Reading + In Conversation: When Sleeping Women Wake

Audience: General audiences, book clubs, libraries, festivals, universities
Duration: 45–60 minutes
A reading from When Sleeping Women Wake, followed by a conversation exploring
the process of writing into historical silence, the lives that sit beyond official records,
and how stories are carried through fragments, memory, and family.

Writing from the Margins: Telling the Stories History Leaves Out

Audience: Emerging writers, students (high school + university), community groups
Duration: 60–90 minutes
A workshop focused on how to approach stories that sit at the edges of history.
Participants are guided through an exercise that centres what cannot be said directly,
using gesture, silence, and subtext to build emotional depth without over-explaining.

The Long Road of Historical Fiction

Audience: Writers, literary groups, universities
Duration: 45–60 minutes
A candid talk about writing historical fiction as a long, unfolding process. Covers
research, drafting, doubt, and learning what to leave unsaid. Less about technique,
more about patience, attention, and trust in the work.

Visual Essay Workshop: Reimagining Historical Lives

Audience: Students (high school + university), educators, creative workshops
Duration: 60–90 minutes
Participants create a short visual essay or collage that captures the life of a historical
figure whose story has been overlooked. Focuses on interpretation, care, and how
we hold responsibility when working with real lives.

Schools Program: Story, History, and Identity

Audience: Years 9–12
Duration: 45–60 minutes
A tailored session combining a short reading, discussion, and writing prompt.
Encourages students to think about how history is shaped, whose voices are missing,
and how storytelling can recover and reimagine those gaps.