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SCWC
Writers and Readers Calendar
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Rocket Readings at the Sydney Writers Festival
SCWC PROGRAM
18 May 2010
Hosted
by Linda Godfrey and featuring special guest poets Ron Pretty and Peter
Lach-Newinsky, plus the famous Rocket Readings Prize. Open section
readings - three minute limit, sign up on the night.
A Sydney Writers Festival event presented by the South Coast Writers Centre. Supported by Arts NSW and Wollongong City Council.
When: 6pm, Tuesday 18 May 2010
Where: Phoenix Theatre, corner of Bridge Street and Gladstone Avenue (next to Coniston Railway Station
Bookings and information: scwc@1earth.net or 02 4228 0151
Free event, all welcome
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Celebrating the Voice 10: Indigenous Writers Night at the Sydney Writers Festival
SCWC PROGRAM
19 May 2010
Featuring readings from Richard Van Camp, James Miller, John Muk Muk Burke, Aunty
Barbara Nicholson, Ernie Blackmore, and Elizabeth Hodgson. MC Paul
Sharrad. Plus, the launch of Tripping Over Feathers: Scenes in the Life of Joy Janaka Wiradjuri Williams by Peter Read.
A
Sydney Writers Festival event supported by the Centre for Canadian
Australian Studies, University of Wollongong; South Coast Writers
Centre; International House and Davis Projects for Peace; Arts NSW;
Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong; Wollongong City Gallery;
Woolyungah Indigenous Centre, University of Wollongong; Illawarra
Aboriginal Corporation.
When: 6pm-8.30pm, Wednesday 19 May 2010
Where: Wollongong City Gallery, corner of Kembla and Burelli Streets, Wollongong
Bookings: 02 4228 0151 or scwc@1earth.net
Free event, All Welcome.
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Life Writing workshop with Rae Luckie - Eden
SCWC PROGRAM
5 June 2010
Rae Luckie is an extraordinarily generous and committed writer whose
main interest is helping people to preserve their life stories. Rae
shows workshop participants how to get their writing flowing, so that
they can tell the stories of their own lives and record precious family
stories. Join Rae for a one day workshop on Life Writing that will
inspire or energise your life writing project.
What you will need for this workshop
Bring writing materials: smooth writing paper and a comfortable pens or
pencils and a photograph with a tree in the foreground or background
about which you would like to write. Bring your own lunch, tea and
coffee will be supplied.
About Rae Luckie
Rae is currently a lecturer in education at University of
Wollongong’s Batemans Bay Campus. She has 12 years as a creative
writing teacher and mentor and specialises in community projects. She
teaches creative writing at University of Wollongong’s Shoalhaven
Campus summer session. Community projects include: Once Upon a Time in
Mosman: Intergenerational Biography Project for Schools (for Mosman
Council Library); Kirrawee Stories (for Planning NSW Living Centres
Program); Epicorma (Kiama Crisis Resource Project); Kiama Stories
(Kiama Council Cultural Grant); Searching for Memories: Return to the
Burma-Thai Railway. Mentorship/editing projects include: Metaphysically
Blue (Geraldine Fennell);Suzannah’s Gold (Carol Preston);
Bluebells and Cherry Blossom:A Kentish Childhood (Joy Bedson); Quirky
Tales and Tidbits (Enid McLean); Mission Doctor to the New Hebrides (Dr
Ted Freeman). Rae has judged short story writing competitions for Port
Macquarie and Shoalhaven FAW. Her work has been published in: What Is
Mother Love (2008) edited by Selwa Anthony (Penguin); Illness in the
Academy (2007) edited by Kimberley Myers (Purdue University Press);Best
Australian Stories 2004 edited by Frank Moorhouse (Black Inc); Stories
from the Shed(1996) edited by Mark Thomson (Angus and Robertson); three
works in No Thanks or Regrets(1996) edited by Jacqueline Kent; and
Queen of Crime 2001 (winning entry) edited by Del Mutton. Among My
Souvenirs was broadcast on Radio National in 2006.
