Creative writing workshop (up to five hours with award-winning author Felicity Castagna

A creative writing workshop and/or talk of up to five hours, anywhere within two hours driving distance of Sydney. I can teach at your school, your writing group, your local library or anywhere – gift me to a local organisation or school or host me in your backyard. I’m a highly experienced teacher, speaker, writing mentor and teacher educator who has facilitated workshops all over Australia and internationally.

I’ve taught everywhere from schools to festivals and art galleries to correctional centres and I’ve helped to establish, promote and run many writing and storytelling programs. I’m currently a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Western Sydney University and the Convenor of the Creative Writing Program. I can tailor a workshop to you but some topics I often cover are: writing about place, writing with better voice and style, finding structure and focus and writing the short story. You can find out more about my workshops at www.felicitycastagna.com

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Felicity Castagna has published four novels for adults and young adults including her most recent book, Girls In Boys’ Cars which received The Victorian and Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards and was a CBCA Honour book and is now being adapted to film. Her previous novel, No More Boats was a finalist in the 2018 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Her novel The Incredible Here and Now received The Prime Minister’s Award for Young Adult Literature. She has worked with artists in many different fields to produce cross-artform collaborations, theatre and installation for major festivals including The Sydney Opera House, The Sydney Festival, The National Theatre of Parramatta and The Adelaide Festival. Her creative non-fiction and critical responses to literature and art are published both here and internationally on platforms such as The New York Times, The Sydney Review of Books, Electric Literature, LitHub, The Griffith Review and ABC radio and television. You can find her on Instagram @felicitycastagna