Poetry & Spoken Word

Writing NSW
Online: Introduction to Writing from Life with Amra Pajalić
Learn from Amra Pajalić about the features and expectations of writing from life, finding ideas through research, as well as…

Writing NSW
Seminar: Setting Up for Success: Build your Community and Brand with Claudine Tinellis
Join industry professional Claudine Tinellis to discover some easy strategies you can use to help build your own community and…

Writing NSW
Writing Setting and Landscape with James McKenzie Watson
James McKenzie Watson will explore the role setting plays in character development and practice crafting landscapes that speak to your…

Writing NSW
True Crime and Crime Fiction: Researching and Writing in the State Library Archives with Dr Rachel Franks
Join Dr Rachel Franks as she unpacks the challenges of crafting crime stories based on real-life events and offers practical…

Writing NSW
Reading to Write with Emily Maguire
The number one thing you can do to become a better writer, is to become a better reader.

Writers Victoria
Poetry and the Metaphysical 'I'
Join Izzy Roberts-Orr for a workshop that will help you open space for invention, deepen emotion and question the poetic…

Book review: Past & Parallel Lives, Kaya Ortiz
A debut collection that explores identity through various techniques and modes.

Book review: The Foal in the Wire, Robbie Coburn
A verse novel that tracks the intertwined paths of two teenagers after they care for an injured foal.

Book review: Joss: A History, Grace Yee
Yee's book pays tribute to early Chinese settlers in Australia and New Zealand.

Live & Local returns in Sydney Writers' Festival 2025
Highlights of the 28th edition of the Live & Local program.