Michael Jacobson’s ‘Principles of Editing’ workshop held in Burleigh Heads on 19 October was another great success with over 30 people in attendance. Michael told us about his journey to the publication of his first novel, Windmill Hill, and the valuable lessons he learnt from working with an experienced editor. Later in the day he focused on writing exercises to help us with the specifics of editing our work.
Our next workshop will be on writing memoir, particularly with regard to that thorny issue of whether to write real events as fact or fiction. It will led by Alan Close, author and experienced life-writing teacher from northern New South Wales, and will be held at St John’s Anglican Church hall, 14 Park Avenue, Burleigh Heads from 9.15am to 4pm on 15 March 2014.
The Novel Development Program (NDP-1), led by international award-winning author Louise Cusack, will begin on 8 and 9 February in the same venue. Submissions are open now and places are limited, so if you’d like to take part please book your place now.
Below are some photos from Michael Jacobson’s workshop:
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