Workshops

The Golden Rules for Writing a Great Short Story

with Sunil Badami

SAT 11 & 18 SEPT 10.00AM — 12.00PM Online viaZoom $120/100 Members & Students

In two entertaining, engaging and enlightening two-hour weekend workshops, writer, broadcaster and academic Sunil Badami will reveal his Golden Rules for Writing a Great Short Story, which he gleaned from some of the world’s best writers and tested by writing six short stories in six weeks — all of which were published in some of Australia’s most prestigious literary journals and anthologies. Sunil Badami is a writer, broadcaster and academic. He has a Masters in Creative and Life Writing (Distinction) from the prestigious Goldsmiths College at the University of London, where he studied under acclaimed novelist, poet and critic Blake Morrison. Sunil also has a Doctor of Creative Arts from the University of Technology, Sydney, where he teaches creative writing, film studies, digital literacy and other subjects.

Structural Editing

with Laurel Cohn

SAT 9, 30 OCT & 20 NOV 10.00AM — 4.00PM In person at Byron Writers Festival office (Covid-pending)* $295/265 Members & Students

Most writers know their manuscript will require a structural edit, but have little understanding of what this means. This three-day course explains structural editing, what role it plays in manuscript development, how to go about it, and how to survive it. Breaking the process into stages, participants will learn strategies and tools to apply to their own work, with the course format guiding writers as they work on their current draft.

Laurel Cohn is a developmental book editor passionate about communication and the power of stories in our lives. She has been helping writers prepare their work for publication since the mid 1980s, and is a popular workshop presenter. Laurel has a PhD in literary and cultural studies. *This workshop is in-person pending COVID-19 restrictions. If the workshop is cancelled, all registered participants will be refunded.

For workshop details and to register visit byronwritersfestival.com/ whats-on

What’s the Truth Got to

Do with It? Memoir Writing with Alan Close

SAT 27 NOV 10.00AM — 4.00PM In person at Byron Writers Festival office (Covid-pending)* $120/100 Members & Students

Truth. Facts. Honesty. OMG! It’s not boring is it? Finding the ‘right’ way to tell our stories can be the hardest part of writing them – and the ‘truth’ of our lives so challenging and elusive. This hands-on workshop will give you the tools to make your story both engaging and authentic. Over four decades as a writer, Alan has published fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction and written widely in the national print media. He edited the anthology Men Love Sex. His most recent book is Before You Met Me: A Memoir of One Man’s Troubled Search for Love. He works as an editor and writing mentor and teacher, both face to face and online. He lives in Mullumbimby. *This workshop is in-person pending COVID-19 restrictions. If the workshop is cancelled, all registered participants will be refunded.