It’s Time To Write Your Novel: Introduction to Creative Writing

with Poppy Gee

This is a practical workshop that provide tips and tools for the writer’s toolbox. Writers will learn how to turn the seed of an idea into a novel, learn how to prepare their blurb, sharpen their hooks, hone their plot and shape their character arcs. They’ll learn the difference between twists and reveals, and how to use them, as well as examining setting, satisfying endings, and different techniques (pacing, layering, foreshadowing) to keep readers turning the pages. Writers will make solid, tangible work on their work-in-progress or new project, and go home with a clear sense of what they need to do next. There will be time for all the important publishing questions – pathways to publication, how to submit your work, tips on writing pitches, cover letters and synopses, and mistakes to avoid. 

Poppy Gee is a Brisbane based writer with two internationally published crime novels: Bay of Fires (Little Brown, Headline Review, Hachette Australia, 2013) and Vanishing Falls (Harper Collins USA, and Booktopia Editions, 2020) both set in Tasmania where she grew up. She has worked as a journalist, book reviewer and subeditor for the Courier Mail; chief-sub editor of Girlfriend magazine; and has taught journalism at QUT. Poppy has a Masters in Creative Writing from UQ for which she received the Dean's Award for Excellence. She is co-convenor for Queensland Sisters in Crime. Poppy is represented by Julia Kenny at DCL Literary Agency New York and is currently working on her third novel.

Registration Information

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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.