Crime Fiction Workshop

With David Owen

The Workshop will cover six principal aspects of writing crime fiction. A handout summarising the workshop will be available at the beginning of the session. Attendees are invited to engage with the tutor throughout the session: questions, reflections, alternative viewpoints. Attendees will be invited to email a short piece of crime-related fiction (up to 3000 words) to the tutor in the weeks after the session, for feedback.

The six principal aspects: Setting; Plot and Plausibility/Verisimilitude; Character; Writing Style; Story Structure; Editing.

David Owen is the author of 19 works of fiction and nonfiction, including the ‘Pufferfish’ Detective Inspector Franz Heineken detective series, nine of which have been published and republished over 30 years. The 10^th in the series is due in the first quarter of 2026 (Fullers Publishing). The series is set in Tasmania and is a key factor in its longevity, as the longest running Australian crime series.

Registration Information

In case of emergency, phone number is a required field if you are booking tickets for anyone under 18 years old. A mobile phone number is preferable.

TASWRITERS STUDENT MEMBER TICKETS:

Only 1 ticket per student member.

A maximum of 5 Student Member tickets per workshop.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Cancelling your registration four days or more before the workshop: you can request a 50% refund of the fee.

Cancelling your registration within four days of the workshop: there is no refund of the fee. However, instead of forfeiting the fee, you can do another workshop for half price.