OUT WEST Programme 2023

student workshops

12.45PM TO 2.15PM

chaos kid W14 Nat Amoore presents a roller-coaster ride through the wild tale that is her life, showing kids how they can steal from their very own experiences to create characters and stories. How does the cheeky kid who couldn’t sit still in class become an award-winning, internationally published author? You’ll find out as we delve into the chaos of Nat’s childhood and discover how your very own mistakes and mishaps can become hilarious tales of adventure and mayhem.

For students aged 9+ $30 Venue Workshop Marquee

poetry writing and reciting W15 Ian McIntosh a former rodeo clown who grew up in Normanton in Queensland’s Gulf of Carpentaria. Ian has loved creative writing since he was a young boy. Ian became an author in 2014 and has since written and self-published several books. He also mentors and helps emerging authors to write and self-publish children’s picture books. For students aged 9+ $30 Venue The Wave Shed

thursday 27 july

9.30AM TO 11.00AM

crafting great characters W11 Great characters are the backbone of great stories. Charlotte Barkla will guide students through a series of interactive exercises to develop their own believable, flawed, unique characters, that will propel their next story forward.

friday 28 july

For students aged 9+ $30 Venue Workshop Marquee

9.30AM TO 11.00AM

the edge of limits and consent W12 Join Susanne Gervay in this game-changer workshop as writing becomes a new territory. A survival camp is familiar territory. There’s the rough and tumble jostling, as the boys board the coaches. Sarah the ‘spunky’ guide and Mr Seaton the teacher tell them to settle down. The journey is eight rugged days on a school trek into the wilderness. There are no showers, sleeping on rocks, hard trekking, abseiling, rock climbing, wild rivers, wilderness and there are the flies, thousands of them, and the freezing nights and the sweaty days. There are scenes of exhaustion as the boys collapse after the rock ledge climb. Hilarious scenes at the leech invasion. Great mate ship. Great betrayals. It’s about girls too - getting them, discarding them, wanting them. Ultimately, the camp winds towards the final place of initiation deep in the mountains. It goes to the heart of consent today. For students aged 14+ $30 Venue The Wave Shed

your creative toolkit W21 Join award-winning author Gabrielle Tozer as she helps you to create a writing toolkit and shares tips and tricks from her 20-year publishing and media career. In this workshop, Gabrielle shares practical advice that will sharpen your creative practice as well as help you overcome self-doubt and procrastination. Get inspired and supercharge your creativity with these helpful hacks that Gabrielle wish she knew when she was younger. For students aged 14+ $30 Venue The Wave Shed

12.45PM TO 2.15PM

pocket-sized stories W13 Flash fiction has never been bigger; people all over the world are penning very short stories. Caroline Graham runs this session on writing tiny but mighty stories, with tips and tricks for getting the most from a tight word count.

storytelling with sound W22 Podcasting—it’s like Netflix for your ears! Podcasting is an exciting new way for storytellers to reach new audiences, and the process of making one can be surprisingly simple. In this hands-on workshop Caroline Graham covers the basics of recording, editing and publishing audio stories. For students aged 14+ $30 Venue The Wave Shed

For students aged 12+ $30 Venue near Hardback Cafe

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