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Home-schoolers Group at KSP Writers’ Centre
6 August @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmAn event every week that begins at 2:00 pm on Thursday, repeating until 24 September 2020
The Home-schoolers Group at KSP Writer’s Centre runs weekly on Thursdays..
View eventFiona Palmer ‘in conversation’ with Lily Malone
6 August @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EventsJoin Dymocks Busselton for a fantastic evening with two favourite local authors as they discuss Fiona’s latest book, Tiny White Lies.
View eventThe Dan-Nan-Ron: A Bedtime Ghost Story!
6 August @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pmA performative re-imagining of the classic Scottish story The Dan-Nan-Ron by William Sharp (Fiona MacLeod), by Suzanne Ingelbrecht and the creative talents at Fragmented Artists.
View eventKimberley Writers Festival (Cancelled)
7 August - 9 August Events, WorkshopsThe Kimberley Writers Festival aims to entertain and inspire the residents of, and visitors to, the East Kimberley with a variety of authors, musicians, songwriters, storytellers and illustrators who share their life stories, expertise and love of the written and spoken word.
View eventMelbourne Writers Festival Digital
7 August - 16 August EventsThe Melbourne Writers Festival has gone digital in 2020.
View eventThe Dan-Nan-Ron: A Bedtime Ghost Story!
7 August @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pmA performative re-imagining of the classic Scottish story The Dan-Nan-Ron by William Sharp (Fiona MacLeod), by Suzanne Ingelbrecht and the creative talents at Fragmented Artists.
View eventLife Writing with Rosemary Stevens
8 August @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pmAn event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Saturday, repeating until 22 August 2020
This popular 7-week course offers an intimate, safe and relaxed environment in which to begin, or reinvigorate, your life story.
View eventPerth Poetry Club: August 2020
8 August @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 2:00 pm on Saturday, repeating until 29 August 2020
Perth Poetry Club usually meet each Saturday afternoon at the Moon Cafe in Northbridge, but is currently meeting via Zoom.
View eventCreative Writing Online with Dr Alan Hancock: Zoom into Stories #2
9 August @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pmAn event every week that begins at 3:00 pm on Sunday, repeating until 6 September 2020
Join Dr Alan Hancock for another of his popular creative writing courses online: First draft to final edit.
View eventWrite Night
11 August @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmOne event on 28 July 2020 at 6:00 pm
One event on 11 August 2020 at 6:00 pm
One event on 25 August 2020 at 6:00 pm
One event on 8 September 2020 at 6:00 pm
Write Night includes two forty minute writing blocks, distraction free, with prompts for those who need them.
View eventLatest Notices
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Read moreBuzz Words Short Story Prize
CompetitionsThe Buzz Words Short Story Prize is an annual prize awarded to recognise excellence in short story writing for children. The story must be suitable for readers 8 to 11 …
Read moreRobyn Mathison Poetry Prize 2020
Competitions, Poet's HubSubmit original, previously unpublished poetry up to 40 lines on the theme of Flora or Fauna. This competition is open to all poets. Entry fee: $10.00 for up to two …
Read moreArmadale Writers’ Award 2020
CompetitionsSubmit original unpublished prose between 1,000 and 3,000 words. This is a creative writing competition open to adult writers living in Western Australia. Prizes: Each category will have a 1st …
Read morePilot Project to Revive Out-of-print Books
OpportunitiesThe ASA, researchers from the University of Melbourne and Australian public libraries are working together on a project that will digitise out-of-print books, licensing them into public libraries for digital …
Read more2020 John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science-Fiction Writing
Competitions, Performance WritersThe John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science-Fiction Writing was established to encourage reward and foster creativity in the development and showcasing of science-fiction writing for feature film television web-series …
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