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SUMMARY:Creative Journalling: A Forest of Things
DESCRIPTION:This workshop invites participants to explore journalling as a space for play\, reflection\, meditation and artistic experimentation. \nInspired by artists’ books\, zines\, comics and visual journals\, participants will learn to combine words and images to tell stories in new ways. Participants will experiment with short form writing\, collage\, sketching\, mapping\, lists and fragments.   \nNo prior artistic experience is required – the emphasis of this workshop is on creativity\, experimentation and personal expression.  \nAbout keeping journals: journalling is a practice in both senses: a ritual that is repeated and a tool for growth. By copying down passages that pique\, provoke or inspire curiosity\, we can study the rhythms of other writers while cultivating our own rhythm and voice. Journalling allows us to reflect and respond to others’ words (and art). Later\, journals can become archives and artifacts\, time capsules of the period in which they were kept.  \nYou Will Learn:\n\nHow to develop journaling both as a ritual and a tool for growth\nHow to weave visual elements (collage\, sketching\, mapping) and words\nHow to use journals as a time capsule or archive for writing projects\n\nAbout the Tutor:\nSimmone Howell is a highly awarded author. Her debut\, Notes from the Teenage Underground\, claimed the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award\, and her co-authored novel Take Three Girls (with Fiona Wood and Cath Crowley) won the 2017 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers and earned a spot in the White Ravens International Youth Library Catalogue. Simmone has received grants from Creative Victoria and Creative Australia\, and her non-fiction on adolescence has been featured in The Age Spectrum\, The Conversation\, Island\, Overland and Kill Your Darlings. She holds a PhD in creative writing from La Trobe University and has taught at RMIT\, Melbourne University\, Writers Victoria and Faber Academy. Visit her website: simmonehowell.com.au 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/creative-journalling-a-forest-of-things/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Comics and Graphic Novels,Education,The Wheeler Centre,Writers
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SUMMARY:Memoir as Catharsis
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is an introduction to the practice of writing therapy to help process difficult emotions like grief and trauma. \nThrough free writing exercises\, participants explore challenging life events in an emotionally safe and supportive way. The session has a strong focus on writing craft and skill acquisition to help soften the emotional sting of difficult subject matter\, freeing participants to make art from suffering\, to turn poison into power.  \nWhether writing for an audience\, or purely for personal purposes\, participants learn simple and tested techniques to bring writing to life and to give personal stories universal resonance. \nBy the end of the session\, participants embark on their long-form personal writing project with confidence and the tools to do so in a way that empowers them to reframe life events to promote healing\, acceptance and meaning.   \nCourse requirements: pen and paper or a fully charged device to participate in the writing exercises. \nYou Will Learn:\n\nHow to get unstuck and achieve a flow state with your writing practice\nHow to evoke all the senses so that writing conjures a multi-dimensional world\nHow to move from feeling like a puppet having strings pulled by life\, to become the puppet master and author of your own story\nHow to identify the elements of the personal journey that will make for compelling narrative non-fiction\nThe fundamentals of free writing as a tool to process life’s challenges\n\nAbout the Tutor:\nTim Baker is an award-winning journalist and a best-selling author. His latest book Patting The Shark documents his journey managing a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Tim wrote Patting The Shark as part of a creative writing PhD scholarship from Griffith University. He is a former editor of Tracks\, Surfing Life and Slow Living magazines\, and a two-time winner of the Surfing Australia Hall of Fame Culture Award. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone\, the Sydney Morning Herald\, the Australian Financial Review\, the Sunday Age\, the Bulletin\, Inside Sport\, GQ\, and Text Journal.  \nNote: Memoir as Catharsis is based upon Tim’s own academic research into writing therapy as part of a creative writing PhD\, his lived experience as a cancer survivor who has used personal memoir as a potent source of catharsis and his lived experience as an author and journalist over 40 years.  \nThis workshop is not intended to replace personal psychotherapy or counselling\, but can be a helpful adjuvant practice to support the therapeutic process. 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/memoir-as-catharsis/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre,Writers
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261009T213000
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SUMMARY:Speaking to Pictures
