Welcome new, emerging, re-emerging and every other kind of writer for a day-long skills-based writing workshop in beautiful Dwellingup, Western Australia.

What are we doing?

The focus of the day will be on the skills and process involved in writing a scene – a discrete section of an overall story with a problem, challenge, and a resolution.

Individual scenes are the building blocks of writing, regardless of the type of story you want to tell, and whether you intend your story to end up being 500 or 5000 – or 50,000 words!

Through linking scenes, you build the narrative into a bigger story – moving your characters, their problems and challenges, and their action forward.

Writing scenes is a skill that newer writers can find hard to master. Understanding a few simple things about the techniques that result in effective scenes will help give you a push to take your writing project forward.

Who are we?

Liana Christenson: Dr Liana Joy Christensen is a Doctor of Creative Arts and the author of Deadly Beautiful (2011). She writes and publishes nationally and internationally across several genres: poetry, short stories, micro fiction and creative non-fiction. She has been awarded two Varuna Residencies, one as the inaugural recipient of the Scribe Fellowship. Liana has taught at four of Western Australia’s Universities, as well as being a tutor for The Writing Connection.

Jay Martin: Jay Martin is the author of Vodka and Apple Juice (Fremantle Press, 2018), a memoir about living in Poland. She has worked as a features and travel writer for magazines and journals in Europe and Australia, and formerly worked in communications and speechwriting for government.

What are the learning objectives for the day?

• Understand the purpose, function and structure of scenes in writing.

• Work alone and in small groups through a series of exercises, to help you understand, dissect, and build up scenes in writing.

• Have the opportunity to workshop your own idea, structure it according to scene conventions, and get feedback and suggestions for making your scene stronger.

• Understand how to go about building your scene into a larger piece of writing – if that’s your goal!

Do I need to bring a specific idea?

Absolutely not! Just an interest in talking about writing and developing your writing repertoire.

What is the cost?

$115 waged, $95 unwaged (we trust your assessment)

What’s included?

• Writing workshop from 10-3 (with small breaks along the way) in a beautiful Dwellingup location.

• Coffee and tea throughout the day (please feel free to bring your own lunch, or we can suggest options in Dwellingup town)

• The opportunity to meet some new friends, to gain skills, and to be inspired – or re-inspired – to move forward with your own writing project.

More information or ready to book in?

Please get in touch through the link on the contact page here.

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Covid Safety

We will be adhering to all applicable government regulations in force at the time relating to Covid and ask that all attendees actively support this.