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Creative Writing

Australian authors: a series of challenges to create and write

Join authors Tristan Bancks,Andrew Daddo, Deborah Abela and Oliver Phommavanh with illustrator James Foley for a series of interactive workshops .

  • Tristan Bancks: Based on his novel, Detention, Tristan guides students through a series of challenges to create and write interesting setting for their story.
  • Deborah Abela: Deborah guides students through a series of challenges to write an exciting story with some key ingredients. 
  • Oliver guides students through a series of challenges to write an interesting story with goals and obstacles for the characters.
  • Andrew guides students through a series of challenges to write an exciting story using everyday characters and events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writers Workshop videos

The Writers’ Workshop includes four videos, each covering a key element of creative writing and textual analysis. The videos include interviews with four Australian authors that to ask them about the writing process and the way a text is constructed. The result is an entertaining and insightful four-part video series.

 

 

 

Character Analysis

Characterisation - the way in which characters are described in a text - creates an image of the character for the reader. Join Australian authors Amra Pajalic, Angela Savage, Gabrielle Wang and Tony Wilson as they talk about the techniques of characterisation, narrative point of view and character function.

Genre

Genre is a great way of communicating what type of story a novel, film or text is. Understanding different genres – the structure and style, tone and mood, and how a particular text conforms to or challenges the generic conventions – helps us to analyse the text and draw out themes. Australian authors Amra Pajalic, Angela Savage, Gabrielle Wang and Tony Wilson discuss the genres they write within.

Theme

This programme looks at theme from the authors’ perspective as Australian authors Amra Pajalic, Angela Savage, Gabrielle Wang and Tony Wilson share how they work with theme during the writing process. When and how do they determine and develop theme? How does it shape their stories? We also take a closer look at the theme of Australian identity.

Creative Process

The creative writing process can seem strange and mysterious. In this programme, Australian authors Amra Pajalic, Angela Savage, Gabrielle Wang and Tony Wilson provide an insider’s look at writing a novel. They share their experiences with finding inspiration, gathering ideas, conducting research, and different approaches to developing a narrative from idea to finished product. This is an ideal resource for the study of imaginative writing.