FAWQ Gathering: Saturday August 30 2025: Poetry Workshop with L.E. Daniels 2 – 3.30 p.m. followed by lucky door prizes, afternoon tea, and networking @ Redcliffe library meeting rooms
90-Minutes of Poetry with L. E. Daniels
Precision. Economy. Emotional truth. Show more than tell. Join award-winning poet, Lauren Elise Daniels for practical lessons in strengthening voice, cohesion, theme, literary elements, and transformation in small spaces to see your prose gain more traction. For this workshop, our emphasis is less about sonnets and more about authenticity. It’s about message over rhyme. Through readings, discussions and writing exercises, we:
- Explore structures and take our pick with nothing forced
- Sharpen our words as we lift our messaging as we coax our words into the sublime
- Consider transformation and surprise ourselves through lots of writing prompts
- Escape forced rhyme while we focus on the rhythm of our thoughts
- Bring pen and paper or a laptop to write reams
Bio:
An Aurealis, Shirley Jackson, Australasian Shadows, and Bram Stoker Award® finalist, L. E. Daniels (BA, MFA Creative Writing) is an American author, poet, and editor of over 140 titles. Her recent poetry features in This Way Lies Madness (Flame Tree Press, 2025), Mother Knows Best (Bram Stoker anthology finalist, Black Spot Books, 2024), Cozy Cosmic I and II (Underland Press, 2023, 2024). Her poem, “Night Terrors” (HWA, Of Horror and Hope, 2022) is an Australasian Shadows Award finalist. She directs Brisbane Writers Workshop.
Website: https://www.brisbanewriters.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurenelisedaniels/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauren_elise_daniels/
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FAWQ Gathering: Saturday November 15th 2025:
Meet acclaimed author Jack Roney as he discusses how factual events and real life experiences influenced
his ideas for his historical mystery and crime fiction novels 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Followed by lucky door prizes, afternoon tea, and networking @ Redcliffe library meeting rooms
BIO:Jack Roney’s Detective Jarrod O’Connor series is inspired by 33 years experience as a police officer. His historical mystery novel ‘The Ghost Train and the Scarlet Moon’ was runner-up in the Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize. His first crime novel ‘The Angels Wept’ was shortlisted in the Watpad Awards and his upcoming new release ‘Black Gully’ was shortlisted in the Plaza Crime Award (UK) and the Hawkeye Prize. He is currently studying a Masters in Creative Writing at University of Queensland. He delivers ‘Writing Authentic Crime Fiction’ workshops as well as providing one-on-mentoring with emerging crime writers. He co-hosts ‘The Genre Fiction‘ Podcast and his short stories have been published in various anthologies.
