Learn How to Reel Your Readers In !

Name: Learn How to Reel Your Readers In !
Start: 2025-09-25T08:00:00+10:00
Location: Townsville, North Queensland, Townsville, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4810

Schedule

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 am

UTC+10:00

Location

Townsville, North Queensland, Townsville, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4810 | Townsville, QL

WHAT: Workshop being held by Townsville Writers and Publishers Centre
ABOUT: Want to fast track your writing by learning tools to create deeply engaging stories with memorable scenes, language, and characters? Whether you’re writing (or want to write) memoir or fiction, you can supercharge your writing and save yourself years of slog. During it, you will learn how to more effectively show than tell, how language can be specifically used for acceleration and braking to control pace, and the power of creating compelling sensory imagery. Open and suitable for anyone starting out to those with several books down the track - this is one of those workshops you won’t want to miss!
WHERE: Aitkenvale Library, 4 Petunia St, Aitkenvale
WHEN: Thursday 25th September, 6pm to 9 pm
COST: TWPC Member $50 Non member $60
PRESENTER: Melaina Faranda
PRESENTER BIO: Melaina Faranda is the author of 70 books, published nationally and internationally, a trained teacher, manuscript appraisal consultant, and an oral storyteller who performs in Australia and overseas, Melaina offers decades of experience with teaching writing, editing, and storytelling, and infuses her presentations and workshops with vitality, generosity, infectious enthusiasm, and fun! She has been engaged by numerous writers’ groups, schools, organisations, and literature festivals throughout Australia. As well as facilitating writing retreats, she has taught workshops and programs for Writing NSW, TasWriters, Northern Territory Writers Centre, Queensland Writers Centre, Outback Writers, Kyogle Readers and Writers Inc, and is an ongoing mentor for the Byron Writers Festival Storyboard program. Melaina delivers author talks and creative writing, self-editing, and story-telling workshops, masterclasses, and retreats to repeat invitations across Australia.