Writing a Novel (Melbourne) Taster Workshop

with Miles Allinson and Francesca de Tores

In this special Writing a Novel taster workshop, join our Writing a Novel tutors Miles Allinson and Francesca de Tores for a two-hour writing class, followed by a discussion on what to expect from Writing a Novel (Melbourne) and your inclusion in the Faber Writing Anthology.

For one day only, join authors and Writing a Novel (Melbourne) tutors Miles Allinson (Fever of Animals; In Moonland) and Francesca de Tores (Saltblood; Cast Away) for an introductory workshop, in which we showcase the workshop-led teaching style at Faber Writing Academy. Afterwards, join us for light refreshments as Miles and Francesca answers your questions about the Faber Writing Academy experience, including topics covered, the guest speakers you might encounter, how the Faber Writing Anthology leads students to success, and how your tutors will help you get as close as possible to finishing a draft of your manuscript across the year.

A 2 hour, practical writing workshop.
A 30 minute Q & A with both Writing a Novel (Melbourne) tutors.
The ability to connect with local, committed novelists, building a close-knit community of trusted readers.
On completion of the course, receive our alumni discount of -15% off all courses.
Light refreshments.

Places are limited, and offered at the nominal fee of $50 for all.

Writers you'll be working with:

Miles Allinson

Miles Allinson is a writer from Melbourne. His first novel, Fever of Animals won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript in 2014 among other prizes. His second novel In Moonland was published in 2021 and won the Age Book of the Year Prize for Fiction in 2022. He has a Bachelor of Creative Arts and a Post…

Francesca de Tores

Francesca de Tores is a novelist and poet. She is the author of six novels, published in more than twenty languages. Her first historical novel, Saltblood, was awarded the 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize and was a Sunday Times top-20 bestseller. Her latest novel, Cast Away, tells the story of Alexander Selkirk, the 18th-century sailor whose extraordinary survival on a remote island…

Writing a Novel (Melbourne) Taster Workshop

Writers you'll be working with:

Miles Allinson

Francesca de Tores

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