Teen Writing Bootcamp | State Library Victoria

Calling all teen writers: I’m hosting an 8-week bootcamp with State Library Victoria on journalism and non-fiction writing later this year. Interested? Come to the online info sesh on 8 Feb 2024 to find out more.

Writer Jinghua Qian stands against a black sculpture wearing an indigo denim shirt. Text overlay says "Teen writing bootcamp info ession 8 Feb".

All sessions are free, open to writers across Australia aged 13 to 18.

As well as my bootcamp on journalism and non-fiction, there’s YA fiction with Alison Evans, poetry with Omar Sakr, playwriting with Jessica Bellamy, sci-fi and fantasy with Amie Kaufman, and comics with Ariel Slamet Ries.

Workshop: Editing critical writing | Editing Micro-Festival

In November I’ll be presenting a workshop on editing criticism at the Editing Micro-Festival. The online festival runs 13 to 15 November with a fab line-up of presenters: Elena Gomez, Khalid Warsame, Hella Ibrahim, Cher Tan, Alison Evans, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Mel Campbell, and Matilda Dixon-Smith (who’s also the festival organiser). Check out the full program here and please come along if you have even a passing interest in critical writing, it’s fine if you can’t pay anything.

Sat 14 Nov 2020
12 noon AEST
live online event
book here (pay what you feel – 50% of profits go to Pay the Rent)