July 07, 2018
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 class and
Veronica will be gratefully appreciated.
Venue: Fremantle Arts Centre, upstairs in the Print Room, 1 Finnerty St. Fremantle.
Venue: Fremantle Arts Centre, upstairs in the Print Room, 1 Finnerty St. Fremantle.
Veronica Lake completed
an Honours Degree in Arts at the University of Western Australia (1974), with
a double major in English and a Diploma of Education (1975). She also completed a
Post Graduate certificate at the University of Melbourne for the study of
Shakespeare, (2009). In 2010, Veronica was awarded a Churchill Fellowship for the study
of Shakespeare in the theatre companies of England, Ireland and Canada. She has
participated in many writing workshops and attended professional development
courses as a teacher, which focus on creative writing – both prose and poetry.
Veronica has been a teacher of Literature and English in W.A. high schools for many years, including Applecross Senior High. She
edits and publishes Primo Lux, a
state-wide student anthology of poetry, now in its sixteenth year.
Student
creativity aroused her desire to write poetry and prose which began in
2009. She enjoys patterns of language, structure and the shaping of
voice. Veronica has always been interested in language and the sound of
words from brain to paper and into the atmosphere. She has had a few
short
stories published and is still working on the construction of her craft
with success in traditional forms; sonnets, dramatic
monologues, rhyming narrative and free verse. Her subject matter is
drawn from
everyday life and personal experience. It is important for her to ‘hear’
the
rhythm of lines spoken, and because of her Literature
background enjoys alluding to classical stories with characters and
references drawn from myths or studied texts.
Inquiries should be directed to OOTA Writers @ ootawriters@gmail.com
