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Events
Events
COMING EVENTS
COMING EVENTS
PRESENTER: Melaina Faranda
WHERE: City Libraries Riverway, Von Stieglitz Room
WHEN: Thursday 25th September, 6.30pm to 8.30pm
COST: TWPC Member $50 Non member $60
LEARN HOW TO REEL YOUR READERS IN
LEARN HOW TO REEL YOUR READERS IN
Want to fast track your writing by learning tools to create deeply engaging stories with memorable scenes, language, and characters? Whether you’re writing (or want to write) memoir or fiction, you can supercharge your writing and save yourself years of slog. During it, you will learn how to more effectively show than tell, how language can be specifically used for acceleration and braking to control pace, and the power of creating compelling sensory imagery. Open and suitable for anyone starting out to those with several books down the track—this is one of those workshops you won’t want to miss!
PRESENTER: Melaina Faranda
WHERE: Jungle Club, 41 Sooning St, Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island
WHEN: Sunday 5 October 2025, 10.00am to 4.30pm
COST: Members $120 Non Members $150
This event supported by the Regional Arts Fund and Regional Arts Australia
GET UNSTUCK AND IGNITE YOUR WRITING
GET UNSTUCK AND IGNITE YOUR WRITING
Exploring your creativity through writing can be joyous, wild, and crazy fun! Forget the boring ways you might have been taught in the past and become inspired by a take-away toolkit of professional tips and techniques to develop your writing. Designed and delivered by writing tutor and author of seventy published books, this full-day creative smorgasbord is suitable for all backgrounds and levels of experience (from those with an unwritten idea, to people who want to play with words, to others who might have a project they’ve already started—a novel, creative non-fiction, memoir, or a collection of short stories). In the supportive company of others, you will learn how to get unstuck, overcome procrastination and self-doubt, and tap into more original thinking, all while exploring and expanding your way with words and stories via a feast of exercises and activities.
TO see the full information for both of Alyson Walton’s workshops
(please scroll down)
WHERE: City Libraries Riverway, Von Stieglitz Room
WHEN: Sunday 9th November 2025
COST: Members $100 Non Members $120
This event supported by the Regional Arts Fund and Regional Arts Australia
SPECIAL DEAL!
SPECIAL DEAL!
FOR ATTENDING BOTH
FOR ATTENDING BOTH
WORD FORMATTING WORKSHOPS
WORD FORMATTING WORKSHOPS
WITH ALYSON WALTON
WITH ALYSON WALTON
Workshop #1
Beginners guide for using Word
9 30 am to 11.30am
Workshop #2
Using Word to Format your book
12 pm to 3.30pm
BEGINNERS GUIDE TO USING WORD
PRESENTER: Alyson Walton
WHERE: City Libraries Riverway, Von Stieglitz Room
WHEN: Sunday 9th November 2025, time 9.30am to 11.30 am
COST: Members $50 Non members $60
This event supported by the Regional Arts Fund and Regional Arts Australia
BEGINNERS GUIDE TO USING WORD
BEGINNERS GUIDE TO USING WORD
Exploring words basics: What is the ribbon? How to change your margins. How to use fonts, paragraphs, and what does widow and orphan mean? How to insert page numbers. When to use page breaks? What does Review mean? What does header and footer mean and how to use it.
· Different ways to view your document.
· There will also be exercises of formatting a written piece into different layouts, similar to following submission guidelines.
· Handouts will include a brief explanation for major commands and a list of short cuts.
USING WORD TO FORMAT YOUR BOOK
PRESENTER: Alyson Walton
WHERE: City Libraries Riverway, Von Stieglitz Meeting Room, 20 Village Blvd, Thuringowa Central QLD 4817
WHEN: Sunday 9th November 2025, 12pm to 3.30pm
COST: Members $70 Non Members $80
This event supported by the Regional Arts Fund and Regional Arts Australia
USING WORD TO FORMAT YOUR BOOK
This workshop is aimed at the more advanced Word users, includes:
· Settling on a style for your book.
· Selecting a size for your book.
