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SUMMARY:Developing a Manuscript to Publishing Standard
DESCRIPTION:To give a manuscript the greatest chance of success\, it needs to be developed to the highest possible standard. This process takes multiple drafts\, feedback along the way and no small amount of patience and determination – welcome to the development phase.\n\n\n\n\nDesigned for writers who have finished at least one full draft of their manuscript\, this workshop equips participants with the practical and emotional skills needed to navigate the long and winding path to publication. \nParticipants explore the stages of manuscript development (from writers’ drafts to readers’ draft)\, including tips and strategies to maximise the leap forward in the next draft. \nThe workshop also covers how to seek and manage feedback\, building resilience\, sustaining creative energy\, knowing when a manuscript is ready for submission to agents and publishers\, and surviving rejection. \nNote: This workshop is for writers of fiction and narrative non-fiction who have a complete draft of their manuscript. \nYou Will Learn:\n\nTips and strategies to maximise the leap forward in your next draft\nTips and strategies for seeking and managing feedback\nTips and strategies for getting your work in front of agents and publishers\nTips and strategies for dealing with the sometimes-tricky emotional terrain of manuscript development\n\nAbout the Tutor:\nLaurel Cohn is a book editor passionate about communication and the power of stories in our lives. As a developmental editor\, assessor and writing coach she has been helping writers prepare their work for publication for over three decades. She is a regular workshop presenter for Writers Victoria\, Writing NSW\, Queensland Writers Centre and Byron Writers Festival. She has a PhD in Literary and Cultural Studies.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/developing-a-manuscript-to-publishing-standard/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:The Weight of Witness:  Stories from Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Dr Bushra Othman\, editor of The Weight of Witness\, joins contributor Dr Saya Aziz to reflect on their experiences volunteering on medical missions to Gaza.\nThe Weight of Witness brings together the firsthand accounts of 40 Australian and New Zealand medical professionals who have volunteered in Gaza\, documenting what they witnessed and endured working on the frontline of a healthcare system under extraordinary strain. \nEdited and introduced by Dr Bushra Othman\, the collection is a tribute to the extraordinary work of volunteer medical staff in times of war. Its essays speak to courage\, humanity\, resistance and the enduring spirit of the Palestinian people\, and document the profound impact of caring for others amid devastation. \nOthman\, the first Australian-Palestinian and Muslim Australian woman to volunteer as a surgeon in Gaza\, joins fellow contributor Dr Saya Aziz and host Antoun Issa to discuss the human experiences behind the collection – from the mental toll of the work to the difficult task of putting pain\, grief and anger on the page. \n  \nContent warning:\nThis event contains discussion of violence\, war\, conflict in the Middle East\, mass trauma and casualties and harm to children.  \nPresented in partnership with PEN Melbourne 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/the-weight-of-witness-stories-from-gaza/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261113T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260907T054615Z
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SUMMARY:Friday Write Club
DESCRIPTION:Friday Write Club is Writers Victoria’s fortnightly writing group\, designed to help you make progress on your writing goals in a supportive and focused environment. \nJoin us in the Writers Victoria Library to work on your current project or respond to a creative writing prompt provided on the day. \nEach session includes a brief welcome followed by two 20-minute blocks of focused\, accountable writing time\, giving you the opportunity to build momentum and connect with fellow writers. \nLed by a wonderful team of volunteers\, Friday Write Club runs from 12-1pm on selected Fridays throughout the year. This year’s sessions will be held on: \n\nFriday 4 September\nFriday 18 September\nFriday 2 October\nFriday 16 October\nFriday 30 October\nFriday 13 November\nFriday 27 November\nFriday 11 December\n\nFriday Write Club is free to attend but registration is essential. Register once to secure your spot for all of our 2026 sessions. \nWhat to bring: \nPlease bring pen and papel or a fully charged device. \nWe’re keeping our write clubs free for everyone. If you’re in a position to give\, any donations over $2 go straight toward our programs and are tax-deductible.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/friday-write-club/2026-11-13/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261113T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261113T213000
DTSTAMP:20261001T021313Z
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SUMMARY:Up Late: What's Love Got to Do with It?
