What’s On

Writers are faced with many challenges when it comes to being creative, getting into flow and writing. Obstacles may get in the way, some of which are externally inflicted (think pandemics, bushfires, moving house) and some of which are internal (mindset, stories we tell ourselves, procrastination, excuses). So how can writers overcome the obstacles that life throws at them, whether internal or external, to allow them to continue to write and write well?

Kathryn Heyman will share her experiences and the strategies, exercises and solutions she’s used in her own work and to help hundreds of writers overcome their own obstacles in order to flourish and publish.

In this session you will learn:

• how to recognise internal obstacles
• exercises to implement to overcome obstacles internal and external
• how others have dealt with obstacles and gone on to win awards
• how to use and honour conflict in your writing, allowing it to transform your story and your writing life

Workshop Details

When: Wednesday 11 May, 10:30am – 11.45am
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free for members/$30 non-members

About Kathryn Heyman

Dr Kathryn Heyman is an internationally award-winning writer of novels, memoir, and plays for radio and stage. She has taught creative writing for the University of Oxford and is now the director of the Australian Writers Mentoring Program. Over two decades, she’s coached hundreds of writers from idea to publication. Her seventh book, Fury (a memoir) won the CAL Author Fellowship and is shortlisted for the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature.