Laura Elizabeth Woollett is the author of a short story collection, The Love of a Bad Man (2016), and three novels, Beautiful Revolutionary (2018), The Newcomer (2021), and West Girls (2023). Her work has been shortlisted and long-listed for awards, including the 2024 Stella Prize. Laura was the City of Melbourne’s 2020 Boyd Garret writer-in-residence, a 2020-22 Marten Bequest scholar for prose, and will be a 2025 writer-in-residence at the Keesing Studio in Paris.
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Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September
Chapters: A Workshop Series
Across four sessions, unblock your creative energy, scope out new writerly connections, establish a pleasurable reliable routine, and have the chance to perform new work.

Wednesday 11 September, 6:30PM
Chapter Three: Where to from here?
Part of our Chapters series. This penultimate chapter will equip you with advice and wisdom about sustaining enthusiasm, building resilience, and how to keep writing long-term, even through the inevitable lows and highs.

Thursday 12 September, 10AM
Masterclass: Creative Living
How can we bring artistry into our daily lives, beyond our writing practice? From slowing down and surrendering to the process, to imbuing our rituals and routines with beauty and curiosity.

Saturday 7 September, 1:15pm
Editing Essentials
Enjoy a mini workshop to inject some hands-on energy into the day. Take a stab at finessing your own work with the guidance of a seasoned editor.
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