David
Arnault is facilitating a series of six Creative Writing workshops, every
Sunday from 1pm – 3pm, 2nd August to 6th September. Cost $95 or $90
for Community House members
There
will be an introductory session on the 26th July at 1pm, where
interested people can come and meet David, discuss what they might want to get
out of the workshops. They will be under no obligation to continue if they
attend this introductory session, and it is free.
David
has been a writer for 40 years, a poet and a writer of short stories and a
novelist, those two phases of his life interrupted by employment in the public
service where he often was involved in environmental work. His published works
include eleven novels and seven novellas. One of those novellas, The Koan of
the Fisherman’s Wife, was a prize winner in the ‘visionary fiction’ category of
the 2012 Independent Publishers Association, an organisation based in the United States.
His septet, collectively known as the ‘Kovic Files’ has attracted a small but
devoted audience in Australia.
David
is an enthusiastic champion of the written word, one of the reasons he teaches
literacy to private students and has taught several creative writing courses in
Gippsland. He believes the written word can be a key that unlocks doors for
some people, and in his experience with those who want to write, he has found
surprising talent, although it is often not accompanied by self-confidence.
David
grew up in Canada and has
lived in London and Paris, and has been a resident of Mirboo
North for 24 years. He sees himself as a citizen of the world, however, his
writing still reflects the truths he found in the long winters of Northern Canada; he believes a person’s truth grows out
of his or her roots.
For more information about
the course, or to make a booking, call 5682 1101 or email fosterdchlc@dcsi.net.au
