For the love of writing.

Welcome to PCWC!

It’s lovely to have you with us for an inspiring & exploring time of creative writing.

PCWC takes a hiatus over December and January to give all our hard-working volunteers a well-deserved rest. While we are still around, services are limited over summer and there will be delays to queries.

We have an information session on December 8 about our Secrets of Storytelling course, and a workshop on January 18, details below. Updates to our 2025 program will be listed throughout January.

PCWC reconvenes in February.

Many, many thanks to all our supporters for 2024. We had an amazing year as we continue to grow, and we look forward to the new year bringing lots more creative writing opportunities!

Peter Cowan Writers Centre (PCWC) is both place & space for those who love to explore their imaginations, their literary selves, and their writing pleasures. Whether your creative writing is for the thrill of it, you are developing a writing career, or you are an established writer, PCWC is a place to build opportunity around your creative writing.

PCWC’s members explore all forms of creative writing: flash fiction, short story, fictional novel (both genre & literary), children’s, young readers and young adult, memoir, biography, autobiography, personal essay, screen, theatre, creative non-fiction, and poetry forms.

You might be starting out discovering the joys of writing or you may have been enjoying writing for some time, whatever your circumstances or background PCWC welcomes you. Engaging with other writers builds skill and craft through shared knowledge and connection. Bring pen and paper, or laptop, and come along to our groups, classes, workshops, or events and say hello. We’d love to see you here exploring your potentials!

- Sharon Leahy, PCWC President

WHAT'S HAPPENING!

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WHAT'S HAPPENING! 〰️

WORKSHOPS

Charting the Hero’s Journey with The Story Mentor - January 2025

The Secrets of Storytelling.

Free Information Session: Those working on their novels are invited to come along on Sunday 8th of December at 12noon for a chat about our 32 week course, which might be just the thing you need to finish, or start, your novel. Current and former students are having a get together and you’re very welcome to join them to find out more about the course content with Andrew, or talk with participants about their experience and how it’s helped their writing. It’s a great opportunity to see if it’s right for you and even if you’re not writing fiction the principles of story telling will give strong foundations to any genre you are working in. Find out more info here.

THE SECTOR SESSIONS 2024.

Next Session: TBA

The Sector Sessions are a series of chats happening at PCWC in 2024. They coincide with our library open days and are a way for our members and friends to be across the many and varied moving parts of the creative writing sector. They are a relaxed, informal Q&A and they will happen, roughly, monthly. Updates will be posted here. Opportunities attached to the sessions will be sent to members via Writing Matters!

FUTURE EVENTS - HUMANITIX

In 2025, we will be making the switch from Eventbrite to Humanitix; an Australian-based ticketing platform that donates profits to charity. We are proud to support a company that also offers a lot of support to NFPs. Follow our profile to stay updated on future events - https://events.humanitix.com/host/peter-cowan-writers-centre?fbclid=IwY2xjawG_UX5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYrsTR8XV_gceOvwoDF562YKBcyZqQ8Syfwsm2hDfoSxHYvWadoqshWBLw_aem_B_RhJRzBDiTQfgp52dx1sQ

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Level up your writing in 2025 with a PCWC membership! 🤩📚 Join a community of like-minded writers and receive benefits such as: ⭐️ A 10% discount on the RRP of books at @dymocksjoondalup ⭐️ Exclusive member prices for our writing groups ⭐️ Discounted member rates - includes a saving of $12 for PCWC workshops, and member rates for workshops at our sister centres: @ksp_writers_centre, @fawriterswa and @wapoets ⭐️ And more! Click the link in our bio to purchase. 🔗 🏷️ #petercowanwriterscentre #writing #perthauthor #writingwa #writingcommunity booktok, bookstagram, writing membership, writing classes perth, writing courses perth, writing groups perth, perth writing community

Curious about what’s involved in The Secrets of Storytelling course? 📚✍️ Join The Story Mentor (@a.r.levett ) and past course participants at PCWC on Sunday, 8th of December for a FREE information session. 📝 ⭐️ Learn about the course content and get your questions answered. No need to book! #petercowanwriterscentre #thestorymentor #writingwa #perthwriters #writingcommunity #perthcreatives booktok, bookstagram, literature, Perth writing workshop, Perth writing groups, Perth writers centres

The Story Mentor (@a.r.levett) will be sharing The Secrets of Storytelling at PCWC again in 2025! 💫📚 Want to start work on your first writing project but don’t know where to begin? The Secrets of Storytelling offers an in-depth teaching of the structural tools used by best-selling authors, as well as creating a supportive and encouraging community of like-minded writers. ✍️ Bookings for this highly comprehensive course are now open - click the link in our bio to secure your place! 🔗 #petercowanwriterscentre #thestorymentor #writingsociety #writingworkshop #perthauthors #perthwriters bookstagram, booktok, writing courses, Perth writing groups, writers centre, literature, writing support, Perth writing community

Having trouble fitting all of your story’s elements together as a cohesive whole? ✍️ Join The Story Mentor at PCWC to learn about the classic Hero’s Journey Structure. During the workshop, you will: ⭐️ Discover how the classic 3-Act Structure works ⭐️ Learn the 12 stages of the Hero’s Journey ⭐️ Map the Hero’s Journey to the classic 3-Act Structure ⭐️ Understand how the Hero’s Journey is used in popular stories ⭐️ Apply the Hero’s Journey to your existing story. Click the link in our bio for more information. 🔗 #petercowanwriterscentre #writingwa #thestorymentor #writingcommunity #perthauthors #perth bookstagram, booktok, literature, writing workshops, writing workshops perth, writing groups perth

