Crafting horror fiction that lingers with Maree Kimberley

Great horror fiction does more than just provide cheap thrills—it allows readers to face their fears and come to terms with them.

You may have heard the maxim write what you know. For horror fiction, it’s about writing what terrifies you.

In this workshop, writers will learn the elements of what makes a great horror story and learn techniques that will support them in writing their own worst fears, including creating empathetic characters, compelling plots and satisfying endings.

Workshop participants will:

-    discuss the various types of horror genres and tropes

-    learn about the various elements that make a great horror story

-    define their personal horror writing goals

-    participate in writing exercises to capture and explore their horror fiction ideas.

Dr Maree Kimberley writes fiction and non-fiction across a range of genres under her own name and, for horror fiction, as Rue Karney.

She is a committee member of the Australasian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) and writes and distributes the associations’ monthly newsletter. She was a judge for the horror category for the 2014 and 2015 Aurealis Awards and has also been a fiction submissions reader for a number of publications including Aurealis Magazine, Australia ’s longest running small-press speculative fiction magazine.

Her young adult novel, Dirt Circus League (Text Publishing, 2021) was a CBCA notable book and shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards (best young adult novel) and Scarlet Stiletto Awards (best young adult crime novel). She has also published a children’s novella and more than 30 short stories as well non-fiction articles and academic articles.

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.