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Monday 31st July, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 1W
Larry Buttrose The Moment of Inspiration: starting a poem A poem can take seed in our consciousness at any time. From that beginning, a poem takes form. How does it progress from there to lines on a page?
Monday 31st July, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 2W
Tim Baker Surf Writing The workshop will cover the history of surf writing, the surfer’s relationship to nature and the lessons surfing and the ocean offer, as well as general writing tips.
Monday 31st July, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 3W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Kali Wendorf Heart Politics Writing about social change issues can bring up passion and emotion. Is there a place for that emotion without compromising the message? Bring one page about a subject important to you.
Monday 31st July, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 4W
Vanessa Gorman Finding Your Voice: the art and craft of the memoir What is the story that you are burning to tell? Uncover an authentic and powerful voice that will make it sing. This interactive workshop will tackle the fears and obstacles that can prohibit honest revelation.
Monday 31st July, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 5W
Janie Conway-Herron Researching Fact: writing fiction Look at ways of using researched facts to create a fictional world. Create factual frameworks for fictional narratives. Using an experiential approach to both writing and research, the workshop will focus on the fine line between fact and fiction.
Monday 31st July, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 6W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Ann Kelley Poetry is Dangerous A poetry writing workshop suitable for beginners and established poets. You will be encouraged, with the help of simple ‘exercises’, to produce your own poems at the workshop.
Monday 31st July, 10.00–4.00
$90/$75* CODE 7W Max 10
Byron Entertainment Centre Sarah Armstrong Writing Scenes: bring your writing alive Come to this workshop ready to do lots of writing! Beginners welcome. You don’t need to have a story or characters in mind – you will unearth them in this fun, practical workshop. |
Tuesday 1st August, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 8W
Gillie Bolton Writing for Reflective Professional Development Expressive and explorative writing can enable critical, positive reflection, understanding the nature of experience. The process is enlightening, deeply creative, and enjoyable.
Tuesday 1st August, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 9W
Mungo MacCallum Writing Clearly For writers who want to improve the clarity of their work. Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, Mungo will share some of the simple rules and techniques to assist in getting your point across.
Tuesday 1st August, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 10W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Howard Whelan Writing from the Edge Australian Geographic’s founding editor shares his passion for exploration and adventure. Gain practical advice on story research, field journals, selling story ideas, writing, and surviv- ing the editing process. Open to anyone interested in quality journalism.
Tuesday 1st August, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 11W
Christopher Kremmer Literary Non- Fiction Narrative non-fiction is the hottest genre in publishing today, but what exactly is it? How can it help tell your story? Draw on Chris’ experience in using techniques to tell complex stories in ways that are compelling and enjoyable.
Tuesday 1st August, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 12W
Kirsty Murray Under the Skin Creating vivid, believable characters is central to writing powerful fiction. Join novelist Kirsty Murray in an exploration of writing techniques that will help you to get ‘under the skin’ of your characters and breathe life into your fiction.
Tuesday 1st August, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 13W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Susan Bradley Smith Poetry Therapy For both writers and/or health care professionals who are interested in developing the necessary skills to conduct writing therapy workshops. Creative exercises explore how reflective writing encourages problem solving and fosters personal insight.
Tuesday 1st August, 10.00–4.00
$75/$60* CODE 14W Max 15 Byron Entertainment Centre Alan Close Sharing Stories: healing the writer, healing the reader What do we put in and what should we leave out? How do we keep our story on track? How ‘honest’ can we be without hurting others? A workshop geared to get you writing and refining the story you need to tell. |
Wednesday 2nd August, 9.30–12.30
$25/$15* CODE 15W Max 120
Irina Dunn Getting Published Seminar Get your writing career off the ground by gaining information on publishing outlets, marketing, what to do with manuscripts, copyright, agents, approaching publishers and editors, competitions, self-publishing, getting work produced or performed, tax records, and any other questions you may have.
Wednesday 2nd August, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 16W
Jaya Savige Poetic Pointers: how to add spark to your poem Poetic pointers to help you add spark to your work and get your poem to leap off the page. If you’ve ever wanted to know how to transform an average poem into an enduring one, then this workshop is for you.