DESCRIPTION:Joshua Hortinela and Dee Salmin offer agony-aunt advice on everything to do with love and relationships.\nAre your friends sick of analysing your situationship? Attachment styles absorbing your energy? Limerence leading you astray? This Up Late panel is taking questions. \nJoshua Hortinela is a bookseller and content creator whose debut novel\, Hate You to Love You\, is a moving queer love story that throws two exes together on an international book tour. Dee Salmin has spent years listening to people talk about their love lives as host of triple j’s podcast The Hook Up; her first book\, It’s Not Love\, Actually\, is part-memoir\, part-manifesto on dating\, sex and love. \nJoin these platonic bedfellows with host Mel Fulton as they unpack the questions on everyone’s FYP. Expect a frank\, funny and honest discussion on nostalgia and yearning\, raising your dating standards and finding love that’s worth your energy.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/up-late-whats-love-got-to-do-with-it/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261114T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261114T160000
DTSTAMP:20260806T015651Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261115T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261115T130000
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SUMMARY:Writing Place and Belonging
DESCRIPTION:In this three-hour workshop\, participants learn selected craft techniques with a focus on the importance of writing place to ground\, deepen their work.\n\n\n\n\nThrough selected readings and examples\, participants have the opportunity to discuss the relationship between place and belonging and try a range of activities and writing exercises focusing on landscape and description\, including close observations of people and home. \nThe workshop is open to writers of fiction and non-fiction\, including short fiction and long-form fiction writers\, and writers working in other forms such as non-fiction essays\, poetry\, graphic narratives and hybrid work. \nThis session is an excellent opportunity to inspire new work\, or to continue building a piece of writing with a focus on deepening place and belonging. \nYou Will Learn:\n\nTo look closer at the layers of writing place\nTo consider the relationship between people\, place and belonging\nTo consider how place can influence atmosphere\, tone\, and mood\nTo practise immersive observation of place\n\nAbout the Tutor:\nSuzanne Hermanoczki is a Meanjin/Brisbane-born\, Naarm/Melbourne-based award-winning writer\, creative writing teacher and academic\, of Argentine and Hungarian descent. She holds a PhD\, a Master’s degree and postgraduate studies in Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne and The University of Hong Kong\, respectively. Her writing centres around place\, home/land\, cultural identity\, post/memory\, the immigrant experience and journey. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including Cha\, Going Down Swinging\, Meanjin\, Overland\, Puentes Review\, Sobremesa\, SWAMP\, TEXT\, Varnish Literary Journal\, Westerly\, and HKU and Verge Anthologies. Suzanne has worked as a tertiary educator for many years and is currently co-director of Writing Days\, a creative writing society based in Merri-Bek.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/writing-place-and-belonging/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Education,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261116T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261116T213000
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SUMMARY:From the Maker: An Evening with Alice Zaslavsky
DESCRIPTION:As part of Sofitel Melbourne On Collins’ From the Maker series\, join Alice Zaslavsky at No35 Restaurant for a special one-night-only three-course dinner and conversation celebrating her latest cookbook\, Weeknights with Alice.\nOver 100 episodes of ABC TV’s A Bite to Eat with Alice\, Alice Zaslavsky has posed the question familiar to every household: what are we eating tonight?  \nDrawing on seven years of cooking for her own family\, Zaslavsky’s latest cookbook\, Weeknights with Alice\, offers 80 midweek meals designed for maximum flavour with minimum fuss\, distilling her approach to produce\, flavour and everyday cooking into recipes made for the realities of a busy life.  \nOver three courses with matched wines from Port Phillip Estate\, 35 floors above Collins Street and surrounded by sweeping views of the city\, Zaslavsky joins host Dani Valent to talk about the pleasures and pressures of feeding a household – and yourself. \n\n\nTicket includes a three-course dinner and matched wines from Port Phillip Estate. Other beverages available for purchase on consumption.\nMost dietary requirements can be accommodated; please provide more details when booking your ticket.  \nTicket sales close 5pm\, Monday 9 November. \n\n  \nPresented in partnership with Sofitel Melbourne On Collins 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/from-the-maker-an-evening-with-alice-zaslavsky/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261118T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261118T194500
DTSTAMP:20261001T021735Z
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SUMMARY:Nick McKenzie and Ben Schneiders: Building Bad