· Thinking about margins. Headers and Footers. Mirror images. Styling, fonts and how to utilise your ‘heading styles.; The best fonts to use. What is True Type font? Using drop caps. How to ensure the bottom edge of writing all finishes on the same line. How to utilise line spacing and kerning effectively.
· There will be exercises for participants to practice some of the commands for themselves.
· Step by step handouts for some of the more complicated situations, and a list of short cuts, as well as a list of websites that may be of further use.
PAST EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
We are looking forward to meeting you there. Come and chat. Buy a book from our authors. Listen to our stories.
We are looking forward to meeting you there. Come and chat. Buy a book from our authors. Listen to our stories.
We're a fun loving group of writers. It's just $40 to join TWPC and we have a lot to give.
We're a fun loving group of writers. It's just $40 to join TWPC and we have a lot to give.
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM. Sat, 29 Mar 2025 – 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: Free Venue: Aitkenvale Library, 4 Petunia St, Aitkenvale
https://whatson.townsville.qld.gov.au/events/festival-of-stories Put it in your calendar!
This free community celebration invites everyone to embrace the magic of storytelling in all forms. Hear from captivating guest speakers, including Julie Goodwin, Bruce Pascoe, Chris Hammer, Peter Greste, Boori Monty Prior, Candice Fox and Veronica Lando, and members of the Townsville Writers and Publishers Centre who will inspire with engaging talks, panel discussions and book signings. Enjoy interactive workshops, hands-on children’s activities and more.
This free community celebration invites everyone to embrace the magic of storytelling in all forms. Hear from captivating guest speakers, including Julie Goodwin, Bruce Pascoe, Chris Hammer, Peter Greste, Boori Monty Prior, Candice Fox and Veronica Lando, and members of the Townsville Writers and Publishers Centre who will inspire with engaging talks, panel discussions and book signings. Enjoy interactive workshops, hands-on children’s activities and more.
Put it in your calendar. I hope you can make it along and then stay afterwards, have a cuppa and join us for the All Genre meeting at 7pm.
Put it in your calendar. I hope you can make it along and then stay afterwards, have a cuppa and join us for the All Genre meeting at 7pm.
Come along and listen to local writers and enjoy the visual experience of the exhibition, Know My Name, Australian Women Artists
Come along and listen to local writers and enjoy the visual experience of the exhibition, Know My Name, Australian Women Artists
EVERYONE WELCOME
EVERYONE WELCOME
Sorry Folks, this event is BOOKED OUT
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Friday, 8th November
Friday, 8th November
6.oopm to 8.00pm
6.oopm to 8.00pm
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253 Flinders St, Townsville City QLD 4810
253 Flinders St, Townsville City QLD 4810
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Light refreshments will be provided during a short interval.
Light refreshments will be provided during a short interval.
Admission is FREE
Admission is FREE
No bookings required
No bookings required
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For more TWPC information
Phone Anita: 0418 878 827
Email Lynn: info@twpc.org
It's time to party!
There'll be games and silliness.
Sorry folks: this is a members only event
TWPC
Malaina Faranda
Workshop
Don't miss out.
Interested in writing? Want to be published?
Melaina will help make that happen!
TWPC
will be at Pop Fest
Come and say hello! Talk to our authors, purchase their books.
Interested in writing? Love books?
We'd love to meet you.
ALL WELCOME
For more information
please contact the secretary:
or
phone Anita:
0418 878 827
MEMBERS ONLY
MEMBERS ONLY
EVERYONE WELCOME
EVERYONE WELCOME
TWPC
TWPC
Kids Lit Meeting
Kids Lit Meeting
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Tuesday
Tuesday
22nd August
22nd August
7.oopm to 9.00pm
7.oopm to 9.00pm
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Aitkenvale Library
Aitkenvale Library
Meeting Room
Meeting Room
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Admission is FREE
Admission is FREE
No bookings required
No bookings required
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For more TWPC information
Phone Anita: 0418 878 827
Email Lynn: info@twpc.org
Come along and listen to local writers and enjoy the visual experience of the exhibition,
Come along and listen to local writers and enjoy the visual experience of the exhibition,
One Foot on the Ground, One Foot in the Water
One Foot on the Ground, One Foot in the Water
EVERYONE WELCOME
EVERYONE WELCOME
Pinnacles Art Gallery
Pinnacles Art Gallery
Thursday 10 August
Thursday 10 August
6.oopm to 7.30pm
6.oopm to 7.30pm
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Riverway Precinct
Riverway Precinct
Thuringowa Central
Thuringowa Central
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Light refreshments will be provided during a short interval.
