The Writing Workshop

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Workshops starting from $100. NSW Creative Kids vouchers accepted.

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Parking

Car park P10F on Bicentennial Drive. Time restrictions may apply. Limited parking so arrive early.

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Location

Field Studies Tower at the Education Centre, Bicentennial Park

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The Writing Workshop 2024

Creative Science Writing from Hypothesis to Conclusion 

Monday 6 October | 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Ages: 8 - 13

Contrary to popular belief, scientific writing can be as fun and inventive as fiction! Explore the bubbling questions you have about the world around you. Report on facts, guesses, and jumps to conclusions. We will take an observation walk through the surrounding Badu Mangroves Boardwalk and parkland (weather permitting). This workshop will be led by Workshop Leader Emily Chan. Emily is currently studying a Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences and a Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) at Macquarie University. Two breaks for recess and lunch. Bring lunch and a snack (no nuts, please), a drink, hat, and your curiosity.

$180. NSW Creative Kids vouchers are accepted. 

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Animal Tales 

Wednesday 8 October | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Ages: 6 - 9

Release the scary or hilarious beasts from your imagination. Tame or confront dragons, unicorns and all kinds of fantastic animals you will invent. One break for recess. Bring a snack (no nuts, please), a drink, a hat, and your curiosity!

$110. NSW Creative Kids vouchers are accepted. 

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Write Your Own Book

Thursday 9 October | 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Ages: 8 - 13

How to set, plan, build and finish your own extended story. Create atmospheric settings, memorable characters and gripping plots. This full day will give you all the skills and inspiration you need to write your own book. Two breaks for recess and lunch. Bring a hat, lunch, snack (no nuts please), drink, and brain turned to HIGH.

$180. NSW Creative Kids vouchers are accepted. 

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Skilled Writers: Advanced Storytelling from Start to Finish

Friday 10 October | 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Ages: 10 - 15

Immersive writing techniques to build gripping beginnings, expansive middles and effective finishes. Discover authors' secrets to craft page-turning writing and keep your readers hooked from start to end. This workshop is the most advanced offering in our holidays program. We offer new content and approaches for skilled young writers every holidays. Two breaks for recess and lunch. Bring lunch and a snack (no nuts, please), a drink, hat, and your curiosity.

$180. NSW Creative Kids vouchers are accepted. 

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Rhetoric and Persuasion

Sunday 12 October | 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Ages: 8 - 13

In ancient times, rhetoric was treated as a science, and no one has ever really changed minds with three examples and a strong belief. This workshop will help you advocate effectively for your deepest passions, as well as test the logical limits of causation and consequence. Two breaks for recess and lunch. Bring lunch, a snack (no nuts, please), a drink, a hat, and your curiosity.

$180. NSW Creative Kids vouchers are accepted. 

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