| Brisbane Writers Festival 2011 brings together some of the best writers in the world from Jonathan Franzen, Ann Patchett, Philip Pullman (via live video cross) and Korea’s national living treasure Kyung-sook Shin to fiction favourites including Anita Shreve and Australia’s own Kate Grenville and Gail Jones. |  |
| New York-based songwriter, poet and author Simone Felice performs a solo acoustic set at a BWF feature event on Friday evening. | |
| A Sunday feature event showcases the very best of our local talent as Krissy Kneen, Ashley Hay, Nick Earls and Matthew Condon come together to discuss Queenslanders’ resilience and recovery in What Now? After the Flood.
We are also thrilled to reveal a BWF bookend event for Tuesday, 4 October with the inimitable Alexander McCall Smith (pictured). Tickets are on sale for this feature event NOW alongside the rest of the program, and BWF early bird discount will apply. |
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Workshop/Masterclass
| Tuesday, 6 September 2011 | |||
| 9:00am | PDS33. Online Audio and Podcasting Renee Barnes The Edge, State Library of Queensland |
Awards/Industry Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| Wednesday, 7 September 2011 | |||
| 9:00am | PDS1. 20 Pages in 20 Minutes Farrin Jacobs, Christine Jordis, Joanne Dickinson Knowledge Walk |
Awards/Industry Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| 9:30am | PDS34. Wired Scribe Renee Barnes QLD MEAA Office, Level 4, 16 Peel St South Brisbane |
Awards/Industry Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| 9:45am | PDS2. Travel Memoir Kári Gíslason Loris Williams Meeting Room, State Library of Queensland |
Biography/Memoir Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| PDS3. From Harry Potter to Tim Winton: How to Write for Young Adults Belinda Jeffrey B.o.Q Heritage Collection Learning Room, State Library of Queensland |
Awards/Industry Children/Young People Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| 1:30pm | PDS4. Making the Personal Matter: Memoir Writing Rachel DeWoskin Loris Williams Meeting Room, State Library of Queensland |
Biography/Memoir Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| PDS5. Turning Where into Who: Character as Place Ashley Hay B.o.Q Heritage Collection Learning Room, State Library of Queensland |
Fiction Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| Thursday, 8 September 2011 | |||
| 9:30am | PDS35. Boggling and Online Publishing Renee Barnes QLD MEAA Office, Level 4, 16 Peel St South Brisbane |
Awards/Industry Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| 9:45am | PDS6. Out of This World: Creating Characters for Spec Fiction Trent Jamieson Loris Williams Meeting Room, State Library of Queensland |
Speculative Fiction Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| PDS7. Prepare for Publishing Success: Get Ready, Get Lucky S.J. Watson B.o.Q Heritage Collection Learning Room, State Library of Queensland |
Awards/Industry Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| 1:30pm | PDS8. Sex Up Your Writing Linda Jaivin Loris Williams Meeting Room, State Library of Queensland |
Fiction Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| 2:00pm | PDS9. Writing for Young Readers: Writing For and From the Child Within Wendy Orr B.o.Q Heritage Collection Learning Room, State Library of Queensland |
Children/Young People Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| 6:00pm | PDS10. Australian Poetry Slam Workshop Tessa Leon Meeting Room 1.B, State Library of Queensland |
Poetry/Spoken Word Workshop/Masterclass |
Free |
| Friday, 9 September 2011 | |||
| 9:45am | PDS11. There’s a Story in That: Narrative Non-Fiction Joseph Braude Loris Williams Meeting Room, State Library of Queensland |
Non-fiction Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| PDS12. Creating Character and Conflict Rachel DeWoskin B.o.Q Heritage Collection Learning Room, State Library of Queensland |
Biography/Memoir Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| 10:00am | PDS13. Australian Writer’s Marketplace Industry Masterclass Joanne Dickinson, Linda Jaivin, Sophie Hamley, Shona Martyn, Max Barry. Anna Lensky, Simon Groth, Alex Adsett Queensland Art Gallery Lecture Theatre |
Awards/Industry Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| 1:30pm | PDS14. Qualitative Research: The Group Discussion Method Hugh Mackay Loris Williams Meeting Room, State Library of Queensland |
Awards/Industry Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| PDS15. Your Story, My Words: The Ethics of Writing from Life Leslie Cannold B.o.Q Heritage Collection Learning Room, State Library of Queensland |
Biography/Memoir Fiction Non-fiction Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| Saturday, 10 September 2011 | |||
| 10:00am | PDS16. Publishing in the Young Adult and Children’s Market Farrin Jacobs, Emily Rodda, Tristan Bancks, Kristina Schulz, Sophie Hamley Queensland Art Gallery Lecture Theatre |
Awards/Industry Children/Young People Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| PDS17. Getting to ‘The End’: Writing for Young Adults Maggie Stiefvater Meeting Room 1.A, State Library of Queensland |
Awards/Industry Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| PDS18. Tell Me a Story: How to Find Your Voice – and Your Audience Posie Graeme-Evans Meeting Room 1.B., State Library of Queensland |
Awards/Industry Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| PDS19. Writing Military History Peter Stanley Loris Williams Meeting Room, State Library of Queensland |
History Military/War Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| PDS20. Writing Romance That Sells Christina Brooke, Anna Campbell B.o.Q Heritage Collection Learning Room, State Library of Queensland |
Fiction Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| 1:30pm | PDS21. Writing About the Past Maria Hill Meeting Room 1.A, State Library of Queensland |
History Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| PDS22. Writing Historical Fiction Linda Jaivin Meeting Room 1.B, State Library of Queensland |
Fiction Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| PDS23. Writing for Middle Readers Tristan Bancks Loris Williams Meeting Room, State Library of Queensland |
Children/Young People Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| PDS24. The Big Thrill James Phelan B.o.Q Heritage Collection Room, State Library of Queensland |
Crime/Thriller Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| Sunday, 11 September 2011 | |||
| 10:00am | PDS25. The Illustrated Book Gary Crew, Ross Watkins, Aaron Hill Meeting Room 1.A, State Library of Queensland |
Art/Culture Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| PDS26. Chick-Lit Farrin Jacobs Meeting Room 1.B, State Library of Queensland |
Fiction Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| PDS27. Memoir Writing Katrina Beikoff Loris Williams Meeting Room, State Library of Queensland |
Awards/Industry Biography/Memoir Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| PDS28. Make them Squeal: Crime Fiction for Beginners Kathryn Fox B.o.Q Heritage Collection Learning Room, State Library of Queensland |
Crime/Thriller Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| 1:30pm | PDS29. Prepare for Publishing Success: Get Ready, Get Lucky Sulari Gentill Meeting Room 1.A, State Library of Queensland |
Awards/Industry Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed |
| PDS30. Secrets of Self-Editing Anna Kassulke Meeting Room 1.B., State Library of Queensland |
Awards/Industry Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| PDS31. Short Story Writing Mridula Koshy Loris Williams Meeting Room, State Library of Queensland |
Fiction Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
| PDS32. Writing Romance That Sells Christina Brooke, Anna Campbell B.o.Q Heritage Collection Learning Room, State Library of Queensland |
Fiction Workshop/Masterclass |
Ticketed | |