Light refreshments will be provided during a short interval.
Admission is FREE
Admission is FREE
No bookings required
No bookings required
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For more TWPC information
Phone Anita: 0418 878 827
Email Lynn: info@twpc.org
Give Your Character Personality
Writing Workshop
Join local author, Rachel Armstrong, in a new writing workshop to give your character personality towards developing complex fictional characters that everyone will want to read.
Local author Rachel Armstrong is a hybrid published author of romantic fiction. She facilitates TWPC’s Popular Fiction Writers Group.
Sunday 6th August 2023
9 am - 12pm
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CityLibraries Riverway
20 Village Boulevard
Thuringowa Central QLD 4817
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Admission is FREE
Admission is FREE
Light refreshments will be provided during a short interval.
Light refreshments will be provided during a short interval.
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For more information
Phone: 07 4727 8310
Email: library@townsville.qld.gov.au
TWPC will be at Townville Pop Fest on Sunday 9th July, 9am - 4pm. Want to know more about writing, meet local authors including our speculative fiction/fantasy/horror/sci-fi/alternative history writers, chat to authors about their books, then come and say hello.
Townsville Stadium
40-48 Murray Lyons Crescent
Annandale, QLD 4811
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Pop Fest is a ticketed event. Visit
townsvillepopfest.com
for more info.
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For more TWPC information
Phone Anita: 0418 878 827
Email Lynn:
info@twpc.org
TWPC are super excited to have Jo Branson coming to the Kids Lit meeting on the 27th June. Jo is the children's librarian for Townsville CityLibraries and is keen to meet ALL our kids lit authors, whether they write fantasy, spec fic or any other genre. Jo is interested in talking to authors who write Picture Books, Graphic Novels, Junior Fiction, Chapter Books, Middle Grade and Young Adult. She has helped many local authors and illustrators and is going to co-ordinate with TWPC to hold a children's workshop in the September school holidays.
Jo Branson at Kids Lit
Jo Branson at Kids Lit
Aitkenvale Library Meeting Room
4 Petunia St
Aitkenvale 4812
7 – 9 pm.
Phone Anita: 0418 878 827
Email Lynn:
info@twpc.org
23 May 2023
Aitkenvale Library Meeting Room
4 Petunia St
Aitkenvale 4812
7 – 9 pm.
Margie O’hara at Kids Lit
Margie O’hara at Kids Lit
TWPC are proud to host Margie O’Hara for an author visit. Margie is an award-winning artist, author/illustrator.
She will talk about her journey to becoming a widely published author and about her current book. She will also be discussing a fantastic opportunity to become an author pen pal as part of the Author Pen Pal programme with primary schools.
Margie has written, illustrated and published a number of picture books as well as inspirational message cards for kids.
ALL WELCOME
TWPC AGM
TWPC AGM
You are invited to attend the TWPC AGM on Wednesday 22nd February, 7pm (followed by a brief All Genre meeting).
Nominations are open for all positions until Wednesday 8th February. Should you wish to nominate please contact the secretary: info@twpc.org.
The AGM is your opportunity to help select the committee for the next twelve months. We hope to see you there, but if you can't attend you can fill out the proxy form and ask somebody to vote on your behalf.
Please note: You have to be a financial member to vote or nominate another person.
TWPC at Beach Day Out
TWPC at Beach Day Out
TWPC invites you to come along to this free event, join in the activities, or just sit back and enjoy the show. Local authors will be reading at the Lunch Box Session. There will be a coffee van out the front and we're beside Juliette's Gelateria. We hope you can make it along!
