The Emerging Writers’ Festival acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, learn and work, and pays respect to their Elders past and present, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
EWF celebrates the history and contemporary creativity of the world’s oldest living culture.
The best short stories combine pacing and punch, and can be strong, sharp or sweet. This workshop, led by award-winning short story writer Alice Bishop, will delve into what makes short stories compelling and what separates them from other forms of writing. Plus, learn how to write a short story that sticks with the reader long after its finale.
Presented in partnership with the City of Greater Dandenong
Short n Sweet is a live online workshop, hosted via Zoom.
To ensure the event stays private, ticket holders will be emailed a Zoom link and password 30 minutes prior to the event start time. Please check your email (including that pesky junk email folder).
Ticket bookings will cease 1 hour before the event starts, if not sold out prior.
You can download Zoom for free here.
Alice Bishop was named Sydney Morning Herald / The Age’s Best Young Australian Novelist for 2020. Her book A Constant Hum is out with Text Publishing.
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