Workshop Schedule
A program of professional development workshops for regional writers.
Places are limited to 12 participants, so book early.
Cost: Each workshop is $50 for the day - morning and afternoon tea, and lunch provided.
Places are limited to 12 participants, so book early.
Cost: Each workshop is $50 for the day - morning and afternoon tea, and lunch provided.
Place: Butter Factory Arts Centre, Maple St Cooroy, all day Sunday (10am - 5pm)
Workshop 1: Life Writing
date: Sunday 6 September
This is an all day workshop that looks at the art of memoir. The workshop explores techniques for writing your own story. It gets you writing, offering informed feedback and guidance. Whether you are writing a story about place, collective memory or the story of your own life and times for your grandchildren, this workshop will set you on your journey. A practical workshop for anyone serious about writing their life and for those looking for a way to begin.
An all day workshop for creative writers. Reading quality writing by the best in the business is one of the most effective ways to develop your craft. This workshop will focus on the written word, and what can be gleaned from the work of some of Australia's best writers. Learn how to unpick a text, analyse it and harvest it for style, technique and how to apply both macro and micro critical reading to your own work, looking at structure, tense, plot, narrative voice, pace, character and dialogue.
This workshop is designed to build skills in polishing and preparation of your writing. Bring a sample of your own work (or work on a piece of supplied draft writing) and be guided through the process of applying an editorial scalpel to it. Discover what editors look for, what to cut, how to mould your writing into the most economical and pleasing form to keep your reader hooked, and to tell your story in the most elegant way possible. Lots of hands on exercises and experimentation.
date: Sunday 6 September
This is an all day workshop that looks at the art of memoir. The workshop explores techniques for writing your own story. It gets you writing, offering informed feedback and guidance. Whether you are writing a story about place, collective memory or the story of your own life and times for your grandchildren, this workshop will set you on your journey. A practical workshop for anyone serious about writing their life and for those looking for a way to begin.
Workshop 2: The Business of Publishing
date: Sunday 20 September
A full day seminar covering the business and practicalities of being a writer. This seminar will cover the intricacies of the publishing process, following the path of a manuscript through a publishing house, the role of the agent, the work of the manuscript assessor and the editor, the bookseller and the librarian. Learn how to apply for funding for your writing project, how to pitch your story to the market place, how to find resources, and gain feedback about the commercial potential of your work.
Annette Hughes unpacks her toolkit of insider knowledge for emerging writers and those who are just plain curious.
Workshop 3: Reading for Creative Writing
date: Sunday 11 October
An all day workshop for creative writers. Reading quality writing by the best in the business is one of the most effective ways to develop your craft. This workshop will focus on the written word, and what can be gleaned from the work of some of Australia's best writers. Learn how to unpick a text, analyse it and harvest it for style, technique and how to apply both macro and micro critical reading to your own work, looking at structure, tense, plot, narrative voice, pace, character and dialogue.
Workshop 4: The Nuts and Bolts of Creative Writing
date: Sunday 8 November
date: Sunday 8 November
This workshop is designed to build skills in polishing and preparation of your writing. Bring a sample of your own work (or work on a piece of supplied draft writing) and be guided through the process of applying an editorial scalpel to it. Discover what editors look for, what to cut, how to mould your writing into the most economical and pleasing form to keep your reader hooked, and to tell your story in the most elegant way possible. Lots of hands on exercises and experimentation.
Workshop 5: The Business of Publishing (by popular demand)If
date: Sunday 22 November
date: Sunday 22 November
Great girls, great day, great stories!
ReplyDeleteSunday with the LifeWriters what a complete pleasure.
Keep up the momentum, and thanks for the energy.
Annette, thanks so much for hosting the life writing workshop.
ReplyDeleteThe food and company were divine, but most of all I want to say how lucky we were to enjoy your amazing knowledge on all aspects of writing. There can't be many people who've worked as a literary agent and have also written and published a book themselves so it was a fantastic opportunity to benefit from your experience.
Amazing that you also make a great teacher. You prepared some excellent materials for us to work on during the workshop, as well as plenty of reading materials for our homework.
Thanks so much. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for many more opportunities to be taught and inspired by you.
Ah, very kind.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to catching up in the access session. Get in touch with Sarah at BFAC to make a booking.
cheers
Attending the creative writing workshop on writing Memoirs, gave me the tools to move forward with my writing. Annette helped us all to use more structure in analysing the multitudes of stories, memories and images floating around our heads.
ReplyDeleteAnnette helped me to bring to life the very personal, intense and sometimes comical path that I have travelled to get me to the space I am in now. Not coming from a literary background, I have often made false starts and felt quite isolated in trying to express the stories that come from within. Having the opportunity to work on practical exercises and receive instant feedback and encouragement from Annette and the other lovely ladies I shared the day with has helped me to gain the confidence to expand on my interest in life writing.
I have now set myself targets, goals and most importantly given myself some well deserved TIME to explore this exciting form of self expression. Annette made the day both enjoyable and equally challenging, in all the right ways! Thank you for the opportunity and I look forward to being involved in other workshops of this kind.
Thanks again Annette, it was great!
Cheers, Ave