Do you have a story you’re burning to tell but don’t know how to tackle it? In this two-day workshop you’ll learn how to centre a story around a point of view character, tying plot, character and theme together to create a unified whole.
Join Wellington novelist Sue Orr for this two-day workshop, exploring ways in which fiction can be grafted onto the canvas of non-fictional life to create exciting contemporary narrative. Writers will engage with each other to kickstart their fiction, then turn to the real world for inspiration allowing the work take flight. This course is for … Painting over the Photo – Fiction in a real life landscape.Read More »
You’ve finished your first draft, but now what? How do you untangle the knot of your first draft so you can clearly see the shape of your piece? How do you tie together the loose threads of your subconscious to create a stronger narrative? This four-week online workshop aims to teach you the basics of … Weaving in the Threads (Four-Week Online Course)Read More »
A poem is a type of spell, using words to shapeshift and enchant. In this workshop we will explore, in writing, readings, and discussion, how poems cast spells through transformation, surprise, incantation, and evocation. On both days we will workshop poems in the afternoon. What we noticed were pipistrelles: cinder-like, friable; flickering the place hained … Poetry as Spell-CastingRead More »
An online version of Gigi Fenster’s popular two-day writing workshop for writers of all genres. ‘I don’t remember anything,’ my 85 year old mother said to me recently. ‘I might as well not have lived.’ Our memories give us our identity. They define who we are and how we behave in the world. And they … Memories, Reliable and OtherwiseRead More »
This workshop will examine sample poems, discuss elements of craft and explore the way certain poems are inspired, written and edited. Come with paper and pen or digital device prepared to experiment with writing exercises and write new poems. We’ll look at a a range of poems by various poets, including Robert Hass, Hone Tuwhare, … Some Exercises for the Poetic MuscleRead More »
The written word is powerful, but it is also a chance to play and create things which we cannot have in our real lives. More so, it is a place to create things that are impossible even to think about; overripe stones, long hair always full of nocturnal animals, and sugar set fragily ajar by … Pure Psychic Automatism – Writing from Surrealist and Magical Realist InfluencesRead More »
In te ao Māori, we say that we walk backwards into the future. We look forward into the past as the promises of the future blossom behind our backs, their petals blowing past us on the winds of time. Time is often thought of as one of the main elements of story. But what happens when … Walking Backwards Into The Future – OnlineRead More »
Stay with us for the 2021 Kāpiti Writers’ Retreat and renew and recharge your writing and your life. If you are booking two people in a shared room, please select two shared room spaces. If you wish to share a room with a friend, you can let us know who when you register. … The 2021 Kāpiti Writers’ Retreat Accommodation OptionsRead More »
Join us for the 2021 Kāpiti Writers’ Retreat and renew and recharge your writing and your life. The Kāpiti Writers’ Retreat is an immersive two-day gathering for writers, happening on the Kāpiti Coast. The retreat includes intensive morning workshops, lively afternoon discussions and space to write, relax and engage with topics critical to your work.