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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

Workshops

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…

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Book review: Past & Parallel Lives, Kaya Ortiz

A debut collection that explores identity through various techniques and modes.

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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.

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Book review: Joss: A History, Grace Yee

Yee's book pays tribute to early Chinese settlers in Australia and New Zealand.

Audience listening to presentation. Live & Local. Sydney Writers' Festival.
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Live & Local returns in Sydney Writers' Festival 2025

Highlights of the 28th edition of the Live & Local program.

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