Website - Now Archived

From Helen Hagemann   I have been teaching the Prose Class at the Fremantle Arts Centre for 12 years and have decided to retire to become a full-time writer, and hence the closure of this website.  Since the forthcoming publication of my debut novel The Last Asbestos Town will eventuate sometime  in April-May 2020 with Adelaide Books LLC, New York there...

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Christopher Konrad to teach Prose at the Fremantle Arts Centre

Christopher Konrad will be teaching Prose Classes from now on each Friday fortnight at the Fremantle Arts Centre. He began in Term 2 taking over from Helen Hagemann who retires to be a full-time writer. You may remember his good news recently when he won the 2018 Tom Collins Poetry Award m a competition run by the Fellowship of WA Writers at Swanbourne WA. He is pictured...

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Writing Who You Are with Chris Konrad

Christopher Konrad Ph.d (Wrtg) ECowan Writing who you are Do you suffer from Hypergraphia? The compulsion to write? Then this is the course for you! ‘Real’ writers cross culturally, across time and gender all assert that they simply do not have a choice but to write. We write not because we want to, but because we need to! Writing is not a choice – it’s a compulsion!...

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Steven Finch to teach Prose Classes at the FAC

Steven Finch will be teaching Prose Classes in Term 1 starting 8th February 1-3pm Fremantle Arts Centre. You may remember him at the Arts Centre (pictured here with friends) living in a yurt for 6 months, as the hard-working Editor of dotdotdash and involved in a myriad of community projects including his role as Administration Officer at the Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany....

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Helen Hagemann returns to Critiquing Friday Mornings

Join Helen Hagemann and other Prose writers for some valuable time critiquing your work. Critiquing Group @ the Fremantle Arts Centre every Prose Friday morning 10.00am to midday.  Commences Friday 8th February. The group meet in the FAC Cafe (small room) which is subject to availability. Writers are asked to send up to 4 pages of their work (Times New Roman, 12,...

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Veronica Lake continues in Term 4

Veronica Lake returns to the Prose Class for Term 4. Although Helen Hagemann still manages the classes, it was thought that a change in tutors for the Prose writers was a much needed idea, not only to boost numbers, but also that other teachers bring new ideas, a certain freshness and vigour to the classroom. Veronica has been exceptional and the members of the class...

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Welcome to Veronica Lake - Relief Prose Teacher for Term 3

VERONICA LAKE is our relief Prose teacher for Term 3. Veronica will conduct 5 workshops commencing Friday 27th July, 10th & 24th August and 7th & 21st September. Classes commence at the usual time of 1pm - 3pm and OOTA members pay $25 and NON OOTA $30. If you are a member of Writers United WA the cost is also $25 (cash only). Your support of the Prose...

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Workshop 10: Publishing your work with Richard Regan & Helen Hagemann

Writing at the Centre congratulates Richard Regan on the publication of his novel "Oriental Vagabonds"! In Workshop 10: Publishing Your Work we feature Richard Regan's book. He will read an excerpt from his novel. Richard will also discuss how he published the book on Amazon.com and the class will be instructed on how to upload a manuscript. If you have a collection...

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Workshop 9: Plot, Polish & Plan for Rockingham

Workshop 9: Plot, Polish & Plan for Rockingham with Helen Hagemann Friday 15th June @ 1pm. This is the last class in our series "Working the Short Story". You are welcome to bring along your stories that you are working on with a view to polishing, looking at plot and starting a new story for the City of Rockingham Short Fiction Awards 2018. Writing exercises, as...

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Workshop 8: Characters with Helen Hagemann

Workshop 8: Characters at the Fremantle Arts Centre, Friday, 1st June @ 1pm.  As part of the ongoing series - Working the Short Story - this week's workshop is designed to help you aim for the biennial OOTA Spilt Ink Competition. The class will look at characters 1. that readers bond with. 2. avoiding the author surrogate. 3. allowing characters to experience...

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POSITION VACANT: Relief Teacher for Term 3

A Short Tenure of Teaching Relief Prose Teacher The position of relief Prose Teacher is available to teach various genres or styles of prose to writers who attend a Friday fortnight class at the Fremantle Arts Centre.  The position is open now and applications close on Friday, 5pm, 15th June, 2018. Term 3 tenure is five alternate Friday classes commencing 27th...

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Workshop 7: Point of View with Helen Hagemann

14.00 800x600     Workshop 7: Point of View at the Fremantle Arts Centre, Friday, 18th May @ 1pm.  As part of the ongoing series - Working the Short Story - this week's workshop is designed to help you aim for the biennial OOTA Spilt Ink Competition. The class will look briefly at 1st person, 2nd person and mainly focusing on 3rd person limited,...

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Workshop 6: Setting with Mags Webster

Workshop 6: Setting with Mags Webster, Friday 4th May at the Fremantle Arts Centre, 1.00pm - 3.00pm (Print room) As part of the ongoing series called "Working  the Short Story" Mags Webster will conduct a class on SETTING. The aim is to continue guiding you as to what makes a good story. These Prose classes look at major elements that will have you powering away...

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