Our Writing Groups



Popular Fiction



Publishers love commercial fiction; it’s what hits the bestseller lists, it’s what everyone’s talking about. And it covers many different genres: romance, crime, mystery, thriller, and subsequent subgenres. This devoted group engages in workshops of craft that can be applied to writers of all genres, such as writing engaging first pages, building tension, and character development.


There will be something in this group for every romantic with a pen in their hand and every writer with death and daggers in their heart and soul. ​​


Popular Fiction is facilitated by romance and fiction writer Rachel Armstrong.



Kids Lit



Townsville has a lot of hidden children’s writers and Kids Lit encourages any children's writers of all levels to get together and share their experiences and learn from each other. Some members are published writers, some are writing stories for their grandchildren, some want to be published some are happy not to go down that track.


Each meeting has a specific topic that applies to children's books, but also to writers of other genres, so don't count this group out.


Kids Lit is facilitated by children's writer and illustrator Matt B Lewis.



Townsville Speculative Fiction


We cater for a wide range of genres; from fantasy to science fiction, horror and dystopian, and many more sub genres. If you write in any of these genres, we welcome you. As a group we write short works and publish them in annual anthologies while supporting the solo projects of members regardless of skill level. Our creed is to be supportive, but constructive.​​


Speculative Fiction is facilitated by Terry Mullins.


Scriptwriters


Scriptwriters is the perfect group who love to write fiction, but rather in novel format, wish to write for stage or screen! And if you wish to adapt your novel into a screenplay, then this is the group that will help you do it.


Scriptwriters intends to explore the aspects of writing that are specific to all genres and types, such as characterisation, setting, dialogue and world building and therefore is suitable to writers of all fiction.


Scriptwriters is run by scriptwriter and filmmaker Will Walquist at Revolution Productions, and fiction writer Chris Picone.

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Emerge (ages 13-17)


Emerge is for students who want to expand their skills, learn new forms of creative writing and gain the tools needed for any young aspiring author to produce publishable works.



Scribblerz (ages 8-12)


Scribblerz is for young writers wishing to build their writing skills and produce publishable works of fiction. At Scribblerz workshops, children learn writing fundamentals, workshop pieces of writing, and work with experienced writers to produce written works. So far, Scribblerz have produced an anthology of stories and microfiction printed on cushion covers.​




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