Holidays at the Writers Centre
The South Coast Writers Centre is celebrating the school holidays and Seniors Week at Coledale Hall with writing activities for all ages. Our School Holiday Program keeps growing. We have three days of fun book-themed activities on Monday 12...
The South Coast Writers Centre is celebrating the school holidays and Seniors Week at Coledale Hall with writing activities for all ages.
Our School Holiday Program keeps growing. We have three days of fun book-themed activities on Monday 12, Tuesday 13 and Thursday 15 April.
There will be fantasy, experimentation and mapping workshops with award-winning writers Allison Tait, Helena Fox and Sandy Fussell.
Young artists can take workshops on zines, magazine sculpture and illustration with artists Imogen Ross and Dale Newman.
Also, every morning of the program from 9.15am to 10am there will be free book readings, suitable for children up to age seven, by local children’s authors, hosted by the Children’s Book Council of Australia – Illawarra. Bring your own pillow and listen to stories told live by Sam Squires and Di Ellis, Sue Whiting and Maxine Hamilton, Pat Simmons and Karen Hendriks.
Book reEngineering with Imogen Ross
Using second-hand magazines we do the unthinkable! We fold, scrunch, tear and re-work the pages to turn the book into a 3D object that literally has words falling out of it! A workshop that breaks all the rules!
The (Very) Fun Side of Writing with Helena Fox
Creative writing can feel like a lot of work, especially if you think it has to be perfect. In this workshop, we will let go of perfection and muck about with words in a playful way. We will invent impossible places and nonsense words, put unusual characters in wild situations, and break some rules!
Writing Fantasy with Allison Tait
Love adventures, strong characters and vivid worlds? Learn the basics of creating fantasy stories with bestselling author A. L. Tait. Dream big!
Illustrating A Book Cover with Dale Newman
This fun, hands-on activity will teach you the process of book cover creation. Starting with a ‘brief’ you’ll get expert tips on what makes a dynamic cover, then develop your own illustration and cover mock-up.
Mapping a Story with Sandy Fussell
Bring your coloured pencils and some drawing paper! In this workshop, you’ll be mapping a story by drawing a fantasy island map. After that, you’ll work on the story your map magically reveals.
Collective Cartoon Graphic Zine with Imogen Ross
A fun freestyle collage activity that encourages participants to create a collective Graphic Zine using magazines, newspapers and scrap paper.
Each year, Wollongong City Council holds a week-long program of events and workshops as part of NSW Seniors Festival. As part of the festival, SCWC presents a short taster of the popular course Writing for Over 50s by Julie Keys, South Coast Writers Centre Writer-in-Residence for 2021. If you’re a senior who’d like to flex their imagination and their writing muscles, this workshop on Saturday, April 17 is for you.
Book activities at southcoastwriters.org