When: 10am-3.30pm, Saturday 5 June 2010
Where: Eden Log Cabin, Eden NSW
Bookings: scwc@1earth.net or 02 4228 0151
Cost: $30 members of SCWC, NSW WC and ACT WC/$65 non-members. Bring your own lunch, tea and coffee will be supplied.
The Far South Coast Workshop Program is a
series of creative writing workshops held in the Eurobodalla and Bega
Valley Shire. The Program is presented by South Coast Writers Centre,
ACT Writers Centre, NSW Writers Centre, Bega Valley Shire Council and
the South East Arts Region. Supported by Arts NSW. Thanks to Writers of
the Far South Coast for their assistance with this workshop program.
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Poetry Masterclass with Judith
Beveridge
SCWC PROGRAM
3 & 4 July 2010
A two day masterclass with one of
Australia's finest poets, and most experienced teachers of poetry. If
you would like to participate in this Masterclass, please submit a one
page CV (focusing on your poetry and creative writing experience) and
up to 10 pages of poetry to scwc@1earth.net by Friday 4 July 2010.
When: Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 July, 2010
Where: Black Diamond Room, Thirroul Library and Community Centre,
Lawrence Hargrave Dr, Thirroul NSW 2515
Bookings: 02 4228 0151 or scwc@1earth.net
Cost: $250 non-members/$125 SCWC members
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Poetry workshop with Susan Hampton - Batemans Bay
SCWC PROGRAM
14 August 2010
Please bring with you 15 copies of 3 pages of your poems/writing. In
this workshop we'll explore working with imagery, and the concept of
point of view in poetry. We'll look at techniques for making your poems
stronger and more memorable. We will workshop a few pages from each
person.
Susan Hampton is an award-winning poet, an experienced teacher of
poetry and a highly skilled editor of creative work. Explore your
skills as a poet in this one day workshop. Susan’s work has been
praised by critics for being characterised by "warmth, sensitivity and
wit” and she also brings these qualities to her poetry workshops.
About Susan Hampton
Susan Hampton lives in Canberra and has written six books of poems. Her
latest book News of the Insect World came out from Five Islands Press
in November 2009. Her previous book The Kindly Ones was shortlisted for
five awards, and won The Judith Wright Poetry Prize for 2006. Some of
her poems are available at www.foxediting.com.
Susan works as a poetry and fiction editor and as a trainer document
writing. She has received grants from ACT ARTS and the Literature Board
of the Australia Council. Her poetry is featured in the National
Museum’s Eternity Exhibition, and her work has been broadcast on
ABC radio’s “Poetica".
She taught creative writing, drama, journalism and literature at
universities from 1981–2000, and has been Writer-in-Residence at
ANU, UC, ADFA, UNE, Darwin and Wollongong Universities. In 2004 Susan
taught a series of online writing courses for the ACT Writers Centre,
and she has tutored at the Summer School in Poetry at Wollongong
University for four years.
When: 10am-3.30pm, Saturday 14 August 2010
Where: Batemans Bay Community Centre, Batemans Bay Community Centre, 2 Museum Place, Batemans Bay NSW
Bookings: scwc@1earth.net or 02 4228 0151
Cost: $30 members of SCWC, NSW WC and ACT WC/$65 non-members
The Far South Coast Workshop Program is a
series of creative writing workshops held in the Eurobodalla and Bega
Valley Shire. The Program is presented by South Coast Writers Centre,
ACT Writers Centre, NSW Writers Centre, Bega Valley Shire Council and
the South East Arts Region. Supported by Arts NSW. Thanks to Writers of
the Far South Coast for their assistance with this workshop program.
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Non-fiction writing workshop with Jeff Apter - Pambula
SCWC PROGRAM
18 September 2010
Jeff Apter will share his experience as a professional writer and his
insights into the craft of non-fiction writing, from how to select the
right topic to research, and how to write and prepare manuscripts for
publication.
About Jeff Apter
Jeff Apter is one of Australia's foremost writers of non-fiction. In a
career spanning more than 20 years he has written 10 commercially and
critically well-received biographies. His books include studies of
Silverchair, the Cure and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jeff Buckley,
Keith Urban and test cricketer Michael Slater. Jeff's latest projects
include a biography of the Finn brothers, Neil and Tim and a co-writing
project with Kasey Chambers, due in 2011 through Harper Collins.
