POSTPONED: Bendigo: Writing Personal Essays and Opinion Pieces
Date:
With:
Roz Bellamy
Rating:
ALL
Summary:
Many people use social media to read and share articles that are personal, reflective and opinion-based. Opinion pieces and personal essays require writers to delve into their experiences and share aspects of their lives with readers. We’ll cover creative techniques, structure, ethics, and how to develop your voice and narrative. Our workshop will be friendly, inclusive and engaging, and you will leave with ideas and plans for stories to pitch to editors.Details
You will learn:
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Techniques for writing personal essays, opinion pieces and other forms of nonfiction writing
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How to build confidence in your own voice and opinions
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The ethics of writing about people in your life
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How to pitch ideas for personal essays and opinion pieces to editors and particular publications
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How to build a profile as a freelance nonfiction writer
This workshop is presented in partnership with Kill Your Darlings as part of the KYD Regional Victorian Writers Program.
About Roz Bellamy
Roz Bellamy is a freelance writer and the online editor at Archer Magazine. Roz is a contributor to Living and Loving in Diversity (Wakefield Press), Going Postal: More Than ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ (Brow Books) and Growing Up Queer in Australia (Black Inc). Roz has written for The Big Issue, Huffington Post, Junkee, Kill Your Darlings, Meanjin, SBS, The Sydney Morning Herald and Ten Daily. Roz’s writing was shortlisted for the Scribe Nonfiction Prize in 2014 and won the Stonnington Prize for Poetry in 2016.
Venue:
259 Hargreaves St
Bendigo
Victoria 3550 Australia
Contact:
Phone: 03 9094 7855
Email: [email protected]