I run workshops and short courses on all aspects of writing, editing, and publishing. I also run workshops for secondary students wanting to improve their writing skills, as well as for teachers interested in expanding their lesson repertoire when it comes to both creative and extended writing. I have also spent many years running workshops and short courses for HSC students undertaking Extension 2 English and am happy to collaborate with schools wanting to provide such opportunities to their students.

Details regarding new and upcoming workshops and courses will be posted to this page. However, if you have suggestions regarding workshop options, or if you have a group of 4-8 people and you'd like me to design a specific workshop to meet your own unique needs, please feel free to fill in the Workshops Form below. 

Workshops and presentations...

HSC Ext 2 English -
These workshops – run by teacher, writer and editor, Siboney Duff – are designed for Extension 2 English students and teachers. Designed with the new Stage 6 English Syllabus in mind, the workshops cover topics such as literary form and narrative structure, as well as how to conduct a Literature Review and how to critique your own creative process. Students are taken through a four term ‘plan of action’ to help make their Major Work the best they can possibly manage, and are provided with tips and hints for how to make the most of their ideas and unique literary skills and talents.
To register for the next Ext 2 Workshop (3 November, 2020), click here
To discuss the possibility of running this workshop for your students or in your region, click here 

Extended Writing for Secondary Schools  - A TPL workshop
This workshop is aimed at high school teachers who are looking for ways to extend student writing. These workshops have been running for six years in several high schools across NSW and are set to expand into Queensland and Victoria in 2020.
For more information, or to contact Siboney about running this workshop for your students, click here

The Writer's Weekend Workshop 
From Concept to Edit - Book-ending the Creative Writing Process
Have a writing project you're keen to embark on? Or complete? Need some creative inspiration together with some practical advice? Then this weekend workshop could be just the thing you need. Strictly limited to ensure participants receive personalised attention, this weekend workshop always fills up fast.
To contact Siboney about attending the next Writers' Weekend Workshop, click here

Mapping ART - Strategic Planning for Writers (and other Creatives)
This full-day workshop is about the interplay between dreaming and doing – about the fine art of getting shit done. For more information, or to contact Siboney about running this workshop for your organisation, click here

Successful submissions – How to write grant applications that impress
This three hour seminar is all about writing the best possible submission for your particular project. This workshop ran in the Northern Rivers in 2017, 2018 and 2019. To contact Siboney about running this workshop for your staff or clients, click here

Building Writing Skills in Secondary School
Teachers across all faculties are aware of the importance of developing student writing as a means of both enhancing analytical and communicative skills, as well as fostering self-confidence. This Professional Learning session demonstrates how an integrated approach to writing (combining both creative and information-based modes of writing) can engage students across all subjects, while providing teachers with a range of approaches for increasing student writing in the classroom.
For more information, or to book Siboney to run this workshop for your staff, click here

Embedding Creativity in the English Classroom
Textual analysis is the bread and butter of many an English teacher's repertoire. And yet, more often than not, those very same skilled and knowledgeable teachers tend to break out in a cold sweat at the mere thought of generating their own piece of creative writing. This Professional Learning workshop will examine the science behind creativity as a learning tool, explore the myriad ways English teachers can embrace and nurture creativity in students, and provide a range of practical strategies for teaching creative writing through a creative approach to textual analysis (rather than as a discrete unit).
For more information, or to book Siboney to run this workshop for your staff, click here