📝 PERSONAL ESSAY WORKSHOP 📝 Curious about venturing into personal essay writing? Join Daniel Juckes at PCWC for an informative deep dive into the writing form. Ticket link and further info in our bio. 🔗 🏷️ #petercowanwriterscentre #writingwa #writingworkshop #perthauthors #personalessay booktok, bookstagram, writing workshops ,literature, personal essay, Perth writing support, Perth writing classes

Are you submitting your work into competitions but not finding any success? 🤔 Come to our next Sector Session with Dr Rashida Murphy! 📚 Rashida is a highly experienced literary competition judge. Having judged competitions such as the WA Premier’s Literary Award and The Hungerford Award (and most recently, our 600 Word Short Story Competition!), she offers a wealth of experience to help you get set for success. 📝🏆 Tickets are selling fast - click the link in our bio to book! 🏷️ #petercowanwriterscentre #writingwa #wawriters #perthbooks #perthcreatives #perthwriters #perthauthors bookstagram, booktok, writing workshops, Perth writing groups, writing competitions

There is only ONE PLACE available in Josephine Taylor’s life writing course! ✍️ Swipe to read a testimonial from past course participant, Ally Millington. ⭐ 📚 Click the link in our bio to secure your spot! 🔗 🏷️ #petercowanwriterscentre #writingwa #perthauthors #writing booktok, bookstagram, Perth writing courses, writers centre, Perth writing groups, life writing, biography, non-fiction writing

Writing Life’s Stories with Josephine Taylor begins in ONE WEEK! 🤩 Swipe to read a testimonial from past course participant, Natalie Bock. ➡️ Click the link in our bio to secure your spot in the course! 📝 🔗 @jtaylorauthor 🏷️ #petercowanwriterscentre #writingwa #perthwriters #perthbooks #perthcreatives bookstagram, booktok, literature, writing classes, Perth writing classes, things to do in Perth, writing support, writing groups, writers centre

Stage Two of Jess Gately’s self-editing workshop will be happening in September! ✍️ This workshop will allow you to delve into language, grammar, and punctuation to improve your writing style. 📝 This session is suitable for writers with a completed manuscript who have already engaged in structural self-editing, or for those who struggle with style and clarity in their narrative writing. 📖 All the information you need is at the link in our bio. 🔗 @jess_gately_ 🏷️ #petercowanwriterscentre #writingwa #writing #perthauthors booktok, bookstagram, literature, writing, Perth writing support, Perth writers, Perth writing groups, editing support

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2024 Peter Cowan 600 Word Short Story Competition! 📖 💫 Special thanks to Rashida Murphy (@rashidamurphy) for being this year’s judge. 😊 Click the link in our bio to read the work of the winners. 🔗 🏷️ #petercowanwriterscentre #writingcompetitions #perthauthors #writingwa booktok, bookstagram, literature, Perth writing classes, Perth writing industry, Perth writing groups, writers centre,

PCWC mid-year memberships are now open! 🗣️ Become a member and enjoy being part of a vibrant writing community of like-minded writers. ✍️ Benefits include: ⭐ Exclusive access to our comprehensive monthly e-bulletin, which contains the best opportunities for writers of all genres ⭐ 10% discount on the RRP of books at Dymocks Joondalup ⭐ Exclusive member rates for our sister centres, KSP and FAWWA ⭐ And more! Click the link in our bio for more information 🔗 🏷️ #petercowanwriterscentre #writingwa #perth #perthauthors bookstagram, booktok, Perth writing groups, Perth writing industry, writing centre, writing events, festival of fiction

🤝 CONNECT WITH LAURIE STEED @ PCWC 🤝 We are excited to partner with Writing WA to offer free consultations with Laurie Steed! 🤩 Ever wanted to learn more about WA’s writing sector and publishing industry? Want advice on what writing pathways are available to you? Laurie will be available at PCWC for these three sessions: 📖 Thursday 27th of June: 12-4pm 📖 Thursday 4th of July: 12-4pm 📖 Thursday 11th of July: 12-4pm These are FREE sessions! All you need to do is send us an email at petercowanwriterscentre@outlook.com with your preferred timeslot. ☺️ . Laurie Steed is a writer living and working in the Whadjuk region on the traditional lands of the Noongar people. His fiction has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in anthologies including *Best Australian Stories* and *Award-Winning Australian Writing*. He is the recipient of writing fellowships from The University of Iowa, The Baltic Writing Residency and The Elizabeth Kostova Foundation, and he is a member of the cohort for the 2022 Minderoo Foundation Artist Fund. His debut novel, *You Belong Here*, was published in 2018 and shortlisted for the 2018 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards. His second book, *Love, Dad*, **is a memoir published in 2023 by Fremantle Press, and his third book, *Greater City Shadows*, won the 2021 Henry Handel Richardson Flagship Fellowship for Short Story Writing from Varuna – The National Writers’ House. @writingwa 🏷️ #petercowanwriterscentre #writingwa #writing #perthauthors #networking bookstagram, booktok, Perth writing support, Perth writing groups, literature,