Back by popular demand, our scintillating series of four-month intensive courses return! Hosted by experienced practicing authors, this is your chance to commit to your long-form writing project, with the tools, tuition, and time to get it done.
Join Patrick Mullins for an online course on nonfiction writing; celebrated writer and teacher Mark Tredinnick to make your manuscript shine; and Adelaide’s own Karen Wyld for an in-person course on writing your novel.
Group sizes are limited — book with haste.
First Draft — in person with Karen Wyld
First Draft is a four-month intensive to help you finish that draft! The in-person course with novelist Karen Wyld brings together expert tuition, regular meetings, craft workshops, in-depth personal consultations, critical reading of your work, writing time, a private online space and more, to give you the tools and support to develop your manuscript. Suitable for anyone working on a long-form writing project, including fiction and nonfiction in any genre.
Price: Members $890* / Non-members $1390 (Membership from $55)
*Payment plans are available to members for this program with a $300 deposit and fortnightly repayments of $150. Please email [email protected] to discuss options.
Venue: Mitcham Library, 154 Belair Road, Hawthorn, SA
Dates: August 24-November 23, 2022
First Draft — Online Nonfiction Edition with Patrick Mullins (ACT)
Join award-winning author Patrick Mullins for an online course designed to help you complete your nonfiction project, with fortnightly group meetings, craft workshops, feedback and consultations, group supporting more. Patrick will also offer expert advice on structure, research and storytelling techniques. Suitable for anyone working on a long-form non-fiction writing project of any style; from creative non-fiction, to first-person memoir, essays, reportage, histories or biography.
Price: Members $890* / Non-members $1390 (Membership from $55)
*Payment plans are available to members for this program with a $300 deposit and fortnightly repayments of $150. Please email [email protected] to discuss options.
Venue: Online
Dates: August 10-November 16, 2022
*Please note this course has now been cancelled*
Manuscript Incubator with Mark Tredinnick (NSW)
Are you looking for professional support and a strong peer network to turn your finished draft into a pitch-ready product for publication? Manuscript Incubator will guide you through self-editing and structural rewrites to make your final manuscript shine. This exclusive program is designed for writers with a finished or almost finished first draft. We’ll provide the space, skills, guidance and knowledge you need to refine your manuscript into a publishable, marketable product. By the end of the program you should be ready to query agents, submit to publishers or to self-publish.
Price: Members $890*/ Non-members $1390 (Membership from $55)
*Payment plans are available to members for this program with a $300 deposit and fortnightly repayments of $150. Please email [email protected] to discuss options.
Venue: Online
Dates: August 31-December 7, 2022
Presented as part of our Winter Program, see all of our literary events here.
