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SUMMARY:Klara and the Sun – cinema release
DESCRIPTION:Klara and the Sun\, based on the book of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro opens 22 October for a theatrical season.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/klara-and-the-sun-cinema-release/
LOCATION:VIC
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SUMMARY:Cultivating creativity: Intensive writing retreat
DESCRIPTION:Update: This retreat is booked out. If you’d like to be on the waiting list or be notified about future retreats sign up ay newpagewriting.com. \nThis residential weekend of writing masterclasses is aimed at supporting your creative practice. \nWe’ll focus on: \n\nCreating and maintaining a writing practice that suits you\nTaking your writing project to the next stage\nTechniques and strategies to support your creativity\nTaking time to enjoy deep rest and rejuvenation\nGetting words down on the page\nHow to establish and embed sustainable writing habits\nTips and tools for the craft of writing\nCelebration and relaxation.\n\n\nWho’s it for? \n\n\nThis retreat is designed specifically for women and nonbinary writers at any stage of your career\, and in any genre.\nYou may feel you need more knowledge and in-depth craft focus\nOr you may be an experienced writer and want a recharge\, a reboot\, and some solid writing time away from your daily routine.\n\nYour retreat leader is Dr Kelly Gardiner\, acclaimed author\, editor\, and creative writing teacher. \nOur venue is the divine and newly renovated Continental House in Hepburn Springs. The fee includes expert tuition from Kelly in two masterclasses each day plus extra writing activities\, two nights’ accommodation in your own room with private bathroom\, Hammam spa session\, yoga classes each morning\, writers’ salon\, and refreshments\, with all meals prepared by an award-winning local caterer.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/cultivating-creativity-intensive-writing-retreat/
LOCATION:Continental House\, Hepburn Springs\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Writers
ORGANIZER;CN="Kelly Gardiner%2C New Page Writing Retreats":MAILTO:kmjgardiner@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Save the Date! Mountain Writers Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Mountain Writers’ Festival returns to Wurundjeri Country (Macedon) from Friday 13 – Sunday 15 November!\nThe 2026 program will be centred on the Festival’s enduring theme: ‘Nature. Place. Story.’\, featuring readings\, conversations\, workshops and special events for readers and writers of all ages and stages.\nThe festival brings together local voices and national perspectives to explore creativity\, climate\, place and belonging\, celebrating the power of storytelling to deepen our connection to each other and the world around us.\nWe can’t wait to see you there!
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/save-the-date-mountain-writers-festival-2026/
LOCATION:VIC
CATEGORIES:Festivals
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SUMMARY:Day retreats for writers
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author\, Bonny Cassidy runs 1-day retreats at her bush studio in Central Victoria\, limited to 4-6 people. These retreats offer a chance to work intensively on your own project in a calm space\, chat about your work with a small group of like minds\, or refresh and deepen your ideas in a special location. On October 3rd\, the loose retreat theme “Unwilding” invites writers of all forms with existing projects on or around themes of conservation\, economy\, species relations\, settler identity and related subjects.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/day-retreats-for-writers/2026-11-14/
LOCATION:Castlemaine
CATEGORIES:Education,Writers
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SUMMARY:Tools and Tricks of Commercial Fiction
DESCRIPTION:No matter what chosen style or genre\, there is so much to learn from commercial fiction: build great worlds like a fantasy author\, learn to pace like a crime writer\, access your characters’ emotional landscape like a romance author or build tension like a horror writer.\n\n\n\n\nJoin publishing professional Kate Cuthbert to develop tools to invigorate craft skills with concrete examples\, in-class practice and fantastic reading list to keep exploring and expanding these principles at home. \nYou Will Learn:\n\nHow to recognise and use point of view\nHow to develop momentum and maintain pacing\nHow to build a convincing world\nWhere to begin and where to end your story\n\nAbout the Tutor:\nKate Cuthbert is a publishing industry consultant with 20 years’ experience across the sector. She has held senior roles at Books+Publishing\, Pantera Press and Writers Victoria\, and she launched the Escape Publishing imprint at Harlequin Australia. Her book on the creation\, impact and language of book covers and titles\, How to Judge a Book by its Cover\, was released in 2025. She is the founder and editorial director of Enough Trope\, a literary journal and podcast about genre fiction in Australia.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/tools-and-tricks-of-commercial-fiction/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:The Paperback Book Club with Anna
DESCRIPTION:The Paperback hosts two book clubs a month\, one on the second Saturday of each month (led by Anna) and another on the fourth Thursday of each month (led by Georgie). \nThe book clubs are for adult readers. Each session runs for one hour. Light refreshments are provided. \nAll participants receive a 20% discount on the book of the month. \nWe offer two sessions of each meeting\, with a maximum of 12 people per session.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/the-paperback-book-club-with-anna/2026-11-14/
LOCATION:Shop 4 / 24 Crossley St\, 24 Crossley street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3001\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops
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SUMMARY:The Paperback Book Club with Anna
DESCRIPTION:The Paperback hosts two book clubs a month\, one on the second Saturday of each month (led by Anna) and another on the fourth Thursday of each month (led by Georgie). \nThe book clubs are for adult readers. Each session runs for one hour. Light refreshments are provided. \nAll participants receive a 20% discount on the book of the month. \nWe offer two sessions of each meeting\, with a maximum of 12 people per session.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/the-paperback-book-club-with-anna-2/2026-11-14/
LOCATION:Shop 4 / 24 Crossley St\, 24 Crossley street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3001\, Australia
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