Wednesday 2nd August, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 17W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Janette Turner Hospital Grief, Loss, Fear and Death: making beauty out of dark matter and transforming sorrow in the process In the workshop we will discuss both the drive to exorcise painful material and the difficulty of writing well about ‘dark matter.’ There will be classroom exercises designed to stimulate imaginative approaches and transformative experience.
Wednesday 2nd August, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 18W
Peter Hill How to Write About Art and Still Get A Kick Out of It Many art critics and writers become jaded about a subject for which they once felt great passion – writing about art. This workshop looks at how to keep the passion alive.
Wednesday 2nd August, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 19W
James Bradley Literary Fiction and the Use of Poetic Language An understanding of the sounds, rhythms and possibilities of language is fundamental to writing well. Students will learn techniques for using language more effectively, and for finding the voice which will give their story life.
Wednesday 2nd August, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 20W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Liz Byrski Women’s Fiction If you feel you have a female focused novel inside you, this will help refine your story idea. Explore structure, point of view, character and dialogue, experiment with the crucial balance of scene and summary and discuss the self-editing process.
Wednesday 2nd August, 10.00–4.00
$75/$60* CODE 21W Max 15 Byron Entertainment Centre Jean Bedford Beginning Writing For those just beginning to write or wanting to write but not quite sure how to go about it. Covers choosing voice and point of view, shaping a story, writing dialogue and building characters. |
Thursday 3rd August, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 22W
Steven Lang Plots, Timelines and Narrative Look at how to draw timelines, and how certain classic authors have chosen to position themselves in a fictional world, both in time and space.
Thursday 3rd August, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 23W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Claire Scobie Feature Writing for Profit Covers the different stages of writing a feature article – from selling the initial idea to an editor to polishing the final best, with plenty of hot-tips on how you can fast-track to a successful journalist career.
Thursday 3rd August, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 24W
Shaun Tan Creating Stories Using Words and Pictures Come up with story ideas using a combination of words and pictures. Simple sketches can develop these ideas in various directions, to show how to think as creatively as possible, encouraging the audience to do the same.
Thursday 3rd August, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 25W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Jenny Hocking Biography Use the techniques of fiction in the creation of character, narrative and plot to create a documented narrative of twentieth century Australian politics and culture. Interviews, archives, research, come together in biography as both history and literature.
Thursday 3rd August, 10.00–4.00
$75/$60* CODE 26 W Max 15 Byron Entertainment Centre John Cregan The Novel A dynamic, interactive workshop that examines in close detail the structure and design of the novel, as well as essential elements of a writer’s craft. Suitable for practising writers either working on a novel-length manuscript, or seriously considering beginning one. |
Friday 4th August, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 27W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Scott Monk Writing Young Adult Fiction The rejection slip is the enemy of all promising writers. You will be encouraged to learn from past mistakes. For people who have completed a manuscript but can’t get publishers to sign on the dotted line.
Friday 4th August, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 28W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Steven Carroll Dialogue How not to be intimidated by dialogue and how to play around with it and have fun with it.
Saturday 5th August, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 29W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Joanne Davis New Scripts for Developing Writers Together with actor Joanne Davis you will workshop techniques in adapting text to stage. Bring along your own words / ideas for a chance to “get them on the floor”. Sponsored by FTO
Saturday 5th August, 1.30–4.30
$45/$30* CODE 30W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Bruce Millar Words to Music: the process Suitable for those who want to make music from poems. The aim is to gain an understanding of the basic skills to create a music vehicle for words. By the end of the session participants should be able to establish an appropriate form, create a chord progression and melody.
Sunday 6th August, 9.30–12.30
$45/$30* CODE 31W
Byron Shire Council Training Centre Adib Khan Drafting a Manuscript for a Novel For fiction writers who have not yet been published. Tools of novel writing will be discussed, and participants will be encouraged to express their views on the creative experience as well as problematic areas of their writing.
Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd August ABC Radio National Writing Workshops Byron Entertainment Centre Presented by ABC and Playworks Involves developing the craft of radio drama with experts in the field with a view to developing six scripts into full production for the ABC. Involvement is by invitation only for 16 experienced writers. Invitations will be issued by the NRWC |