Writing A Novel: The First Steps

Sun 8 May 2022

Heritage Collections Learning Room

Workshop

#Performances

#About the event

Duration: 180 minutes

Inspired to start your own book after soaking in the festival? Faber Writing Academy at Allen & Unwin’s Kristina Olsson and Emily O’Grady will take you through the first steps in writing your novel, building up your creative practice, and planning out a great opening chapter.

Proudly supported by Faber Writing Academy at Allen & Unwin

#Artists

Kristina Olsson

Kristina Olsson is an award-winning writer of fiction, non-fiction and journalism. Her 2009 novel The China Garden won the Barbara Jefferis Award and was shortlisted for the Kibble Prize. Her 2013 memoir, Boy, Lost, garnered multiple awards including the Queensland, New South Wales and West Australian Premiers awards for non-fiction and the Kibble Prize. Her most recent novel, Shell, launched the legendary Scribner Australia literary imprint and was shortlisted in several major literary awards.

Emily O'Grady

Emily O’Grady is a writer from Brisbane. Her debut novel, The Yellow House won the 2018 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award and was shortlisted for the 2019 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction. Her work has been published in Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, The Big Issue fiction edition, and New Australian Fiction. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Queensland University of Technology, where she also teaches. Her second novel will be published by Allen & Unwin in 2023.