Jeff has contributed to such publications as Rolling Stone (where he
spent five years as Music Editor), the Sydney Morning Herald and GQ.
Jeff is the Music Contributor to Australian Vogue and was the music
reviewer for The Bulletin for many years. For more info, see
http://www.jeffapter.com.au.
When: 10am-3.30pm, Saturday 18 September 2010
Where: Holiday Hub Recreation room, Pambula Beach, Merimbula
Bookings: scwc@1earth.net or 02 4228 0151
Cost: $30 members of SCWC, NSW WC and ACT WC/$65 non-members
The Far South Coast Workshop Program is a
series of creative writing workshops held in the Eurobodalla and Bega
Valley Shire. The Program is presented by South Coast Writers Centre,
ACT Writers Centre, NSW Writers Centre, Bega Valley Shire Council and
the South East Arts Region. Supported by Arts NSW. Thanks to Writers of
the Far South Coast for their assistance with this workshop program.
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Getting Started in Theatre Writing with Timothy Daly - Bermagui
SCWC PROGRAM
20 November 2010
This practical, hands-on workshop will both allow you to try your hand
at writing for theatre, as well as showing you over 30 practical
writing techniques that work well in theatre writing. Other aspects
covered will be: the differences between theatre writing and novel or
short story writing; the differences between theatre writing and film
writing; dramatic structure and how to use plot in theatre writing.
Suitable for both beginners in theatre writing and for those with some theatre-writing experience.
About Timothy Daly
Timothy Daly is a playwright, teacher and dramaturg, with numerous
national and international productions of his plays. These include
Kafka Dances, Livingstone, Complicity and The Private Visions of
Gottfried Kellner, which won the 2000 Australian Writers’ Guild
AWGIE for Best Australian Play. In 2006, Derrida In Love enjoyed a
sell-out season at the Ensemble Theatre. Timothy has also written
extensively for radio; his plays have been broadcast in seven
countries. Outlanders, co-written with Peter Garrett, won the 2001
AWGIE for Best New Radio Play.
Until 2002, Timothy was Dramaturg-in-residence (Script Adviser) at the
Australian National Playwrights’ Centre, and is in constant
demand as a teacher of writing, having conducted numerous courses and
workshops in Australia and overseas. He advises on over 100 scripts and
productions a year. His play Kafka Dances has become one of the most
internationally-performed Australian plays of the last three decades,
having won over 20 national and international awards. Its most recent
performance was a sold-out season in Paris, in March-April 2008, and
again in December 2008. After a sold-out season at the Festival of
Avignon, in July 2009,Kafka Dances returned to Paris in November 2009
for a season at the prestigious Theatre de l’Ouest Paris.
In May 2008, Timothy's most recent play, The Man in the Attic, won
Australia’s most prestigious award for a new play, the Patrick
White Playwrights’ Award. The first American performance was in
April 2009. A French production of the play will take place in 2010,
with a five-theatre co-production across France.
When: 10am-3.30pm, Saturday 20 November 2010
Where: Bermagui Library and Community Centre
Bookings: scwc@1earth.net or 02 4228 0151
Cost: $30 members of SCWC, NSW WC and ACT WC/$65 non-members
The Far South Coast Workshop Program is a
series of creative writing workshops held in the Eurobodalla and Bega
Valley Shire. The Program is presented by South Coast Writers Centre,
ACT Writers Centre, NSW Writers Centre, Bega Valley Shire Council and
the South East Arts Region. Supported by Arts NSW. Thanks to Writers of
the Far South Coast for their assistance with this workshop program.
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Location
Coniston Community Hall
Corner of Bridge Street and Gladstone Avenue
(next to Coniston Railway Station)
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Post
PO Box 32
Wollongong East NSW 2520 |
Tel/fax
02 4228 0151 |
Email
scwc@1earth.net |
ABN
78 417 298 826 |
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