Hawthorn & Hag Stones: Using Folklore to Build a World
Journeying through the old meanings of flora, fauna, strange traditions and rituals, we’ll be looking at how regional beliefs and superstitions can inspire and enrich any novel, no matter the genre.
Writing Science Fiction: Who are we? What can we know? Why are crystalline entities so awesome?
Whether you’re a hardcore sci-fi writer or just starting out, this workshop will help you harness the narrative possibilities of science fiction.
The Write A Novel Festival 2026: Get Ready to Write
An hour-long goal setting, idea-sorting, getting-it-straight workshop that will help you clarify exactly what it is you’re doing and how you’re going to do it. With special guest Emma Robertson!
Using Anthropology for Worldbuilding with Marion Lougheed
Anthropology is a treasure trove of worldbuilding ideas. In this workshop, we’ll talk about how you can dig into this wealth of human creativity.
The Write A Novel Festival Wrap Up & What Next
Debrief, reorient and figure out what your next steps are. Whether you finished your Wild Draft, stalled half way through, hit your plotting targets or got lost in the second act mire, let’s figure it out and keep you moving.
Getting Short Stories Published with Alice Slater
Publishing! It’s not as scary as you think! Getting your short stories out into the big wide world is not the big white whale you…
Editing Short Stories with Alice Slater
From adding layers of rich detail to trimming the fat, walk through how to go from a messy idea to a meticulously crafted short story.
The April Writer Support Group with Sarah Lewis
What to do when you don’t like any of your ideas, can’t stop doomscrolling, and your ADHD is spannering your ability to plot.
Writing Parallel Lives: Untravelled Roads with Sage Tyrtle
What if, on another path, you made a different choice? There are powerful storytelling possibilities that exist in the space between chance and choice. Explore the compelling concept of parallel lives, roads not taken, and how we craft narratives that ask “what if?”.
Soilpunk and Queer Ecologies in Short Stories with Sarah Royston and Tractor Beam
Genre-smashing, inspired by scientific innovations, and subversive to the core, what if our brightest hope wasn’t in the stars but in the earth beneath our feet? A playful, trope-busting approach to sci fi, dystopian/utopian fiction and eco-writing.