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Portrait of children's author, Nicole Hayes, in front of a white-painted brick wall.

31 May

Writing for Young People

Have a children’s book idea you aren’t sure how to develop? This workshop focuses on writing for young people from junior fiction to YA, from idea to development, including tone, content, readership age, and current trends in children’s and YA publishing. Drawing on Nicole Hayes’ experience writing and teaching across multiple age groups in different formats, this session is a hands-on, guided writing workshop to help you turn your children’s book idea into a story.

Date	Times
Sat 31 May	10:00am - 4:00pm

Adult / general $230
Student / concession $150

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