Can't make your mind up about which course you'd like to do? Why not both?

Writing Nonfiction with Sam Twyford-Moore

March 21^st 8pm AEST

Anyone who has ever tried to write a resume knows that writing about yourself can be tough. Nonfiction definitely isn’t for the faint hearted. In this online short course, Sam Twyford-Moore (The Rapids) breaks down the craft of writing compelling memoir.

You will learn:

• What innovative nonfiction looks like 2019
• Methods of crafting literary nonfiction
•  Research techniques for and approaches to writing 'cultural history' (the macro)
•  How to factor in the 'self' in any piece (the micro)
•  About the working relationship with editors and publishers 

Sam Twyford-Moore is the author of The Rapids: Ways of Looking at Mania is published by NewSouth Books. He has written nonfiction pieces for The Monthly, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Australian, The Lifted Brow, The Guardian, Kill Your Darlings and many others. He is the founding host of The Rereaders, a fortnightly literary and cultural podcast and a former Festival Director and CEO of the Emerging Writers’ Festival. 

A Guide to Publishing with Alice Grundy

April 10^th 8pm AEST

We’ve all heard writers bemoan publishing. It is hard, it is slow and it can be confusing.  In this short course, Editor-in-chief/co-founder of Seizure and Associate Publisher at Brio Books, Alice Grundy talks about the inner workings of a publishing house how to find the best home for your book

You will learn:

• How to find appropriate publishers
• What makes for a successful pitch
• About the author/publisher relationship
• What are the options for self-publishing

Alice Grundy is Associate Publisher at Brio and co-founder and Editor-in-chief of Seizure. For the past decade she has worked in trade publishing with a focus on developing emerging writers. She has a graduate certificate in Editing and Publishing from UTS and a Honours degree in English from the University of Sydney.