Join award-winning author Zena Shapter for an enriching creative writing experience.

This practical workshop will get you writing creatively and skillfully, whatever your level or writing genre. Discover how to craft captivating characters, create enthralling story settings, and pivotal narration. Zena will guide you in storytelling techniques, and help develop your individual writing voice and style through writing exercises and workshop activities. Zena will also offer seasoned writing tips, tricks and techniques, and industry advice about starting out. You will leave engaged and inspired to journey on with your own writing adventure!

Bring pen & paper and your own refreshments.

About Zena

Zena Shapter writes from a castle in a flying city hidden by a thundercloud, reaching across age and genre into the heart of storytelling. A multi-award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy, speculative and contemporary fiction, she loves conjuring journeys into the beyond and unusual. Zena is the author of books including ‘When Dark Roots Hunt’, ‘Song of the Cawal’, ‘Towards White’, and co-author of ‘Into Tordon’. Zena enjoys working as a mentor, editor and inclusive creativity advocate, teaching storytelling and writing at festivals, libraries and schools. She judges various literary awards and encourages everyone to value the importance of creativity

The workshop will be held in the light-filled Mona Vale Creative Space Gallery.