TROPICAL WRITERS FESTIVAL
The Tropical Writers Festival will offer workshops and opportunities for readers to meet favourite published local authors
Date: August 30 & 31; Guest Author - Nick Earls
Time: Opening August 30, 10.30am - 5pm; Literary Dinner August 30, 7pm; Nick Earls 9.30am-5pm August 31.
Venue: Shangri-La Hotel, Workshops in conference rooms, Networking in Ba8.
Admission: Free to networking area, Costs vary for workshops, Literary Dinner $48.00
Funding: Regional Arts & Development Fund, Queensland Arts Council
Partnerships: Arts Nexus, Queensland Writers Centre, Cairns Post Weekender, RADF
Presented by: The Tropical Writers' Group of Far North Queensland
Information: www.tropicalwritersfestival.com or www.artsnexus.com.au
The Tropical Writers' Festival on the 30th, 31st August, will offer workshops - poetry to playwriting, networking, book sales, and opportunities for readers to meet favourite published local authors. You will be surprised who is local!
Featuring international guest author Nick Earls, the festival is designed to be fun and inspiring. There will be opportunities to hear Nick Earls speak, attend his master class, and dine with him at a Literary Dinner on the 30th August.
Also featured is guest playwright Alex Broun (Short & Sweet Play Festival) who is keen to share his passion for the very short play.
The Tropical Writers' Festival is also designed to offer real outcomes from workshops with presentations of work, at the Tanks Writers' Market later in the year.
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The Tropical Writers Festival will offer workshops and opportunities for readers to meet favourite published local authors.
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