Beginnings and Endings

Join writer Susan Braghieri at PCWC to discuss how to write strong beginnings and endings in your work.

Are you struggling to find the right ending for your novel or a longer short story? Should it relate back to your story hook in the beginning, or are there other options you can explore in your quest to give the reader a more satisfying and resonant ending? In this session, we’ll look at the different types of endings writers can use with examples of beginnings and endings from literary and genre fiction.

What to bring: a notebook and pen, or your laptop, if you wish.

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Susan Braghieri writes historical and gothic fiction, and short stories. Her gothic fiction chapbook, ‘Ghosts and Whispers’, was recognised as a Notable Chapbook and longlisted in ‘The Masters Review Chapbook Open’ contest in 2023. Susan’s flash fiction has appeared in collections including Three Can Keep a Secret (Night Parrot Press) and Play (Spineless Wonders). She is a past finalist in the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction Contest (USA) and various Australian literary competitions. Susan was in the PCWC cohort of the inaugural Four Centres’ Emerging Writers Program and holds a Post Graduate Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing) from ECU.