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Sign up for new Writing Australia Touring Program Workshops
Tasmanian Writers’ Centre
One of the pillars on which Writing Australia was built was a determination to harness the combined skills and experience of the various state writers’ centres to create programs that crossed state borders and were truly national. The first of these programs is Writing Australia Tours, in which the most successful writing practitioners from each state are toured interstate to pass on their knowledge and wisdom to aspiring writers across the country.
Last year saw the program begin with tours by Arnold Zable, Fiona McIntosh, Danielle Wood and Toni Jordan, all of whom presented workshops in Tasmania. The feedback from this first program was extremely positive and so far in 2012 we’ve had visits from Andrea Goldsmith, Cate Kennedy and US writer Lee Gutkind. About our most recent workshop with Melbourne based author Andrea Goldsmith one participant wrote:
‘This is perhaps the best professional development opportunity I have accessed. A wonderful presenter and a skilled teacher – and a wonderful writer.’
We are pleased to be able to offer our members another four workshops from three leading Australian authors over the next couple of months. Covering popular to literary fiction writing, there are workshops to suit a wide range of writers. This is a wonderful opportunity to boost your writing, discover new approaches and be inspired.
Here’s a special bonus! We have movie passes to give way to the next five members who sign up for the Steven Carroll workshop. Winners will receive a double pass to The Words, a powerful new film starring Bradley Cooper as an author who finds fame and fortune through devious means.