Testing and Developing Your Idea with Tristram Baumber | Pitchable 2026

Discover whether your idea has what it takes, and learn how to get it there.

Every writer has ideas. But how do you know if yours is strong enough to sustain a full project? In this practical workshop, screenwriter and producer Tristram Baumber walks you through the core questions that separate a promising concept from one that's truly ready to develop. Whether you're working on a screenplay, novel, stage play, podcast or game, you'll leave with a clearer understanding of what makes an idea work - and a roadmap for making yours stronger.

Learning outcomes

As part of this workshop, you will learn to:

• Identify the core elements that make an idea strong and sustainable

• Test your concept against key questions used by industry professionals

• Understand what makes a premise original, distinctive and marketable

• Develop your idea into a clearer, more compelling concept

• Apply premise-testing techniques across different formats and genres

Format

This is an online workshop with a focus on craft; it will be hosted via Zoom. As part of the Pitchable 2026 program, this workshop is suitable for writers of all levels and writing backgrounds. A 7-day replay will be made available to participants.

Complimentary access to this workshop is available to all Pitchable 2026 applicants – please select the free Entrant Admission ticket type (ensure your registration details match those of your initial application). Other Queensland Writers Centre members and the public may attend with a paid ticket.

About Tristram

Tristram Baumber is a screenwriter, producer and director with over a decade of experience in Australian film and television. He co-created and showran ABC's AACTA-nominated The PM's Daughter, received an AWGIE nomination for his writing on Mother and Son, and wrote and co-directed the independent horror feature Site Unseen, coming to Australian cinema release. He is a trained educator and has delivered screenwriting workshops and courses for Queensland Writers Centre, Screenworks, Griffith Film School and Mercury CX.

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