A Fiction Masterclass with Dominic Hoey
Within These Walls: Masterclasses at Shadbolt House
Fiction: Crafting Stories that Stick
With Dominic Hoey
In this masterclass, Dominic will share the tools and techniques he used to write his novels 1985 and Poor People With Money. This course is open not just to novelists and short story writers, but anyone who uses narratives in their art. Some of the the tools we'll cover are character, dialogue, editing and setting.
Event details
Date: Saturday 18 April
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Ticket price: $30 / $25 (students, seniors, unwaged)
Series Offer: Book two workshops in the series for $55 ($45 concession)
You’ll need to bring writing gear - pen and paper, or device
Morning tea included. This is a small, in-person event. Numbers are strictly limited to ten.
Books will be available for purchase.
Bookings: Please email tracey@goingwestfest.co.nz
Dominic Hoey is one of Aotearoa’s most compelling contemporary writers, working across fiction, poetry, and performance. His latest novel, 1985, a bestselling portrait of working-class life in 1980s New Zealand, has been shortlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. His debut novel, Iceland, was also a New Zealand bestseller and longlisted for the Ockhams, while his short story 1986 won the Sunday Star-Times Short Story Awards in 2021. He is also the author of the poetry collection I Thought We’d Be Famous and the novel Poor People with Money. His writing is widely recognised for its clarity of voice, social insight, and attentiveness to class, place, and the pressures shaping everyday life in Aotearoa.
This workshop forms part of the Going West Festival’s 30th anniversary programme, marking Shadbolt House’s emergence as a writers’ residency and literary hub.
About Shadbolt House
Shadbolt House is the former home of Maurice Shadbolt and is currently being restored as a writers’ residency and literary hub in West Auckland. Within These Walls brings writers and readers together for conversations and craft workshops in an intimate setting.
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