Update on Writing at the Centre's Venue

Currently we are conducting classes in the cafe of the Fremantle Arts Centre. This is in order to keep the class fees to a minimum as we realise writers/poets are not always that flushed with funds. Our new venue is also a temporary measure to combat the ever-increasing rent rises imposed by the FAC.  Shane McCauley and Helen Hagemann as tutors could not see their way...

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Novel Writing with Helen Hagemann at the Fremantle Arts Centre

  Prose Class with Helen Hagemann on Friday, 22nd August at 10.00am. Class to read excerpts from Nick Earls’ Zigzag Street.  Writing Exercises and discussion will revolve around creating the light and poignant elements in your novel, narrative or short story.  Venue: Fremantle Arts Centre Cost: $25 OOTA $30 Non-OOTA Nick Earls (born 8 October 1963...

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Creative Writing in Fremantle with Helen Hagemann

Helen Hagemann’s Prose class resumes at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Friday 8th August.  The class will read 2 excerpts, one from Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace and the other from Amanda Curtin’s novel Elemental. Writing exercises and discussion will revolve around the placement of history (whether true or made-up) in fiction. For the short story writer...

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WRITING AT THE CENTRE NEWS

Shane McCauley and Helen Hagemann wish to advise members that due to regular interim increases of rent at the Fremantle Arts Centre, we have no alternative but to increase class fees to $25 OOTA and $30 Non-OOTA.  This new fee commences on Friday, 8th August. We also add that we are reluctant to do this, and do begrudge the fact that we often sit in a cold room in winter and stuffy hot premises in summer. However, the FAC is our home, our...

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