There are two sessions left in Write Back! Writing sessions for aspiring writers.
Kylie Maslen Writing Memoir
Tuesday 15 June, 6-8pm Semaphore Library, 14 Semaphore Rd, Semaphore
We all have a story to tell, but how do we make sure readers will connect with our own? While some people will have remarkable life experiences to detail, others will need to be more creative to make their story stand out – and cut through the slushpile to get your manuscript into the hands of publishers. In this workshop Kylie Maslen draws on her own experiences as a memoirist and author of Show Me Where It Hurts, to teach you to find the best angles within your story and marry those themes with broader context and experience. You will learn to structure and fashion your story into an engaging, empathetic narrative that readers can relate to, and in doing so begin to craft a memorable memoir they can’t put down.
Maitland City Council
Maitland Libraries is proud to bring inspiring voices to the area as part of the Look Who’s Talking Program as Sarah Hogan, Carly Findlay, Kurt Fearnley and Belinda Downes appear to share unique stories.
Maitland Libraries is proud to bring inspiring voices to the area as part of the Look Who’s Talking Program as Sarah Hogan, Carly Findlay, Kurt Fearnley and Belinda Downes appear to share unique stories.
Journalist Sandra Hogan will be joined by Sue-Ellen Kusher (nee Doherty) to discuss what it was like to be inducted into the world of spies as a child whose parents worked for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).
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Listen: Mia Freedman chats to Carly Findlay, editor of Growing Up Disabled in Australia on the No Filter podcast. Post continues below.
Some want politics and social issues addressed, it seems, in all areas of life.
Gone are the days of having no idea what the maker of your candy bar thinks of legislation.
Wanna watch CNN? Just turn on any channel in one way or another, they’re all covering the same stuff.
At least, that’s the way it appears to me, in comparison to just a couple decades ago.
And as we adjust to our updated level of consciousness, news comes about cartoon dogs.
In case you’re unfamiliar, kids show Bluey is about an Australian family of canines dwelling down under.