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Writing Fandom

Date:

With:

CB Mako

Rating:

ALL

Summary:

When we love something or someone, we often want to write about them. But how do we do this in a way that works for the reader? In this workshop, we’ll explore the ways in which fandom can be generative, opening up new approaches to writing, and examine strategies for writing when the depth of our obsession risks overpowering our prose.
A portrait of CB Majo. They are looking off to the side of the frame, red hair falling over their face.
A portrait of CB Mako

Details

This workshop will take place online via the Writers Victoria Zoom room. Detailed instructions for participation will be provided.

You Will Learn:

  • Different ways enthusiasm can fuel your writing
  • Strategies for writing about things you love
  • How much information to include and exclude when you know a subject well
  • A range of approaches to writing about your obsessions
  • To develop confidence in your own enthusiasm

About the Tutor:

CB Mako is one of the founding members of the Disabled QBIPOC Collective along with Nayook, Gemma Mahadeo and Pauline Vetuna. Based in Naarm, cubbie is also a contributor of Resilience (Ultimo), Growing up Disabled in Australia (Black Inc) and Collisions: Fictions of the Future (Pantera Press). Winner of the Writers Victoria's Grace Marion Wilson Emerging Writers Competition, shortlisted in Overland’s Fair Australia Prize and the Lord Mayor's Creative Writers Awards, cubbie’s writings are in Mascara Literary Review, The Suburban Review, Peril Magazine, Kill Your Darlings and Archer among others.

Free places are available in this workshop for writers who would otherwise be unable to attend. Please email [email protected] to access one of these places. 

Not a Member?

Members of Writers Victoria receive up to 37% off the full price of our workshops, seminars and courses. In addition, members have access to a range of other discounts and opportunities and receive a subscription to 'The Victorian Writer' magazine. Memberships start from just $50. Find out more about becoming a member here.

Book early to access our early bird prices! These expire 9 days before the course begins. Please keep in mind that our workshops require a minimum number of participants to run, so booking early also helps ensure that a workshop will go ahead. 

Cancellation Policy

Venue:

Australia

Contact:

Phone: +61399178461
Email: [email protected]

Registration for this event ended on 27 October 2023 - 4:00
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