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Passionate Tongues featuring Kelly Soderstrom
21 January 2020
Melbourne Spoken Word
Hosted by ‘the patron-saint of Melbourne poetry,’ poet and photographer Michael Reynolds, what began as a...
To The Ends Of The 'Verse!
21 January 2020
Melbourne Spoken Word
To the Ends of the ‘Verse is all open mic, all the time, hosted at the warm and cozy Open Studio in the...
Hares & Hyenas At The Library
22 January 2020
Port Phillip Library service
Rowland Thomson and Crusader Hillis
Please join us for a presentation by the owners of Hares & Hyenas, Rowland Thomson and Crusader Hillis...
Goal, Motivation, Conflict
22 January 2020
Writers Victoria
Alli Sinclair
Please note: this workshop is being Auslan interpreted
Learning outcomes
Demystifying Editors and the Publishing Process
22 January 2020
Writers Victoria
Lorna Hendry, Anne-Marie Peard
You will learn:
What professional editors do
Different types of editing
Unleashing Your Poetic Voice
22 January 2020
Writers Victoria
Amy Bodossian
You will learn:
How to switch off the critic, tap into inspiration and write more often
Online Mini-Masterclass: Memoir - Three Webinar Pass
23 January 2020
Writers Victoria
Amra Pajalic
These sessions will be discounted for Memoir Writing Clinic participants who want the extra development...
ONLINE WEBINAR: Memoir Mini-Masterclass: All About Memoir
23 January 2020
Writers Victoria
Amra Pajalic
You Will Learn:
The features and expectations of memoir
Memoir writing techniques