Dear Fellow Writer,
In this issue:- Another student gets published
- Make money from your adventures – Travel Writing seminar
- Intermediate Creative Writing – take your writing to the next level
- Meet Chris Masters – author of the controversial book on Alan Jones
- Business writing seminars - How to write media releases and Editing Essentials
- Wet Ink literary magazine
- Copywriter wanted
- Intensive SUMMER SESSION – Feature Writing for Magazines and Newspapers
- New dates for 2007
Another student gets published
I was thrilled this week to receive this email from former student, Carolyn:
Hi Valerie,
Thanks to your support and inspiration, I am now officially able to join the ranks of your published former students.
If not for your very clear message that there is so much material being published that there is definitely work out there for those who want it, I would have given up, thinking it is a closed shop.
Anyway, thanks for your support - here's the link to what I hope is the first of many.
Cheers,
Carolyn Swindell
And here is the link to her travel excellent article on Antarctica: http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/pole-position/2006/10/10/1160246130725.html
Travel Writing seminar – Tuesday 28 November
If you’d like to learn how make money from your travels – like Carolyn – our Travel Writing seminar will show you how. Veteran travel writer Cameron Duffy will cover:
• What it takes to be a travel writer
• Finding and focusing your story (the right subject,
travel trends, developing your story)
• What kinds of travel stories editors want
• Getting published and making contacts
• Writing for travel guidebooks
Learn from a pro and you’ll discover how to fund (or partially fund) your trip by writing about it.
When: Tuesday 28 November
Time: 6.30-8.30pm
Cost: $65
Take your writing to the next level – Intermediate Creative Writing course
If you’ve already done the introductory Creative Writing course – or have a short story or novel underway, then you'll get a lot out of the Intermediate Creative Writing course with Pamela Freeman.
Apart
from being a published author of 18 books, Pamela has just scored
another book deal with Hachette Livre. (Congratulations Pamela!)
Pamela will:
• help you identify problems in your own writing and find
solutions for those problems.
• show you how to critique manuscripts, including your
own.
• provide indepth written feedback on your work.
This is a four week workshopping course for students who either:
• Have completed the introductory Creative Writing course OR
• Have a piece of work at second (or subsequent) draft stage which needs workshopping.
When: Every Monday for four weeks from Monday 27 November
Time: 6.30-8.30pm
Cost: $395 (this includes individual critique of up to 5000 words of your work)
This book has been making headlines recently and this is your chance to hear from the man behind the controversy.
When: Wednesday 15 November at 7:00 pm
Where: A Mosman Library Evening
Bookings: 9969-9736 or email to mosman@pagesandpages.com.au
Cost: $7.70 ($5.50 concession) includes refreshments
BUSINESS WRITING SEMINARS
Get your message in the media – Seminar: How to write media releases
If
you want to get your message or organization in the media –
but don’t have a huge budget – then learn how you
can gain a profile on a shoestring.
The half-day seminar is ideal if you want to:
• understand the press and how it works
• how to tailor your message to what they want
• how to approach journalists
• what to include in an effective media release
Carolyn Dean, Inner Focus says:
“It was very professional and the notes were great. The seminar was fantastic - I would highly recommend this to others.”
Verity Lomax says:
“The
whole day was kept interesting by the fact that many of the points that
were made were backed by entertaining real life stories that really
painted an exciting picture of the media world.
“The
folder was very handy enabling you to follow the points being made
easily and also a good reference point for the future. The seminar was
to the straight forward and to the point. Valerie has clearly has a lot
of experience in the field so I feel like she passed on the lessons that she has learnt over the years, but summarised them into half a day!”
When: Wednesday 29 November 2006
Time: 9.00am-1.00pm
Cost: $165
If you’d to enroll, please call us on (02) 9929 9237 or visit our website.
• edit for structure and style
• use standard proofreading symbols and how to
use them
• why a style manual is important – where to get
one/how to create one
• how to determine the tone and style of your
document
• common mistakes in punctuation and spelling
• how to create professional documents that
communicate effectively
Katrina has been presenting the Editing Essentials seminar since the Centre opened.
Here's what the most recent participants had to say:
Shelley Hepworth says:
“The seminar was hat it was useful and interesting. Katrina was great!”
Martin Hadley says:
“Katrina is one of the best presenters I have ever met. Totally in command of the material.”
Dana Caniglia says:
“It
was very professional and beneficial. Katrina was excellent. The
content is particularly relevant to what I will be doing in my
job.”
When: Friday 1 December 2006
Time: 9.30am-4.30pm
Cost: $265
Although they are headquartered in Adelaide, Wet Ink accepts submissions from around the country. This is a wonderful opportunity for emerging writers to get published.
You can check out their website at www.wetink.com.au. We're also waiting for a list of stores where you can buy Wet Ink in Sydney and, once we receive that, I'll post it on our blog.
Freelance Journalist / Copywriter wanted
I
received this earlier this week so am putting it on this newsletter in
case you are interested … (Please contact the firm directly).
We
are a boutique fashion accessory company based in Sydney who is
currently updating their website. We are looking for a writer to put an
e-book together which conveys our concepts, beliefs and style in an
exciting and engaging manner. As we are a company in our first few
months, our budget is limited therefore this project would suit some
one who is open to an exciting project, or who is starting off and
wishes to expand their portfolio. We will pay you though! Knowledge of
French would also be advantageous but not essential. I estimate that
the project would take 5 working days to complete and that would
consist of 50+ pages. Of course on initial meeting we would
map out a more definite time scale.
Please email me for more information at janine@goodsir.com.au or call 0402 723 363
This intensive course is already attracting enrollment from interstate so make sure you register your interest. It will be an Intensive daytime SUMMER SESSION – over five consecutive days in January 2007.
The course will cover the same content as the regular Feature Writing for Magazines and Newspapers course.
When: Monday 15 to Friday 19 January 2007 everyday
Time: 9.30am-11.30am
Cost: $395
If you’d to enroll, please call us on (02) 9929 9237 or visit our website.
Creative Writing with Pamela Freeman – 5 weeks from Tuesday 13 February 2007
Life Writing with Patti Miller – 6 weeks from Wednesday 28 February 2007
Visit out website for more details or give us a call (02) 9929 9237.
Wishing you much writing success,
Director
Sydney Writers‘ Centre
102 Alfred Street Milsons Point
Ph: (02) 9929 9237
valerie@spindriftmedia.com.au
www.sydneywriterscentre.com.au
About Valerie:
Valerie Khoo is a journalist, author of five books and founder of the Sydney Writers' Centre. She is passionate about helping people achieve their writing goals. The Sydney Writers' Centre runs short courses and seminars that will help you improve your writing skills and get published.
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