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This practical workshop in creative non-fiction is suitable for almost any area of interest - memoir, family history, local history, personal essay, travel diary, feature article.
Sharing stories is a positive way to build communities by developing mutual respect and understanding.
In this workshop, a range of exercises and discussions progressively build upon each other. These commence with planning and scoping the writing. Getting started can be the hardest part but it doesn't have to be, especially when the right side of the brain comes into play. The writer's voice, finding an opening hook and sensory language get attention. Turning facts into a compelling story is at the heart of the workshop which explores the writer's maxim, "Show, Don't Tell". The workshop finishes with polishing and editing.
Drawing on his background in adult learning and community development, Graeme Gibson has presented writing workshops since 2007. He has contributed to a number of short story collections and had essays and feature articles published. He has self-published 'Beyond Fear and Loathing: Local politics at work,' and a memoir, 'In Life There is Luck: A memoir of an ordinary life with reflections on memoir writing.'
This workshop will be held in Marrar Woorn Neighbourhood House adjacent to Apollo Bay Library.
Tickets are $30, $20 Geelong Regional Library Members, $10 Concession.
| Mon, Apr 28 | 2:00PM to 5:00PM |
| Tue, Apr 29 | Closed |
| Wed, Apr 30 | 11:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Thu, May 01 | Closed |
| Fri, May 02 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
| Sat, May 03 | 9:30AM to 12:00PM |
| Sun, May 04 | Closed |
Apollo Bay Library is a small, intimate and quiet library located in the coastal town of Apollo Bay.
The Geelong Regional Library Corporation acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin nation, and the Gulidjan and Gadubanud Peoples of the Maar nations as the Original Owners of the lands on which our library services operate. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and celebrate First Nations Peoples of this land as the custodians of learning, literacy, knowledge and story.
