us for our February Writer's Book Club to discuss our featured author, Mark Brandi, and his crime-thriller, The Others (2021). We will be hosting an online author Q&A with Mark Brandi on Sunday 6th February from 7-8pm. This tie-in event is free for the Book Club and is a chance to put forth your questions to Mark Brandi directly.
About the Book Club
This is an 18+ event.
Writer's Book Club meets monthly from 6-8pm at Queensland Writers Centre to discuss the craft and technique in featured releases by Australian and Queensland authors. The Writer's Book Club welcomes all writers, editors, and readers looking to learn from the masters. Wine, tea, and coffee are provided, courtesy of Queensland Writers Centre.
Learning Outcomes
You will learn how to:
Improve your intuitive understanding of the craft of writing by learning how to Read with Intent.
Analyse works through the lens of both a reader and a writer.
Identify genre and contemporary market conventions through practical exercises and discussions.
Engage thoughtfully with a broader range of works in a variety of genres.
About the Book
From the bestselling author of WIMMERA and THE RIP comes an unforgettable novel that explores the darkness in our world with the light only a child can find.
On his eleventh birthday, Jacob's father gives him a diary. To write about things that happen. About what he and his father do on their farm. About the sheep, the crop, the fox and the dam. But Jacob knows some things should not be written down. Some things should not be remembered.
The only things he knows for sure are what his father has taught him. Sheltered, protected, isolated. But who is his father protecting him from? And how far will his father go to keep the world at bay?
All too soon, Jacob will learn that, sometimes, people do the most terrible things.
From the bestselling author of Wimmera and The Rip comes an unforgettable novel that explores the darkness in our world with the light only a child can find.
(Source: Hachette Australia)
Time and Date(s)
January Book Club: Wednesday 12th 6-8pm
February Book Club: Wednesday 2nd 6-8pm
February Author Q&A: Sunday 6th 7-8pm (ONLINE)
March Book Club: Wednesday 2nd 6-8pm
March Author Q&A: TBD (ONLINE)
Get a Writer's Book Club Pass
Join the monthly Writer's Book Club facilitated by Professor Stephen Torre.
Free wine at Book Club events.
Free access to author Q&A events with leading Australian authors.
A 20% discount on select readings from the SLQ Bookshop.
The Writer's Book Club Pass is only available for members. If you are not a member, grab a discounted Queensland Writers Centre One Year Membership (usually $79) and pass in a bundle for only $109 here.
About the Facilitator
Led by esteemed academic, Professor Stephen Torre, we will examine our own responses as readers and writers, craft questions to the author, and gain a better understanding of genre and contemporary market conventions. Professor Stephen Torre is a former professor of English, writer, and executive director of the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies.
(Source: Hachette Australia)