TWPC at Beach Day Out Writing Activity
TWPC at Beach Day Out Writing Activity
Come along to this fun event with Alyson Walton and explore what it means to use the five senses in your writing!
TWPC at Beach Day Out Writing Workshop
TWPC at Beach Day Out Writing Workshop
Do You have a story to tell but don't know where to start? If you're a Townsville local, you know The Strand. You probably even have a favourite place somewhere along its length. This workshop will take that favourite place and turn it into something you never thought it could be. Do you dare?
TWPC at Beach Day Out
TWPC at Beach Day Out
Want to read your work aloud, but feel too shy? Don't be. The seaside is a casual and friendly environment in which to step outside your comfort zone. Take the plunge.
Dramatics
Dramatics
Sorry folks you missed an excellent workshop!
We are excited to bring you this two part workshop on writing poetry:
a) by connecting ideas, perspective shifting (ekphrasis) and dialogic layout,
b) performance using ground-up stability, centring, punctuation through movement, vocal elements such as pitch, volume, and pace.
Home Among the Palm Trees
Home Among the Palm Trees
Another one of our many talented Townsville authors, is launching her latest offering. Please join her and support your local authors.
Another one of our many talented Townsville authors, is launching her latest offering. Please join her and support your local authors.
Find out more at: https://www.rachelarmstrongauthor.com.au/
Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meeting
7.00 pm 28 Feb 2022
Scout Hall, 387 Charles Street Kirwan
Edwina Shaw - Writing Your Way Into a Story
Edwina Shaw - Writing Your Way Into a Story
Sunday 20 June 2021
Sunday 20 June 2021
From 9am to 3pm
From 9am to 3pm
at The HUB Creative Space, 16 Casey Street Aitkenvale.
at The HUB Creative Space, 16 Casey Street Aitkenvale.
Edwina Shaw's Writing Your Way Into a Story workshop uses yoga and relaxation techniques to help access the imagination more freely to develop a new story. Get into the heart and body of your characters and learn how to shape plot from character goals, traits and failings. Filled with Edwina's best hints and tips, this is a workshop you’ll leave inspired with the beginnings of a story, if not a full first draft.
2021 Emerge Holiday Workshop
2021 Emerge Holiday Workshop
2021 Scribblerz Holiday Workshop
2021 Scribblerz Holiday Workshop
Tuesday 6 & Wednesday 7 July
Tuesday 6 & Wednesday 7 July
Scribblerz is for young writers (8-12 years old) 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.
2021 Cass Moriarty - Preparing Your Work for Submission (the end is only the beginning)
2021 Cass Moriarty - Preparing Your Work for Submission (the end is only the beginning)
Saturday 24
Saturday 24
From 9.30am to 12.30pm at The HUB Creative Space,
16 Casey Street Aitkenvale.
From 9.30am to 12.30pm at The HUB Creative Space,
16 Casey Street Aitkenvale.
You’ve typed ‘The End’ and you’re ready to submit. What next? How do you pitch your manuscript to a publisher or agent to ensure the best chance of success? How can you take advantage of awards and competitions? Why is networking in your writing community so important? (and how do you do it?) Practical aspects: writing exercises and discussion; cover letter; synopsis; useful tips and industry contacts; receiving rejection; how to be a good literary citizen.
Cass Moriarty - Finding Your Character's Voice
Cass Moriarty - Finding Your Character's Voice
Sunday 25 July
Sunday 25 July
2021
From 9.30am to 12.30pm at The HUB Creative Space,
16 Casey Street Aitkenvale.
From 9.30am to 12.30pm at The HUB Creative Space,
16 Casey Street Aitkenvale.
In this workshop, you will explore how to:
Listen to your character and find their voice
Build your character through dialogue and movement
Give substance through backstory, experiences and childhood memories
Plot the external and internal (emotional) life of your character
Examine how setting, time and place impact on your character
Engage the reader and invest them in your character’s journey
Discuss authors who write great characterisation
Christmas Party
Christmas Party
Details to be announced.
Details to be announced.
Magneticon
Magneticon
Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 June
Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 June
Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre
Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre
Flashbang Competition
Flashbang Competition
Details to be announced.
Details to be announced.
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