UPCOMING PAID EVENTS
On Writing With Natasha Lester
Come along and learn from the New Your Times bestselling author, Natasha Lester. Suitable for: Adults 16+
These two Saturday workshops are focussed on beginning to emerging writers and cover topics like:
- Honing your story idea.
- Voice and point of view.
- Creating memorable characters.
- The elements of novels, like prose style and experimentation.
- Writing process.
- Getting the words onto the page.
Date: 2nd August 2025 & 9th August 2025
Location: Conference Room, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Cost: $50 for the two workshops
On Publishing with Rachel Hanson
If you want to know the ins and outs of getting your writing published, then come along to these two workshops. Suitable for: Adults 16+
Rachel Hanson is a Senior Editor of both fiction and non-fiction at Fremantle Press. After receiving an MA (Professional Writing) from UTS, she began her editorial career in Sydney as a sub-editor and writer for a variety of commercial magazines. After moving to Perth, she spent six years as the Managing Editor for a custom publisher before joining the Press in 2021.
These two Saturday workshops are focussed on how to submit your manuscript to publishers, and tricks and tips for aspiring writers, such as:
- What the current publishing landscape is like.
- Discussing different types of publishers and and their submission requirements.
- How to prepare your manuscript for submission.
- Editing and proof reading.
- Dos and don’ts for getting a publisher interested in your manuscript.
- How do literary competitions fit in?
- How are manuscripts assessed by publishers.
- Self-publishing vs traditional publishing – what’s the best option for me?
Date: 6th September 2025 & 13th September 2025
Location: Conference Room, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Cost: $30 for the two workshops
On Illustration with James Foley (children)
Want to know how to make your own comics? Join James Foley to find out how. Suitable for ages 7 to 14.
Join this workshop where James will show you how to create characters, use speech bubbles, sound effects, panels and backgrounds to create your own comic stories.
Date: 4th October 2025
Location: Conference Room, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Cost: $20
On Illustration with James Foley (adults)
Want to learn how to illustrate picture books? Join James Foley in this session to find out how. Suitable for: Adults 16+
Topics include:
- Research.
- Planning (storyboards and dummy books).
- Media testing and final artwork.
- Characters.
- Point of view, image boundary, colour, medium, line quality, font, composition.
- Words vs pictures.
- Preparing a portfolio and submitting to publishers.
Date: 11th October 2025
Location: Conference Room, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Time: 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Cost: $30