with Michaela Ironwood
Compelling Conversations
When: Saturday, 12th of April 2-4pm
Where: Peter Cowan Writers Centre Inc, Edith Cowan House, Building 20, ECU Joondalup Campus, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup.
Cost: $25 PCWC & eligible WUWA Members, $37 non-members + Humanitix booking fee
Registrations & Payments: https://events.humanitix.com/compelling-conversations-with-michaela-ironwood Bookings are essential.
Parking: Free on weekends. Carparks 14 & 8 are closest to the house - you can park in any bay, regardless of signage.
Catering: Light refreshments will be available (tea, coffee, biscuits). If you have special dietary requirements, please feel free to bring your own snacks if you wish.
Please do not attend the session if you are unwell, have tested positive to COVID-19, are awaiting a test result, or recovering from infection.
Workshop Overview
Compelling Conversations dives into the heart of dialogue. Through an interactive discussion of dialogue techniques and how to apply them, this activity-based workshop allows writers to practise skills as they go. From info-dumping to phonetic speech, we’ll critique some dialogue faux pas and explore the techniques that really give dialogue power. The final activity will give writers the chance to put it all together. Writers will leave with a stronger understanding of how to wring the most power out of dialogue.
Michaela Ironwood is a writer and freelance editor based in Perth, Western Australia. She is one of the Emerging Writers Program participants for 2024-25 through Writing WA and PCWC. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and an Undergraduate Certificate in Professional Writing and Publishing.