DESCRIPTION:Walkley Award-winning journalists Nick McKenzie and Ben Schneiders go inside the investigation that rocked the CFMEU and sparked a Royal Commission into the construction sector.\nIn 2024\, journalists Nick McKenzie and Ben Schneiders launched an explosive investigation into allegations of corruption and organised crime within the CFMEU\, one of Australia’s most powerful construction unions. In their reporting\, whistleblowers and witnesses pointed to the union’s links with outlaw bikie gangs and underworld figures\, sending shockwaves through Victorian politics and the construction industry.  \nThe fallout was profound: Victorian CFMEU leader John Setka resigned\, the union’s construction arm was placed into administration\, and Victoria established a Royal Commission into the sector. In Building Bad\, McKenzie and Schneiders reveal the story behind the investigation – the whistleblowers\, the death threats and the questions that remain unanswered.  \nIn this edition of The Fifth Estate\, these decorated journalists join host Sally Warhaft to discuss their reporting and the enduring role of investigative journalism in holding powerful institutions to account.  \n  \nPresented in partnership with Melbourne Press Club
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/nick-mckenzie-and-ben-schneiders-building-bad/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261121T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261121T130000
DTSTAMP:20260907T050124Z
CREATED:20260907T050124Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Complicated Relationships in Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Unlock the emotional core of your story and bring your characters to life in this hands-on workshop with Maame Blue.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/writing-complicated-relationships-in-fiction/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261122T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260806T015636Z
CREATED:20260806T015115Z
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SUMMARY:The Mind at Work: Writing the Literary Essay
DESCRIPTION:This hands-on workshop invites participants to explore the contemporary essay and its boundless possibilities.\n\n\n\n\nThe contemporary literary essay serves as a designated space to try\, fail and try again. It is a venue for interior wandering\, questioning\, doubting and prioritising inquiry over definitive answers. \nWidely regarded as the most private of literary exercises\, essay writing requires vulnerability\, exhumes parts of the self for the reader\, and demands radical trust. A compelling essay mimics the experience of watching another mind at work. \nOver the course of this workshop\, participants will examine masterworks by Teju Cole\, Kristin Dombek\, Jenny Erpenbeck and Kate Evans to observe how these writers trial their thoughts before testing their own. Through exercises\, diagrams\, arguments and punchlines\, participants will have the opportunity to develop new work. \nCourse requierements: bring pen and paper or a fully charge devide to participate in the writing exercises. \nYou Will Learn:\n\nThe breadth and scope of the literary essay\nHow moving from concrete details to abstract reflections can build a sense of intimacy\nThe value of a community of readers whose aspirations align with your own\n​​To honour the elements of every life\, no matter how grand or small\, that make for compelling writing\n\nAbout the Tutor:\nRaeden Richardson is a writer of essays and novels. His debut novel\, The Degenerates was nominated for the Miles Franklin Award\, the ALS Gold Medal and the Voss Literary Award. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, his writing has appeared in New Australian Fiction\, Meanjin\, Griffith Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/the-mind-at-work-writing-the-literary-essay/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Education,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261123T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261123T193000
DTSTAMP:20261001T022538Z
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SUMMARY:The Next Big Thing: Hot Desk 2026 Edition #3
DESCRIPTION:The Wheeler Centre’s Hot Desk Fellowships are wrapping up for 2026 and in this instalment of The Next Big Thing\, we’re showcasing writers from the third intake of fellows.\nFor this year’s final edition of The Next Big Thing\, writers awarded a 2026 Hot Desk Fellowship will share exclusive excerpts from their works-in-progress. \nGrab a drink and settle in as host Pranati Narayan Visweswaran introduces Anna Carlsson\, Frankey Chung-Kok-Lun\, Eric Jiang\, Gurmeet Kaur\, Sarinah Masukor\, Vuong Pham and Samantha Smith to The Moat for an evening of captivating readings – from a political thriller screenplay to poetry and non-fiction – and insights into their creative practice. \n  \nThe Next Big Thing series is generously supported by George and Rosa Morstyn \nThe Hot Desk Fellowships are supported by the Faculty of Arts\, University of Melbourne\, the Readings Foundation and the Just Pretending theatre group.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/the-next-big-thing-hot-desk-2026-edition-3/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261124T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261124T194500
DTSTAMP:20261001T022746Z
CREATED:20261001T022746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T022746Z
