Brush up on your creative writing skills prior to entering this year's Young Writers' Competition!

Award-winning children's author Belinda Murrell will lead a one hour workshop of brainstorming games, lively writing activities and experimenting with ideas from her writing toolbox.

Animal Antics - Suitable for students in Kindergarten to year 2

Create your own amazing animal characters, adventurous plots, and magical settings

Tuesday 18 April, 9.30 - 10.30am

$5.00 + booking fee. Bookings essential.

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Magic and Mystery - Suitable for students in years 3 to 6.

Unleash your creativity and create your own adventurous plots, vivid settings and characters who leap off the page.

Tuesday 18 April, 11am - 12pm.

$5.00 + booking fee. Bookings essential.

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Enquiries: 8495 5028 or libraryprograms@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au

Creative Writing at Manly

About Belinda: Belinda Murrell is an award-winning, internationally published author who has written more than 35 books ranging from junior fiction to adult non-fiction. Belinda’s books include her popular series The Sun Sword, Lulu Bell and Pippa’s Island, and historical novels The Ivory Rose, The Locket of Dreams, and The Forgotten Pearl. Her latest books include magical time-slip novels The Golden Tower and The Silver Sea filled with flying horses, talking cats, mischievous creatures, danger, and evil plots. Belinda’s books have been shortlisted nine times for the Young Australians Best Book Award, and highly commended in the PM’s Literary Awards.