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Book Exchange

Are you a book lover and is looking for something interesting to read?
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Children’s Books Writing Course with Belinda Murrell

Children’s Books Writing Course with Belinda Murrell

Author Belinda Murrell provides feedback on writing for children, enabling you to hone your skills over five months.
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Creative Non-Fiction Course with Zoya Patel

Creative Non-Fiction Course with Zoya Patel

Zoya Patel will provide feedback on your essays and creative non-fiction, enabling you to hone your skills
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Mental Health Week: Breaking the silence

Mental Health Week: Breaking the silence

There is power in conversations, particularly when it comes to the topic of mental health and wellbeing.
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Poetry Feedback Course with Ivy Ireland

Poetry Feedback Course with Ivy Ireland

Poet Ivy Ireland will provide feedback on your poetry, enabling you to hone your skills over five months.
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Book exchange

Book exchange

Donate your preloved books or grab a book or 2 to take home for free.
11 Oct 2024
EVENT CANCELLED Online Feedback: Manuscript Development

EVENT CANCELLED Online Feedback: Manuscript Development

Do you have a draft manuscript of adult fiction or memoir? Are you looking for feedback and tips to improve your work?
11 Oct 2024
Online Feedback: Short Stories

Online Feedback: Short Stories

Author Eugen Bacon will provide feedback on your short fiction, enabling you to hone your skills over three months.
11 Oct 2024
An Evening with Dr Adam Fraser: Developing Behaviour Agility

An Evening with Dr Adam Fraser: Developing Behaviour Agility

Join Dr Fraser as he explores "The Third Space", a process for developing behavioural agility in life transitions.
14 Oct 2024
Rhymetime at Glebe Library, 0 to 2 years

Rhymetime at Glebe Library, 0 to 2 years

A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.
17 Oct 2024
Jodi Picoult: By Any Other Name

Jodi Picoult: By Any Other Name

Globally bestselling novelist unearths the woman wordsmith behind Shakespeare’s plays
17 Oct 2024
Storytime at Glebe Library, 3 to 5 years

Storytime at Glebe Library, 3 to 5 years

A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.
17 Oct 2024
Reading Like a Writer

Reading Like a Writer

A workshop on what we can learn from reading stories closely, with an eye and ear for craft.
19 Oct 2024
Crime In Print: A Rare Collection of Murder Mysteries

Crime In Print: A Rare Collection of Murder Mysteries

Seasoned sleuth? Excited amateur? Explore our collection of first edition Murder Mystery books during Rare Books Week.
21 Oct 2024
Gems from the City of Sydney Archives

Gems from the City of Sydney Archives

Join Archivists Dominique Novak d’Hennin and Naomi Crago for a delightful dive into hidden treasures this Rare Book Week
22 Oct 2024
Ben's Book Club | 'The Ledge' by Christian White

Ben's Book Club | 'The Ledge' by Christian White

Join Christian White with Ben Hobson to discuss his latest book, 'The Ledge'.
22 Oct 2024
ANZAAB Sydney Rare Book Fair

ANZAAB Sydney Rare Book Fair

A number of Australia's best antiquarian book dealers exhibiting rare books, maps, ephemera & artworks.
24 Oct 2024
Readers – Books and Conversation with Nick Bryant

Readers – Books and Conversation with Nick Bryant

This is a monthly series of conversations with authors about their work and the ideas that inspire them.
24 Oct 2024
"Good wife, wise mother”

"Good wife, wise mother”

Join us for a talk by Assistant Professor Fang Yu Hu about assimilating Han Taiwanese under Japanese rule
25 Oct 2024
Writing Setting and Landscape

Writing Setting and Landscape

Explore the role setting plays in character development and practice crafting landscapes that speak to your narratives.
26 Oct 2024
Meet the author: Tonia Eckfeld

Meet the author: Tonia Eckfeld

Join us for an afternoon with Tonia Eckfeld, the acclaimed art historian and author of No One Knows Their Destiny
27 Oct 2024
Online: Writing Memoir

Online: Writing Memoir

Somewhere in your many years, encounters, lessons and relationships is the tale you need to tell.
28 Oct 2024
City of Sydney Library online book club: Horror and thriller

City of Sydney Library online book club: Horror and thriller

If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration.
31 Oct 2024
Dialogue and Characterisation Techniques for Fiction Writers

Dialogue and Characterisation Techniques for Fiction Writers

Learn the principles of character creation and the many dialogue techniques and tips that make dialogue memorable.
2 Nov 2024
Meet the author: Elana Benjamin

Meet the author: Elana Benjamin

Meet Elana Benjamin, author of Indian Jewish Food: Recipes and Stories from the Backstreets of Bondi
3 Nov 2024
Elana Benjamin in conversation with Indira Naidoo

Elana Benjamin in conversation with Indira Naidoo

Embark on a local culinary journey with Elana Benjamin as she shares recipes and stories from the backstreets of Bondi.
6 Nov 2024
Online: Writing Poetry

Online: Writing Poetry

Explore ways of tapping into and strengthening your authentic voice in poetry.
6 Nov 2024
Research For Writers Workshop

Research For Writers Workshop

Whether it is fiction, non-fiction or memoir, the details we choose to put in are important.
9 Nov 2024
Meet the author: Rachel Spigelman

Meet the author: Rachel Spigelman

This event will launch Spigelman’s book ‘Blue Eyes Wide Open’, written to introduce young readers to the Holocaust.
14 Nov 2024
Crafting Short Stories

Crafting Short Stories

Join novelist and short story writer Dr Gretchen Shirm for a workshop that provides guidance on the short story form.
16 Nov 2024
A Play in Two Days

A Play in Two Days

Multi award-winning playwright Hilary Bell will take you through the fundamentals of playwriting.
23 Nov 2024
Helen Garner: The Season

Helen Garner: The Season

Helen Garner talks grace, grit and the power of AFL
28 Nov 2024
City of Sydney Online Book Club: Short Stories and Novellas

City of Sydney Online Book Club: Short Stories and Novellas

If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration.
28 Nov 2024
A Strong Opening: Crafting Memorable First Chapters

A Strong Opening: Crafting Memorable First Chapters

This workshop examines the importance of the opening sentence, opening paragraphs and opening chapters.
30 Nov 2024
Online: Building a Freelance Writing Career

Online: Building a Freelance Writing Career

If you’re building a career as a freelance writer or journalist, learn the essential skills and valuable techniques.
4 Dec 2024
Online: Writing From the Sentence Up

Online: Writing From the Sentence Up

This online course will empower you to elevate your sentences from ordinary to sublime.
4 Dec 2024