A plot is not just a plot. It can also be a safety net, a mending kit, and a source of creative inspiration. This workshop will investigate each of these, and address some of the tools, exercises and questions that help build a strong plot. Join Lian Tanner over two sessions to explore the processes of plotting.

Lian Tanner’s best-selling Keepers Trilogy has been translated into eleven languages and won two Aurealis Awards for Best Australian Children’s Fantasy. Her second series, The Hidden, was shortlisted for two Aurealis Awards, published in North America by Macmillan, and received starred reviews from School Library Journal (USA). The Rogues trilogy, Lian's latest series, will conclude with Haunted Warriors in October 2019. Her first picture book, Ella and the Ocean, will also be published in 2019, illustrated by Jonathan Bentley.