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne Alternative Comics Expo (MAKE) is a new festival celebrating all things comics\, graphic novels and graphic storytelling. \nFor their opening gala\, host Aaron Billings welcomes a line-up of critically acclaimed and experimental graphic greats – Rachel Ang\, Eloise Grills\, Mandy Ord\, Joshua Santospirito\, Bailey Sharp and Shaun Tan – who will each take the stage for a live reading of their comics accompanied by projected artwork. \nJoin the artists for a toast and an evening of stories brought vividly to life before MAKE unfolds across the city over an inspiring weekend. \nPresented in partnership with Melbourne Alternative Comics Expo 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/speaking-to-pictures/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Comics and Graphic Novels,The Wheeler Centre
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261006T190000
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SUMMARY:Andrew O'Hagan: On Friendship
DESCRIPTION:We move through life in the company of others: childhood friends\, kindred spirits and chance encounters that become lasting bonds. Some friendships are forged over decades while others arrive unexpectedly\, changing us in an instant. \nIn Andrew O’Hagan’s celebrated genre-defying style\, his new essay collection On Friendship draws on a lifetime of connections – with friends\, writers\, artists\, strangers and even those on four legs – to explore what friendship can mean\, and why it matters. Described by critics as ‘joyous’ and ‘heartfelt but intelligent’\, O’Hagan employs his characteristic wit to capture an optimistic portrait of all the many ways people find one another. \nBring a friend and join O’Hagan for an intimate conversation about the bonds that shape us and the enduring value of friendship. With host Marieke Hardy. \nPresented in partnership with RMIT University
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/andrew-ohagan-on-friendship/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Wheeler Centre
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261003T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261003T140000
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SUMMARY:The Festival of Ice and Snow with Angie Cui
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by treasured childhood memories\, Angie Cui’s new picture book The Festival of Ice and Snow follows two children and their beloved grandpa as they explore one of the world’s most spectacular winter celebrations\, where glittering ice palaces\, towering sculptures and colourful lights transform the world around them into something truly magical. \nJoin Cui for this interactive Wheeler Kids session of storytelling and creative activities and celebrate the joy of sharing special moments with the people you love. \nRecommended for ages 5+ \nChildren 16 years old or under must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult \nWheeler Kids is generously supported by George and Rosa Morstyn.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/the-festival-of-ice-and-snow-with-angie-cui/2026-10-03/2/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261003T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261003T110000
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SUMMARY:The Festival of Ice and Snow with Angie Cui
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by treasured childhood memories\, Angie Cui’s new picture book The Festival of Ice and Snow follows two children and their beloved grandpa as they explore one of the world’s most spectacular winter celebrations\, where glittering ice palaces\, towering sculptures and colourful lights transform the world around them into something truly magical. \nJoin Cui for this interactive Wheeler Kids session of storytelling and creative activities and celebrate the joy of sharing special moments with the people you love. \nRecommended for ages 5+ \nChildren 16 years old or under must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult \nWheeler Kids is generously supported by George and Rosa Morstyn.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/the-festival-of-ice-and-snow-with-angie-cui/2026-10-03/1/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,The Wheeler Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="The Wheeler Centre":MAILTO:ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261002T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261002T130000
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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/2026-10-02/
LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261001T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261002T193000
DTSTAMP:20260812T043845Z
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SUMMARY:Kate Grenville: A Mystery in 88 Letters
DESCRIPTION:Hear from one of the country’s most acclaimed authors\, Kate Grenville\, on her dazzling new work of non-fiction – a colonial-era cold case that’s part locked-room mystery\, part captivating exploration of a writer’s imagination navigating the blurred boundaries between fact and possibility. \nThe Country Schoolmaster: A Mystery in 88 Letters begins with the discovery of an unassuming bundle of letters in an archive. On closer inspection\, they reveal a complex and curious tale of victims\, villains and small-town secrets. Was schoolmaster Joseph Connor savagely beating the students in his care? Or was he the victim of a small-town vendetta? And what went so terribly wrong between him and his daughter? \nFearlessly grappling with complicated histories and the strange textures of the past\, Grenville once again reveals how great stories can emerge from unassuming archival fragments. Join her in conversation with Santilla Chingaipe as she lifts the lid on this fascinating true story. 
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/kate-grenville-a-mystery-in-88-letters/
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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