DR LEE Kofman will present the workshop Developing the Writer\u2019s Voice at Portarlington\u2019s annual literary event Midwinter Words next month.<\/p>\n
Dr Kofman is a Russian-born, Israeli-Australian author of five books, writing teacher and mentor based in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
She has published three fiction books in Hebrew, but since 2002 has been writing exclusively in English.<\/p>\n
Her most recent book published in 2016, Rebellious Daughters, is an anthology of memoir by prominent Australian female authors which she coedited with Maria Katsonis.<\/p>\n
Her first book in English, The Dangerous Bride, was published in 2014.<\/p>\n
Dr Kofman\u2019s workshop on July 21 will be held in the Bayview Room at Park\u2019s Hall, Portarlington from 10am to 4pm.<\/p>\n
It will also provide information about getting published and the ethics of writing about real people.<\/p>\n
A writers\u2019 breakfast on July 22 will be an optional extra as part of the weekend event, when participants from the workshop will have the opportunity to read their work.<\/p>\n
It will be held at Saints and Sailors Seafood Bar and Grill, Portarlington, from 10am to 11.30am.<\/p>\n
Tickets at $60 each are now available at the Portarlington Neighourhood House. Phone credit card sales are available by ringing 5259 2290.<\/p>\n
Breakfast tickets are also available at $15 each. For more details, phone Midwinter Words\u00a0organisers Jenny Macaulay on 5259 1593 or Pearl Wilson on 5259 1553.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DR LEE Kofman will present the workshop Developing the Writer\u2019s Voice at Portarlington\u2019s annual literary event Midwinter Words next month. Dr Kofman is a Russian-born, Israeli-Australian author of five books, writing teacher and mentor based in Melbourne. She has published three fiction books in Hebrew, but since 2002 has been writing exclusively in English. Her […]<\/p>\n