MAY NEWSLETTER & UPCOMING COURSES
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Welcome to our May Newsletter.
That crispness in the air has certainly taken hold, a lovely reminder that Summer is well and truly behind us for another year.
We’ve welcomed a new intake of Unlocking Creativity students, both online and into our Bronte studio, and it’s always so inspiring to see the creative energy that emerges.
We have also been seeing great things from our First Draft June 2022 writers who are in the final weeks of their course, and many of whom are already excited to jump into writing their second draft with us.
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We offer gift certificates for both the Unlocking Creativity Online and Live courses, the perfect gift idea for the writer in your life!
They arrive almost instantly in your inbox and are valid for 3 years from the purchase date, so the recipient has the choice to select a date that suits them!
To purchase your Unlocking Creativity Gift Certificate now, click here.
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 ZOE COYLE
Zoe Coyle, one of our brilliant alumna, has let us know the exciting news that her second novel, The Dangers of Female Provocation has just been published by Ultimo Press.
Odessa Odin has it all – a successful career, an adoring husband and a close circle of friends to whom she is fiercely loyal. On the surface they’re living a glittering London life of wealth, but underneath this veneer lies painful truths of betrayal, neglect and unfulfilled ambitions.
It’s a tightrope of holding themselves and their marriages together as their men transgress the promises they made at the altar with the blithe entitlement they’ve enjoyed all their lives. For the women, there’s just too much to lose.
The Dangers of Female Provocation is a razor-sharp, delicious testament to the force of women stepping into their own power.
Click here to buy The Danger of Female Provocation on Booktopia
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MAYA LINNELL
 A huge congratulations to Maya Linnell, who has just let us know that her new novel Kookaburra Cottage will be released May 30 in paperback, eBook and audio. This is her fifth novel (!) and her latest release via publisher Allen & Unwin.
April Lacey is determined to lead her family’s Limestone Coast winery into the future, but soon discovers the crumbling historic building and her father’s reluctance to join the food tourism revolution are just the beginning of her uphill battle
English winemaker Connor Jamison has travelled to South Australia’s iconic wine region to learn from the experts and carve a name for himself in the industry. However, it quickly becomes clear that Connor’s past continues to nip at his heels.
Click here to pre-order Kookaburra Cottage on Booktopia
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Change to First Draft Online course dates
We have made some changes to our course calendar including bringing forward the start date of one (of the three) First Draft Online course we run each year, to now start in September.
A First Draft Online course will now be commencing 25 September. The next one is starting on 19 June (see Quick Course Round Up below).
We’ve made this change to ensure optimal time for writers in that course before we head into the Xmas/January holiday period.
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Short Story & Writing Competitions
Each month we’ll be updating the competitions page, so make sure you’re checking in regularly!
We list upcoming Short Story and other Writing competitions of varying lengths and genres. There’s something there for every writer.
Please read any instructions and entry requirements on the competition/awards website.
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Earlybird Offer – $50 off Unlocking Creativity
This 4-Week Unlocking Creativity is our foundational and pre-requisite course to all other courses, and until 17 May you can enjoy $50 off with our Earlybird offer for the next course starting 14 June.
Many past participants have described this course as a game-changer, helping them break through their creative blocks and see a dramatic improvement in the quality of their writing.
Spots are filling up fast, so if you’re ready to take your writing to the next level, and save $50 off the course fee, sign up for the Unlocking Creativity Online 14 June course today. This can be used in conjunction with the WELCOME50 code, to enjoy a combined $100 off the course fee.
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Quick Course Round-up
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The next Unlocking Creativity Online course will commence 14 June: more >
The next Unlocking Creativity Live course will commence 1 June, with limited spots available: more >
The next 6-Week Short Story course is the Character Development Short Story course starting 12 June (Unlocking Creativity is a prerequisite) more >
The 6-Week Genre course is also open to enrolment now (Unlocking Creativity is a prerequisite) more>
The next 10-Month First Draft Online course starts 19 June. You need to have undertaken, or currently be undertaking the pre-requisite 4-Week Unlocking Creativity course to be eligible to join the 19 June course. more >
If you are a new writer, please register instead for the 25 September course and choose your complimentary 4-Week Unlocking Creativity course from the upcoming course dates listed inside the registration process. more >
The next 10-Month First Draft Live course (with Roland, Kathleen & Rich) will commence 9 September with a few spots still open more >
Second Draft Online is now open for bookings and commences 25 September. Register for your pre-course work more >
Third Draft Online will commence 21 August, register now for your pre-course work more >
Third Draft Live will commence 28 October more >
Third Draft Part 2 Online will commence 17 July, register now for your pre-course work more >
Third Draft Part 2 Live will commence 13 August, register now for your pre-course work more >
Please contact the office on (02) 9386 4994 between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday, if you have any questions at all about which course is right for you.
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 Upright Season 2
Thanks to ACORN Media, we have copies of Upright Season 2 to giveaway!
It’s been three years since Meg and Lucky drove across the desert. Lucky is a successful musician, touring with his band and living with his actor girlfriend, Meg.
Trouble is, Meg’s mum has disappeared into the rainforest, Meg is grappling with new complications in her life, and Lucky is hiding something from his own sordid Queensland past…
For your chance to win a copy of Upright Season 2, email your name, address and mobile to rsvp@writerstudio.com.au
You can watch the trailer here |
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Some snippets of the wonderful feedback that we receive back from recently completed courses. We update these each newsletter. They show what a large variety of writers get out of our writing courses.
“I just finished this rad four-week writing course. It’s better than creative writing at university by far. The lessons are so practical and you’re really held to account to apply them to your work each week. I especially loved the focus on character journeys and creating conflict.
I was so surprised how much my writing improved and how much it helped me push through that little voice in the back of my head that says I have nothing worth saying. One of the best parts though, was reading everyone else’s work. It becomes clear how the same story brief or plot can result in ten, twenty or a hundred different stories. That’s kind of beautiful.”
Tracey, Unlocking Creativity Online
“I already knew that I wanted to write, that’s a lifelong dream, but this course encouraged me to create a tangible daily writing practice, and to focus on getting words on the page.”
Sophie, Unlocking Creativity Online
“Thanks for everything, it has been a super exciting journey and I have learned so much, not just about the technical side of writing, but about myself and my right brain imagination which is well and truly alive. Looking forward to starting the Second Draft!”
Danielle, First Draft Online
“The course has given me confidence to continue to write and I discovered that I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. In the past my career required me to be short sharp and specific. Bullet points were encouraged. The freedom to not have to conform to someone else’s agenda is liberating. Thanks to all the tutors and fellow students. Looking forward to the next part of the learning journey.”
Peta, First Draft Online
“Thank you all for this wonderful experience.”
Nicola, First Draft Online
“The Writers’ Studio inspired me to become a writer. I hardly recognise myself today from the scared little artist I was five years ago. I’m so glad that I found you on the internet in 2018. I have learned so much more from you and the many tutors who have given me feedback on my writing than in all the previous decades when I tried to learn how to write stories by using books I borrowed in the library. It is definitely feedback that has motivated me to keep going. I hope one day to come back to the Writers’ Studio to have another go.”
Rosa, Third Draft Online
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