Voice is often cited as the quality that makes good writing stand out from the crowd, but what is a writing voice and how are we supposed to find it? Join Jennifer Mills to discover your voice and how to define it.

Participants will:

• Look closely at the elements of a writing voice including style, mood and register
• Explore the relationship between point of view, character and voice
• Experiment with dialogue and found text
• Learn some techniques to bring out your unique strengths as a writer
• Build confidence in experimenting with limitations and taking risks with voice

Members $88 / Non-members $140
Venue: The Hetzel Lecture Theatre, the Institute Building, the State Library of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000

—Not a Writers SA member? Members receive more than 30% off the full price of this workshop, you’ll also get a free 20 minute consult, expert advice about your career and your work, and join a community of like-minded creatives. Join now for as little as $60! 

—We strongly recommend all staff, speakers, and attendees of in-person events be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. You cannot attend if you are unwell or you or a close family member test positive to Covid-19 in the five days prior to this event. See our full policy here.

—Writers SA members must be logged in to receive the member discount. If you would like to use a workshop credit to book in, please contact [email protected] at least five working days before the workshop commencement date. Our staff don’t work full time and we don’t want you to miss out!

—If you are a member of another state based writers centre, Sisters in Crime, SCBWI SA or Editors SA, please contact [email protected] at least five working days before the program commencement date to get a code for the member price.

—Writers SA provides complimentary membership for First Nations writers and for writers experiencing economic hardship. Please contact [email protected] to redeem.

About Jennifer Mills

Jennifer Mills is an author, editor and critic based on Kaurna Yarta (Adelaide). Her latest novel, The Airways (2021), was longlisted for the Miles Franklin award and shortlisted for an Aurealis Award for Horror. Dyschronia (2018) was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin, Aurealis (for Science Fiction), and Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature. As well as being one of our most celebrated fiction writers, Mills is a widely published essayist, an advocate for the rights of writers and artists, a MEAA freelance delegate and a current Director of the Australian Society of Authors.