Readers Are Writers Writing Workshop: Juicy Characters (Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction)

Name: Readers Are Writers Writing Workshop: Juicy Characters (Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction)
Start: 2024-10-19T13:00:00+11:00
End: 2024-10-19T16:00:00+11:00
Location: East Melbourne Library

Schedule

Sat Oct 19 2024 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

East Melbourne Library | Melbourne, VI

👉Join Melbourne authors and RMIT writing lecturers, Dr Rachel Matthews and Dr Yannick Thoroval, in the discovery of innovative techniques to shape compelling characters while exploring fresh insights into your writing.
In this 3 hour writing workshop, Yannick will discuss characters in his exciting new novel, 'The Marriage Gap Year' (seen in top 10 comedy romance books on Amazon this month) while Rachel unravels the people in her applauded tragicomedy, 'Never Look Desperate' (Guardian's best new Aus fiction).
Don't miss this playful, hands-on opportunity to share, listen, and leave brimming with inspiration! Lots of writing tasks featured!
🎟Pricing:
$80 Adults
$65 Concession/Seniors/Students
☕ Tea, coffee and treats included.
About your Facilitators:
⭐️Yannick Thoraval is an award-winning writer and teacher. His work has appeared in national publications such as The Conversation, The Financial Review, The Big Issue and The Australian. Yannick was also managing editor of Home Truths: An Anthology of Refugee and Migrant Writing. His debut novel, The Current, a climate fiction, was commended in the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. His second novel, White Foam, was shortlisted for Hachette Australia’s Richell Prize. He has also won the International New Millennium Writings Award for Nonfiction. Yannick holds a master’s degree in history, a PhD in creative writing, and teaches fiction, creative nonfiction and communications at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. You can read/contact Yannick via his website: www.yannickthoraval.com
⭐️Dr Rachel Matthews is a Melbourne author, lecturer and teacher. Her debut Vinyl Inside was highly commended in the Australian Vogel Award judges. Siren, her 2017 novel was part of a PhD at Victoria University exploring sexual violence in Australian football. Never Look Desperate is her third novel, reviewed by The Australian and Guardian in 'Best Fiction of 2023'. She has over 20 years’ experience as an educator within a diverse range of learning environments, including lecturing in RMIT’s Associate Degree in Professional Writing and Editing, ACU’s Bachelor of Creative Arts, international settings, the RVIB and in student welfare at the largest gov school in the state. Rachel is also a contributor to news media.