2024 | COMING UP
Make significant progress on your story at our 2024 writers’ retreat with optional critique groups, masterclasses and publishing salons.
TAF2024 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
FOR GENRE WRITERS
Sunday 3 to Saturday 9 November
Franklin, Tasmania
WRITERS' RETREATS | MASTERCLASSES | CRITIQUE GROUPS | PUBLISHING SALONS
Join world-class program leaders, aspiring and established writers, and local Aboriginal community leaders in Tasmania's glorious Huon Valley to learn, make connections and write your story with confidence.
VANDA SYMON, TARWF 2024 International Writer in Residence, will return this year to lead masterclasses and a publishing salon in our immersive week of writing.
with VANDA SYMON | ANGELA MEYER | POPPY GEE | ALAN BAXTER
Why join one - or all - of the events in our unmissable professional development program from 3 to 9 November? Because we’ll support the next step in your writing journey.
Be part of an intense three-day or six-day writers’ retreat in the gorgeous village of Franklin and make significant progress on your story.
Learn new skills at our masterclasses and publishing salons.
Join an optional critique group.
Consult members of the Melukerdee/Huon Valley Aboriginal community on respectful Indigenous representation in your work, led by JONATHAN BERRY.
Enjoy a fun night with friends and fellow writers at the Mysterious Women of Crime Trivia night.
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Our 2024 Masterclasses are supported by the Tasmanian Government.
This year’s classes will be held in the historic ST JOHN’s CHURCH in Franklin, seen here in a TAF2023 Masterclass
JONATHAN BERRY will lead consultation with writers on respectful Indigenous representation in their work
Writers gathering in the Huon Valley for PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT is becoming an annual tradition
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Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our festival is held, the Melukerdee People of the South East Nation, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
TARWF’s 2024 partners and supporters:
