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Join author, poet, podcaster and journalist Samantha Turnbull for a series of masterclasses where students will learn and experiment with a range of creative writing techniques and genres. Classes are designed to be fun and celebrate the joy of storytelling.

This is a FREE program, 5 sessions per term – Registration essential.

2025 Term 1 dates:  

  • Wednesday 5 March
  • Wednesday 12 March
  • Wednesday 19 March
  • Wednesday 26 March
  • Wednesday 2 April

Time: 4:30 — 6pm

Where: Ballina Library 8 River Street, Ballina

Suitable for: 8-12 years

Samantha Turnbull

Samantha Turnbull is a children’s author and podcast producer with the ABC. Her books include Fierce Girls, Remember the Rainbows and The Anti-Princess Club series. She is also a qualified primary teacher and loves competing in poetry slams.

 

Poetry

Author Workshop with Benjamin Gilmour Suitable for stages: 3 4 5 6

  • School Visit
  • Poetry
  • In Person

Benjamin will take students on a journey to discover their own inner poetry, what it means to access…

 

How to write a story without having to think

Author Workshop with Melaina Faranda Suitable for stages: 3 4 5 6

  • School Visit
  • Creative Writing
  • In Person

‘But I don’t know what to write…’ Ever heard that one before? In this fun, engaging, highly imaginat…

 

Storytelling Out Loud!

Author Workshop with Melaina Faranda Suitable for stages: 3 4 5 6

  • School Visit
  • Performance
  • In Person

Not all people will be writers, but everyone is a storyteller. Long before pen and paper and keyboar…