Join us for one session or the whole day!
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Get Your Story Started
with Amie Kaufman
11:15am - 12:45pm
Arrive at this workshop with New York Times bestseller Amie Kaufman with a blank piece of paper, and leave with the idea for your next story. Together you’ll learn a system you can use again and again to generate your plot, characters and conflicts, and create stories you love.
Amie Kaufman is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of sci-fi and fantasy. With over a million books in print, her multi-award winning work has been translated into nearly thirty languages, and is in development for film and TV. You can find Amie and sign up for monthly news and giveaways at amiekaufman.com.
Book here -
https://events.humanitix.com/q-lit-festival-masterclass-with-amie-kaufman
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Finding Inspiration / Doing Research
with Reimena Yee
1pm - 2:30pm
Learn how to dig deep and uncover the sparks that ignite great stories. This masterclass will explore how to find, gather, and make sense of research and inspiration to help shape your creative work - whether you're just starting out or refining an idea in progress.
Reimena Yee is an awards-decorated strange and fancy graphic novelist, illustrator and designer originally from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She wrote and illustrated Séance Tea Party, My Aunt is a Monster, The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya and the latest retelling of the life and legends of Alexander the Great.
Book here -
https://events.humanitix.com/q-lit-festival-masterclass-with-reimena-yee
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Getting Published
with Claire G. Coleman
3pm - 4:30pm
So you have finished a work, what’s next? Getting published can be the hardest thing any writer does, so there is a lot of bad advice out there. In this workshop you will learn how to be more confident in your work, how to talk about it and who to talk to.
Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar writer from Western Australia’s south coast. Based in Naarm, she writes fiction, essays, and criticism. Her acclaimed works include Terra Nullius, The Old Lie, Lies, Damned Lies, and Enclave, exploring colonisation, identity, and truth through powerful storytelling shaped by travel and lived experience.
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Tickets:
- Free and paid tickets are equal
- Free tickets allow anyone from the community to attend
- $15 & $30 tickets are for those financially able to support Q-Lit's operations and future events
- Auslan tickets are for those who require an Auslan interpreter for the event
Accessibility:
- The space is wheelchair accessible
- There is a quiet space available throughout the event
- Gender neutral bathrooms available
Travel:
- Street parking is available
- Tram - 1/3/5/6/16/64/67/72 - 1min walk
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