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.

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The Next Draft 2025 with Laurel Cohn
Jul 8
Course, Online
The Next Draft 2025 with Laurel Cohn
Course, Online

An intensive course designed to help you survive the next draft of your work-in-progress.

Book your place.

Course, Online
Story Seeds with Hilary Bell
Jul 26
Workshop, In-person
Story Seeds with Hilary Bell
Workshop, In-person

Through a series of playful prompts, discover how to overcome the horror of the blank page by generating a bunch of fresh ideas.

Book your place.

Workshop, In-person

Courses & Special Events

Featured
The Next Draft 2025 with Laurel Cohn
Jul 8
Course, Online
The Next Draft 2025 with Laurel Cohn
Course, Online

An intensive course designed to help you survive the next draft of your work-in-progress.

Book your place.

Course, Online
Express Year of the Novel 2025 with Isobelle Carmody
Aug 3
Course, In-person
Express Year of the Novel 2025 with Isobelle Carmody
Course, In-person

Make 2025 your year – get the tools and support you need to complete the first draft of your novel.

Book your place.

Course, In-person
Prepping for Publication Bootcamp with Kate Cuthbert
Sep 13
Course, In-person
Prepping for Publication Bootcamp with Kate Cuthbert
Course, In-person

Don't throw away your shot — get your work and your pitch submission-ready.

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Course, In-person

Workshops

Events
Working With A Professional Editor with Kate Stevens
Jun 21
Workshop, In-person
Working With A Professional Editor with Kate Stevens
Workshop, In-person

Learn about the editorial process and how to get the most out of the all-important author–editor relationship.

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Workshop, In-person
Screenwriting: Mastering Big Print with Stephen Davis
Jun 22
Workshop, Online
Screenwriting: Mastering Big Print with Stephen Davis
Workshop, Online

How to write better ‘big print’ in screenwriting by analysing action and focussing on what characters do.

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Workshop, Online
Making Your Next Poem Different From Your Last with Peter Bakowski
Jun 28
Workshop, In-person
Making Your Next Poem Different From Your Last with Peter Bakowski
Workshop, In-person

The next steps to becoming a more disciplined and focused poet.

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Workshop, In-person
Editing Your Poetry with Ella Jeffery
Jul 10
Workshop, Online
Editing Your Poetry with Ella Jeffery
Workshop, Online

Learn how to revise and refine your writing to produce polished, focused poems for publication.

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Workshop, Online
Writing Trauma in Memoir and Story with David Roland
Jul 12
Workshop, In-person
Writing Trauma in Memoir and Story with David Roland
Workshop, In-person

Learn how trauma shapes memory, language and narrative, and how to write the arc of post-traumatic growth in memoir and story.

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Workshop, In-person
Innovative Forms of Fiction with David Burton
Jul 19
Workshop, Hybrid
Innovative Forms of Fiction with David Burton
Workshop, Hybrid

Tired of three acts? Break the rules and reshape your story with bold, unconventional structure.

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Workshop, Hybrid
Story Seeds with Hilary Bell
Jul 26
Workshop, In-person
Story Seeds with Hilary Bell
Workshop, In-person

Through a series of playful prompts, discover how to overcome the horror of the blank page by generating a bunch of fresh ideas.

Book your place.

Workshop, In-person
Creating Compelling Characters with Melaina Faranda | Gold Coast
Jul 26
Workshop, In-person
Creating Compelling Characters with Melaina Faranda | Gold Coast
Workshop, In-person

Learn how to write unforgettable characters.

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Workshop, In-person
Beginning a Play with Hilary Bell
Jul 27
Workshop, In-person
Beginning a Play with Hilary Bell
Workshop, In-person

Through writing games and exercises participants will create characters, conflict, story and structure, and begin to write a new play.

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Workshop, In-person
The Power of the Short Story with David Cohen
Aug 2
Workshop, In-person
The Power of the Short Story with David Cohen
Workshop, In-person

Learn techniques for writing compelling short fiction.

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Workshop, In-person
Narrative Tension: Making Your Readers Care with Natasha Lester
Aug 7
Workshop, Online
Narrative Tension: Making Your Readers Care with Natasha Lester
Workshop, Online

Learn what narrative tension is and why it's the key to making readers care deeply about your story.

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Workshop, Online
The Ghostwriter’s Toolkit: Becoming A Storyteller For Hire with Erin O’Dwyer
Aug 10
Workshop, Hybrid
The Ghostwriter’s Toolkit: Becoming A Storyteller For Hire with Erin O’Dwyer
Workshop, Hybrid

The art and business of ghostwriting – from shaping a powerful life story to pitching work that gets published.

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Workshop, Hybrid

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