A Writing Workshop with Award-Winning Author Gary Crew

Unlock your creative potential as we explore creative narrative construction with one of Australia's best-loved authors.

By South Australian Teachers' Association (SAETA)

Date and time

Saturday, August 17 · 10am - 12pm ACST

Location

Feathers Hotel

516 Glynburn Road Burnside, SA 5066 Australia

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About this event

  • 2 hours

Gary is back in Adelaide as this year's guest author judge for SAETA's Young Writers Award, and he has offered to run this workshop opportunity, open to the general public with a special discount for SAETA members.

So come and join us for an informal creative writing session over coffee and brunch in The Greenhouse, as Gary shares some tips and tricks about how to construct a narrative that will capture the attention and imagination of your readers!

Whether you're an aspiring writer or a seasoned pro, this workshop promises to ignite your creativity and inspire your storytelling.

(NB: ticket price does not include food and beverages).

For all inquiries contact the event organiser at: kylieryan@adam.com.au.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Gary Crew is the 2024 Australian nominee for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Medal and has published over 80 novels and illustrated books internationally. He has won the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year four times, the New South Wales and Victorian Premier’s Awards, the American Children’s Book of Distinction, The Aurealis Award for Speculative Fiction, the Wilderness Society’s Award for Environmental Writing, and the Royal Geographic Society Whitley Award. He has also been twice short-listed for the Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Fiction Award in the USA and won the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing in Australia. Gary is an Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at the University of the Sunshine Coast and has three children and nine grandchildren. He also loves dogs, especially Jack Russell Terriers.

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What should I bring?

Bring your preferred writer's tools such as pen and paper or laptop.

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