Creative writing

Hone your poetry skills with Alicia Sometimes over five months.

A space to write, meet other writers, and share your work

Join crime writer Ashely Kalagian Blunt as she shares her writing secrets, tools & techniques in an exclusive workshop.

Become a confident, engaging and persuasive speaker through practical exercises, coaching and public speaking practice.

Celebrate the first day of Book Week with author Charlotte Barkla.

Meet award-winning children’s author Sandhya Parappukkaran for this Book Week adventure.

Come along, share a memory and hear the stories of others

Get creative with developing and critiquing sketches, pulling them apart and writing your own!

You’ve got the words. Now you want to refine your poetry, for your own reading pleasure or for public events.

Join this fun workshop with authors Clayton Zane Comber and Conor McCammon.

Join children’s book illustrator Katrin Dreiling for a fun and interactive workshop.

Improve your writing, meet fellow writers and get inspired

In-person workshop about crafting confessional poems with poet and agony aunt Hera Lindsay Bird.

This course from bestselling author Ashley Kalagian Blunt will make 2026 the year you finally write that book.

Meet author Deb Fitzpatrick and hear the inspiration behind her books.

In-person workshop with poet Evelyn Araluen exploring craft, form and self-expression.

Double bill - two works seeking a language for the earth,

This four-week course with Timothy Daly will teach you the narrative structures and story patterns of successful stories

Dig deep into the symbolic meanings contained in dreams to create rich cohesive stories that resonate with readers.

Explore your voice on the page in this fortnightly creative writing workshop. No experience required.

In this engaging two-hour seminar, Sunil Badami will share insider tips on how you can plan a successful launch.

Where stories become a movement

In this program, writer Anna Spargo-Ryan will provide feedback on your essays and other creative non-fiction.

Celebrate the launch of ‘Palimpsest’, a new collection of student poetry, with Story Factory and the State Library of NSW.

Join us for our monthly series where artists, poets, and musicians share stories in conversation with Danny Gardner.

Join acclaimed author Sue Whiting for an interactive online workshop exploring her novel Our History: Hill End Gold

Flourish and recover your creativity by joining this creative circle to follow the chapters in The Artist's Way.

Ramp your experience with 5 x pre-paid SET 1 coaching slots (and 3 revision/release)

In this 6-week course with R.W.R McDonald, you’ll explore plot, character and dialogue.

In this workshop, accredited editor Julie Ganner will offer suggestions on how to make your writing more inclusive.

This intensive two-day course, will re-focus your writing on the level of the sentence.

An immersive workshop exploring the short story's potential for brilliance.

Things to look out for when signing a contract

How to draw from personal perspectives to shape fiction and characters.

Learning how to edit it is what takes your writing to the next level.

Learn how to create your own complex characters by utilising context and breaking down character motivations.

How to approach your manuscript as a project, with a clear path from conception to a final manuscript.

Write and share pieces which explore the links between the everyday and the epic.

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

Join Tim Ferguson to discover the secrets of writing comedy for page, stage and screen.

How to build your author brand using great online tools.

In this interactive online writing workshop, you’ll learn how to hook the reader and keep them turning the pages.

Join Claire Albrecht for this one-day poetry workshop.

Join Anne Gracie for this one-day workshop on writing love and sex in fiction.

Chris Phillips will show you how make your story shine through developing fundamental screenwriting skills.