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Welcome to Blackwood Book Launch – Hosted by Hawkeye Publishing
24 October @ 6:30 am - 1:00 pm EventsAuthor Khaiah Thomson, will be found behind the counter at Hidden Specialty Coffee selling copies of her debut novel Welcome to Blackwood, and supplying people with their daily dose of caffeine.
View eventKalgoorlie Creative Writing Workshops
24 October @ 8:00 am - 9:30 pmHelen Iles, Frances Richardson and Maria Bonar of the Society of Women Writers WA will run several weekend writing workshops on 24 and 25 October 2020 in Kalgoorlie.
View eventOnline Writing Course: So You Want to … Take the Next Step
24 October @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amAn event every week that begins at 9:00 am on Saturday, repeating until 31 October 2020
You’ve got some words down on the page, now what?
View eventFinding Your Author Voice (Ballajura)
24 October @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm WorkshopsNovember is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and if you want to get involved, discovering your author voice is the perfect first step to writing your novel.
View eventPerth Poetry Club: October 2020
24 October @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 2:00 pm on Saturday, repeating until 31 October 2020
Perth Poetry Club is once again meeting each Saturday afternoon at the Moon Cafe in Northbridge, although it is also continuing via Zoom if that is your preferred option.
View eventKalgoorlie Creative Writing Workshops
25 October @ 8:00 am - 26 October @ 12:15 pmHelen Iles, Frances Richardson and Maria Bonar of the Society of Women Writers WA will run several weekend writing workshops on 24 and 25 October 2020 in Kalgoorlie.
View eventVoicebox Fremantle
26 October @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Events, Poet's HubPEN Perth (advocates for the responsible freedom of expression) is the special feature this month at Voicebox.
View eventPoetry Workshop
27 October @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmOne event on 25 August 2020 at 6:00 pm
One event on 29 September 2020 at 6:00 pm
One event on 27 October 2020 at 6:00 pm
One event on 24 November 2020 at 6:00 pm
Poetry Workshop is a safe and dynamic space where you can craft your poetry and offer feedback to other poets.
View eventWA Poets Poetry Workshopping Group
28 October @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pmA supportive group in which you can share drafts of poems you are working on and receive feedback from other poets
View eventKSP Scribe Tribe
28 October @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pmAn event every week that begins at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until 16 December 2020
Develop writing skills and meet new friends at the KSP Writers’ Centre Scribe Tribe.
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