Find the Voice: Novel-Writing with Sofie Laguna

Over this eight-week online masterclass, Miles Franklin Literary Award-winning author Sofie Laguna will guide participants through the process of finding a character’s voice.

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She believes that voice – the way a character/narrator expresses themselves – is the key to unlocking the stories they want to tell. Engaging a unique and individual voice helps writers to meet every challenge their novels present. It can reveal plot, set tone, generate dramatic tension, and build emotional depth. In Sofie’s experience it is voice that provides the fun; it can set a writer free.

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Each week, using a combination of class discussion, writing exercises, and text-analysis, Sofie will examine a different element of the novel through the lens of a character’s voice. Participants will discover that immersion in this voice can make the process of writing a novel both liberating and rewarding. It helps writers complete their work.

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Sofie was originally trained as an actor, and her workshops are fun, lively, and dynamic.

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Who is it for?

Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced writers.

This masterclass will benefit writers at all stage of their writing journey.

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Key Dates: 8 x 2 hour meetings (10am-12pm on Saturdays)

October | 10, 17, 24, 31

November | 7, 14, 28

December | 5

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Where

Online via Zoom — join us from the comfort of your home

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About Sofie Laguna

Sofie Laguna has written five novels for adults which have won numerous literary awards including the Miles Franklin Award, the Colin Roderick Award and the Indie Award. She has been shortlisted for the Stella Prize, the ALS Gold Medal, the Voss Award, the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, and longlisted twice for the Dublin IMPAC International Literary Award. Sofie’s most recent novel for adults, released to critical acclaim, is The Underworld.

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Sofie has also written over twenty-five books for children and has been published in the US and the UK and in translation in Europe and Asia. Her books have been named Honor and Notable Books by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Titles include: Our Australian Girl: The Grace Stories, Too Loud Lily (enjoying its 21-year anniversary edition), and more recently, The Song of Lewis Carmichael, and The Glow, and picture books, The House on Pleasant Street, and A Friend for Ruby. Sofie’s latest picture book is The Last Egg, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft.

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This year Sofie will release her first graphic novel, Blunderbore, illustrated by Marc McBride.