Writing the Tides explores the art of narrating profound and pivotal life experiences with elegance, honesty and impact.
This workshop explores the craft of writing cyclical human stories such as birth, death, grief and love – the ‘tides’ that wash up on the shores of our lives. These topics touch us all, which might suggest they are easy to write, but in fact, the opposite is true: the more global a topic, the harder it is to capture. Themes such as loss, desire, joy and heartache are vulnerable to narrative pitfalls such as cliché, generalisation and over-analysis.
Participants who have previously attended writing workshops or have writing experience will benefit most from this workshop.
Details
- When: Saturday 29 March, 10am – 4pm
- Where: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne
- With: Katia Ariel
About the Tutor
Katia Ariel is an author and book editor from Melbourne/Naarm. She was born in Odesa, Ukraine and teaches in the School of Culture and Communication at Melbourne University. Her work has been published in journals including Womankind, Archer and Antithesis. She was awarded the Varuna Residential Fellowship (2022) and Bundanon Writing Residency (2024). Her memoir, The Swift Dark Tide, was shortlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize and The Society of Women’s Writers NSW Book Award. Her second book is forthcoming with Wild Dingo Press (2025).