Books

The RUSI NSW Ursula Davidson Library is holding a book fair until 1 July 2024

Aleesah Darlison will provide feedback on your writing for children, enabling you to hone your skills over five months.

Do you have a draft manuscript of adult fiction or memoir? Are you looking for feedback and tips to improve your work?

Fiona Wright will provide feedback on your poetry in an online classroom environment over five months.

Step into the world of David Walliams, as his bestselling book comes to life on stage.

In this online feedback course, author Ryan O’Neill will provide feedback on your short fiction.

If you’re keen to write stories that will keep children reading under covers after lights out this course is for you.

Donate your preloved books or grab a book or 2 to take home for free.

Be amongst the first to be acquainted with the writer and music critic's vivid and vibrant debut novel

4 week creative writing workshop for authors to develop skills and techniques with Joanne Fedler

Rebecca Hazel book writing journey

Combine the insights of meditation and mindfulness with the joy of creative writing.

Refine your poetry in a six-week online poetry course with award-winning poet Pip Smith.

Join us for the launch of a fascinating Holocaust biography, The Photographers Potaschnikow,

Learn different approaches to building a story and crafting narrative tension in fiction with with bestseller JP Pomare.

Based on the book by Oliver Jeffers. Adapted for the stage by Sandra Eldridge, with original music by Elena Kats-Chernin

Learn from some of the world's most exciting literary talents with Sydney Writers' Festival

Join us as Holocaust survivor Mark Spigelman shares how a graphic novel helped him better understand his family history.

Examine the power, influence and complexity of friendship at Sydney Writers' Festival 2024.

Can we adapt to save ourselves? A Sydney Writers' Festival 2024 event.

Unearthing the lives and writing of Clift, Hazzard and Harrower at Sydney Writers' Festival 2024.

Snaps and stories capturing our city’s changing face. A Sydney Writers' Festival 2024 event.

Pack your bags for literary adventure

The untold story behind the colourful legend

Man vs machine – an intellectual battle royal at Sydney Writers' Festival 2024.

Chat with cherished writers and real life friends at Sydney Writers' Festival 2024

An engaging and educational journey into the world of literature with Sydney Writers' Festival

The 2023 Booker Prize winner discusses his breathtaking parable at Sydney Writers' Festival 2024.

Redefining genre with Australian literary greats

The boys are back in town... a Sydney Writers' Festival 2024 event.

See Bonnie Garmus talk about her smash hit novel Lessons in Chemistry

Flatten fear and nurture inspiration at Sydney Writers' Festival 2024.

International king of crime fiction talks books and beyond at Sydney Writers' Festival 2024.

Practise creating jokes and funny characters that children will adore with award-winning author Oliver Phommavanh

Get the inside knowledge and tools you need to grab the attention of your desired agent or publisher.

Accredited editor Pamela Hewitt walks you through the next part of the journey after finishes your manuscript.

An online romance writing workshop with author Anne Gracie on writing successful romance novels.

Lee Kofman will provide feedback on essays and creative non-fiction, enabling you to hone your skills over five months.

Author Mirandi Riwoe will discuss research methods and the writing processes involved in writing a historical novel.

Develop your own approach to writing about family

Uncover the issues surrounding the “making” of poetry and gain a fuller understanding and appreciation of poetry’s power

Learn about the features and expectations of writing from life.

Learn how to appreciate and hone the craft of short fiction through the analysis of contemporary short stories.

Author Belinda Murrell provides feedback on writing for children, enabling you to hone your skills over five months.

Zoya Patel will provide feedback on your essays and creative non-fiction, enabling you to hone your skills

Poet Ivy Ireland will provide feedback on your poetry, enabling you to hone your skills over five months.

In this course, internationally best-selling author Hayley Scrivenor will guide you through voice and point of view.

Explore the fundamentals of character and dialogue so you can work on driving the narrative forward.

Navigate the fraught issues of cultural appropriation, ethical writing, and freedom of speech and expression.

Learn how to create romance for broad and diverse audiences from author and editor Melanie Saward.

Join Sarah Malik for a workshop diving into the power of memoir writing and telling one’s truth as a political act.