Program of Events
Queensland Writers Centre presents a diverse annual Program of events, workshops and courses on the art, craft and business of writing.
Hear from some of the most enlightening names in Queensland and Australian writing, improve your skills and get inspired with tools to uplift your writing and career.
Featured:
Are you an experienced poet looking for opportunities to network, connect and take your work to the next level? Perhaps you’re an emerging poet looking for guidance.
Learn techniques for writing compelling short fiction.
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Courses & Special Events
Are you an experienced poet looking for opportunities to network, connect and take your work to the next level? Perhaps you’re an emerging poet looking for guidance.
Be inspired by the poetry of Ireland, write beyond your comfort zone and into the dark.
Don't throw away your shot — get your work and your pitch submission-ready.
Workshops
Learn techniques for writing compelling short fiction.
Learn what narrative tension is and why it's the key to making readers care deeply about your story.
The art and business of ghostwriting – from shaping a powerful life story to pitching work that gets published.
Craft dialogue that reveals, conceals, and transforms your story.
Learn how to raise your author profile and secure valuable media exposure for your book.
Discover how to develop your own writer's voice and master the art of character perspective.
Learn how to combine real-life narratives with the techniques of creative writing.
Interested in starting off with creative writing, or in need of a refresher?
Step by step, understand what it takes to produce a book you can be proud of.
Learn how to shape the raw material of lived experience into a compelling memoir that will resonate with publishers and readers.
Learn to create memorable characters who feel fleshed-out and real.
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