Sector Sessions: Connecting with your Creative Practice with Ashley Kalagian Blunt

Registrations open one month prior to the event. Subscribe to the Creative Randwick Newsletter to receive advance access from 12 May 2026.

Presented by Randwick City Council, Sector Sessions is a year-round program of workshops and drop-in sessions designed to support and strengthen creative practice. Led by industry professionals, it offers a space for artists to build skills, share knowledge, and connect with others navigating the realities of creative work.

About the Session
Whether you’re a writer ready to generate new ideas or an artist eager for new insights into your work, this workshop will help you connect more deeply with your creative practice.

Through a series of generative exercises, you'll explore multifaceted aspects of your creativity. You’ll also gain a new understanding of how story works and how to use it more effectively, no matter what medium you’re working in. Suitable for both practicing artists/writers and anyone wanting to connect with (or reawaken) their creative self.

Come prepared to write with pen/paper (or preferred device).


About the Facilitator
Ashley Kalagian Blunt is the number one bestselling author of Dark Mode, a psychological thriller published in multiple territories and languages, and shortlisted for the ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year, the Ned Kelly Awards for Best Crime Fiction, and the Danger Award for Debut Fiction. Her earlier books are How to Be Australian, a memoir, and My Name Is Revenge, collected fiction and essays. She co-hosts James and Ashley Stay at Home, a podcast about creativity, writing and health, and teaches writing workshops across Australia.

Originally from Winnipeg, Canada, she lived and worked in South Korea, Peru and Mexico before moving to Gadigal land. Her latest thrillers are Cold Truth, which was also shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Awards, and Like, Follow, Die.

Access
Randwick Town Hall is located on the ground floor at 90 Avoca Street, Randwick.
The main entrance is via double doors located on Frances Street. From this entrance there are 8 steps with handrails to reach the hall.
There is a wheelchair accessible entry via the carpark on Avoca Street. There is an accessible car park located on Frances Street.
If you would like a Council staff member to reach out to you and discuss your access requirements, please select the checkbox on ticketing registration.

Sector Sessions takes place on the land of the Gadigal and Bidjigal people. We pay respect to Elders past and present, recognising their strength, wisdom and creativity.