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SUMMARY:The Causes and Consequences of Victoria’s Mass Imprisonment Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Flick Chafer-Smith and Meena Singh discuss the growing human\, economic and societal consequences of Victoria’s soaring incarceration rates.\nVictoria is in the grip of a mass imprisonment crisis. As the state’s prison population grows\, recent efforts to address crime have focused on tougher consequences. Can punishment alone deliver safer communities? And what does it mean for people caught in the criminal justice system and for those working on its frontline? \nNgarrindjeri artist Flick Chafer-Smith draws on her personal experience of incarceration and her work with The Torch\, which provides cultural and arts industry support to First Nations people in\, or recently released\, from Victorian prisons. Meena Singh is Professor of Practice at Monash Law and the former Victorian Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People. \nTogether\, they will examine Victoria’s current approaches to crime and punishment and ask: Are they actually making our communities safer? Hosted by Maggie Munn\, First Nations Justice Director of Human Rights Law Centre. \n  \nPresented in partnership with Human Rights Law Centre 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/the-causes-and-consequences-of-victorias-mass-imprisonment-crisis/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261127T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261127T130000
DTSTAMP:20260907T054615Z
CREATED:20260907T053828Z
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SUMMARY:Friday Write Club
DESCRIPTION:Friday Write Club is Writers Victoria’s fortnightly writing group\, designed to help you make progress on your writing goals in a supportive and focused environment. \nJoin us in the Writers Victoria Library to work on your current project or respond to a creative writing prompt provided on the day. \nEach session includes a brief welcome followed by two 20-minute blocks of focused\, accountable writing time\, giving you the opportunity to build momentum and connect with fellow writers. \nLed by a wonderful team of volunteers\, Friday Write Club runs from 12-1pm on selected Fridays throughout the year. This year’s sessions will be held on: \n\nFriday 4 September\nFriday 18 September\nFriday 2 October\nFriday 16 October\nFriday 30 October\nFriday 13 November\nFriday 27 November\nFriday 11 December\n\nFriday Write Club is free to attend but registration is essential. Register once to secure your spot for all of our 2026 sessions. \nWhat to bring: \nPlease bring pen and papel or a fully charged device. \nWe’re keeping our write clubs free for everyone. If you’re in a position to give\, any donations over $2 go straight toward our programs and are tax-deductible.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/friday-write-club/2026-11-27/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261128T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261128T150000
DTSTAMP:20260812T234921Z
CREATED:20260812T234921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T234921Z
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SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write!
DESCRIPTION:Writing is often treated as something you do alone. The Wheeler Centre offers an alternative: write alongside others\, without comparison or competition. \nOver the years\, the phrase ‘shut up and write’ has travelled widely. What began as a simple\, practical mantra has become a global movement embraced by writers seeking focus\, accountability and a sense of shared purpose. At its heart is a straightforward idea: set aside distractions\, gather in a welcoming space and dedicate time to the page.  \nShut Up and Write! sessions at The Wheeler Centre are open to writers of all kinds – from novelists and poets to academics\, journalists and anyone keen to get words on the page. No critiquing and no pressure to share your work. Instead\, the emphasis is on carving out protected time to write within a supportive community.  \nWhether you’re starting something new or returning to a long-awaited draft\, these sessions offer structure\, camaraderie and the quiet motivation that comes from writing together.  \nHosted by Xanthea O’Connor. \n  \nPresented in partnership with Writers Victoria
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/shut-up-and-write-5/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261211T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261211T130000
DTSTAMP:20260907T054615Z
CREATED:20260907T053828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T054615Z
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SUMMARY:Friday Write Club
DESCRIPTION:Friday Write Club is Writers Victoria’s fortnightly writing group\, designed to help you make progress on your writing goals in a supportive and focused environment. \nJoin us in the Writers Victoria Library to work on your current project or respond to a creative writing prompt provided on the day. \nEach session includes a brief welcome followed by two 20-minute blocks of focused\, accountable writing time\, giving you the opportunity to build momentum and connect with fellow writers. \nLed by a wonderful team of volunteers\, Friday Write Club runs from 12-1pm on selected Fridays throughout the year. This year’s sessions will be held on: \n\nFriday 4 September\nFriday 18 September\nFriday 2 October\nFriday 16 October\nFriday 30 October\nFriday 13 November\nFriday 27 November\nFriday 11 December\n\nFriday Write Club is free to attend but registration is essential. Register once to secure your spot for all of our 2026 sessions. \nWhat to bring: \nPlease bring pen and papel or a fully charged device. \nWe’re keeping our write clubs free for everyone. If you’re in a position to give\, any donations over $2 go straight toward our programs and are tax-deductible.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/friday-write-club/2026-12-11/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Writers
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