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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.

For more information about Queensland Writers Centre’s Program and answers to FAQs, please visit our Program Info page.

 
 

Longform courses, workshop series, & clinics

Featured
The Next Draft 2024 with Laurel Cohn
Mar 5
Course, Online
The Next Draft 2024 with Laurel Cohn
Course, Online

An intensive course designed to help you survive the next draft of your work-in-progress.

Booked out - join the waitlist.

Course, Online
When Fact And Fiction Collide with Alli Sinclair
Jun 29
Course, In-person
When Fact And Fiction Collide with Alli Sinclair
Course, In-person

Learn the art of research, how to weave fact into fiction and create three-dimensional characters.

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Course, In-person
Express Year Of The Novel 2024 - Expressions of Interest
Aug 25
Course, In-person
Express Year Of The Novel 2024 - Expressions of Interest
Course, In-person

Get the tools and support you need to complete the first draft of your novel, with Queensland Writers Centre's flagship program for emerging writers.

Express your interest.

Course, In-person

Single day workshops & events

Events
Memoir & Counter-Memory with Lamisse Hamouda
Apr 27
Workshop, In-person
Memoir & Counter-Memory with Lamisse Hamouda
Workshop, In-person

Explore the possibilities of memoir writing by mapping out, and questioning, the assumptions we hold of the world and ourselves.

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Workshop, In-person
Understanding Traditional Publishing with Alexandra Payne & Kristina Schulz
May 11
Workshop, In-person
Understanding Traditional Publishing with Alexandra Payne & Kristina Schulz
Workshop, In-person

Everything you need to know about the ins and outs of publishing.

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Workshop, In-person
Writing For Children with Aleesah Darlison
May 18
Workshop, In-person
Writing For Children with Aleesah Darlison
Workshop, In-person

An eye-opening and inspirational introduction to the nuts and bolts of writing for children.

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Workshop, In-person
Witnessing Landscapes: Nature Writing Masterclass with Sally Piper
May 19
Workshop, In-person
Witnessing Landscapes: Nature Writing Masterclass with Sally Piper
Workshop, In-person

Take a deep dive into your connections with the natural world in this interactive writing masterclass.

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Workshop, In-person
Writing Place with Richard Yaxley
May 26
Workshop, In-person
Writing Place with Richard Yaxley
Workshop, In-person

Improve your writing of place as a key component of powerful fiction.

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Workshop, In-person
Weekend Writing Challenge - June
Jun 1
Event, In-person
Weekend Writing Challenge - June
Event, In-person

Join a supportive group of committed writers for two full days of fast-paced writing, and help raise money for the Queensland Writers Centre Fellowship & Access Fund.

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Event, In-person
Writing Romance with Barbara Hannay
Jun 15
Workshop, Online
Writing Romance with Barbara Hannay
Workshop, Online

Learn how to develop characters your readers really care about and how to balance their experience of falling in love with believable obstacles, tension and conflict.

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Workshop, Online
Food Writing 101 with Natascha Mirosch
Jun 16
Workshop, In-person
Food Writing 101 with Natascha Mirosch
Workshop, In-person

Step up from "foodie" to "food writer" as you learn how to craft compelling culinary prose - whether for your own audience or to pique the interest of editors.

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Workshop, In-person
Writing Humour with David Cohen
Jun 22
Workshop, In-person
Writing Humour with David Cohen
Workshop, In-person

Develop the comic potential of your writing.

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Workshop, In-person
Showing And Telling In Fiction with Nicole Hayes
Jun 23
Workshop, In-person
Showing And Telling In Fiction with Nicole Hayes
Workshop, In-person

So often we’re told “show, don’t tell” in our writing, but what does that mean, and is it always true?

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Workshop, In-person
Poetry Alchemy with Lee Murray
Jul 13
Workshop, Online
Poetry Alchemy with Lee Murray
Workshop, Online

A workshop for writers of prose and poetry, offering recipes for conjuring poems from fiction, breathing new life into old narratives.

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Workshop, Online
Introduction To Creative Writing
Jul 19
Workshop, In-person
Introduction To Creative Writing
Workshop, In-person

All the information, tools and inspiration you need to get started telling your own stories.

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Workshop, In-person
Writing Conflict & Suspense with Geneve Flynn
Jul 20
Workshop, In-person, Online
Writing Conflict & Suspense with Geneve Flynn
Workshop, In-person, Online

Learn more about the critical narrative elements and writing techniques that will hook your readers and keep them turning pages.

Book your place.

Workshop, In-person, Online