Oct
10
Sat
Oct 10 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Creativity Building Resilience – focus on writing as creative activity
Time: Saturday 10th Oct, 2pm-4pm
Venue: USC Moreton Bay, Moreton Pde., Petrie.
- Expressing your thoughts through writing – self-help and reaching out
- Finding a purpose and goal setting – how writing brings focus
- Benefits of writing on mental health
Panel Discussion Featuring:
- Indrani Ganguly: Sociologist, Author Historical Novel “The Rose and The Thorn”
- Jodie Lane: Queer single mother, post-natal depression survivor, Author of “The Turning Points” Time Travel Adventure series
- Riley Webb: Earnshaw State College Year 11 student, Prize-winning Journaling App developer, “Silent Secrets”
- Anthony Hanna: Aviation Fire & Rescue Officer, ex-Victoria Police CIRT Negotiator, Author memoir “It’s Your World. I’m Just Living in It”
- Sandy O’Sullivan: Associate Professor USC Creative Industries – Wiradjuri, Transgender, Researcher, recipient of ARC Future Fellow grant 2020-2024, examining creative practice and its impact on Indigenous well-being
Free event, pre-registration essential at www.fawq.com.au/events
Host: Jim Higgins, Fellowship of Australian Writers Queensland (FAWQ) – President
