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:

Featured
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.

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Workshop, In-person
Dr Victoria Kennefick Poetry Consults
Jul 31
Course, Hybrid
Dr Victoria Kennefick Poetry Consults
Course, Hybrid

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.

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Course, Hybrid

For more information about Queensland Writers Centre’s Program of Events and answers to FAQs visit this webpage.

Courses & Special Events

Featured
Dr Victoria Kennefick Poetry Consults
Jul 31
Course, Hybrid
Dr Victoria Kennefick Poetry Consults
Course, Hybrid

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.

Book your place.

Course, Hybrid
Generative Poetry Workshop with Victoria Kennefick
Jul 31
Course, Hybrid
Generative Poetry Workshop with Victoria Kennefick
Course, Hybrid

A Family Affair — explore and interrogate what family might mean for us in our poems.

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Course, Hybrid
Poetry Workshop with International Poet-in-Residence Dr Victoria Kennefick
Aug 2
Course, In-person
Poetry Workshop with International Poet-in-Residence Dr Victoria Kennefick
Course, In-person

Be inspired by the poetry of Ireland, write beyond your comfort zone and into the dark.

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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
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
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
Said, Unsaid, and Everything in Between with R.W.R. McDonald
Aug 23
Workshop, Online
Said, Unsaid, and Everything in Between with R.W.R. McDonald
Workshop, Online

Craft dialogue that reveals, conceals, and transforms your story.

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Workshop, Online
How to Secure Publicity for Your Book with Kirsty Nancarrow
Aug 24
Workshop, In-person
How to Secure Publicity for Your Book with Kirsty Nancarrow
Workshop, In-person

Learn how to raise your author profile and secure valuable media exposure for your book.

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Workshop, In-person
Voice and Perspective with Maree Kimberley
Aug 30
Workshop, In-person
Voice and Perspective with Maree Kimberley
Workshop, In-person

Discover how to develop your own writer's voice and master the art of character perspective.

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Workshop, In-person
Writing Creative Non-Fiction with Kári Gíslason
Aug 31
Workshop, In-person
Writing Creative Non-Fiction with Kári Gíslason
Workshop, In-person

Learn how to combine real-life narratives with the techniques of creative writing.

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Workshop, In-person
Introduction to Creative Writing with Vicki Bennett
Sep 20
Workshop, Hybrid
Introduction to Creative Writing with Vicki Bennett
Workshop, Hybrid

Interested in starting off with creative writing, or in need of a refresher?

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Workshop, Hybrid
Self-Publishing: From Manuscript to Publication with Kylie Chan
Sep 27
Workshop, In-person
Self-Publishing: From Manuscript to Publication with Kylie Chan
Workshop, In-person

Step by step, understand what it takes to produce a book you can be proud of.

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Workshop, In-person
Crafting Memoir with Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Sep 28
Workshop, Online
Crafting Memoir with Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Workshop, Online

Learn how to shape the raw material of lived experience into a compelling memoir that will resonate with publishers and readers.

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Workshop, Online

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