Bendigo Writers' Council

25/09/2026

Bendigo Writers Council Monthly meeting/workshop, last Wednesday of every month 7pm- 9 pm, ( January- November), Bendigo Library, Hargreaves St entry. Bring pens and paper and be inspired by our diverse range of workshop facilitators. $10 cash entry fee includes light supper & door prize. All welcome.

11/09/2026

Reminder: The room is now completed. The Bendigo Writers Council attendees can enter through the Hargreaves St entrance up the stairs.

31/08/2026

BWC Writers Explore September – A Warehouse of Ideas –with Paul Laverty
How to generate useful fiction prompts and how to store and access them—Dr PJ Laverty is the author of four books of sports fiction (including the Rippa! series), three works of literary fiction and two music biographies (Arcade Fire and Beck). With a doctorate in creative writing, Laverty discusses what to do before facing the blank page as he details his process of gathering story ideas and breaking through writer's block.
Bring pens and paper and be inspired.
When: 7–9 pm, Wednesday 30 September 2026
Cost: $10
Where: Bendigo Library, Activity Room 1, 259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo*
* Until further notice, due to building works, entry to the library is via the rear doors in Lyttleton Terrace… please ring the BWC bell if we’re not there to welcome you.

24/08/2026

02/08/2026

BWC Writers Explore August – Writing from History – Telling Stories from Primary Sources with Leigh McKinnon
Leigh McKinnon is the Research Officer at Bendigo’s Golden Dragon Museum where he has been researching, writing and presenting on Chinese heritage in Bendigo and the Goldfields for the past 15 years. Amongst his publications have been a history of Bendigo’s heritage-listed dragon Loong, a two-volume illustrated history of the places and people of Bendigo’s Chinese community, and an account of Chinese-Australian ANZACs from regional Victoria.
In this talk Leigh will not only refer to his experiences in researching and writing about this rich history but will also present to the group some different types of primary sources to which participants will have the opportunity to make their written responses.
Bring pens and paper and be inspired.
When: 7–9 pm, Wednesday 26 August 2026
Cost: $10
Where: Bendigo Library, Activity Room 1, 259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo*
* Until further notice, due to building works, entry to the library is via the rear doors in Lyttleton Terrace… please ring the BWC bell if we’re not there to welcome you.

26/07/2026

Reminder: Chris McInally is a Scottish writer, editor and anthologist
Besides writing fiction, Chris has also edited and co-edited several anthologies, the most popular of which is the CONTACT! military horror anthology series (2021–present), all for his own independent publishing house Screaming Banshee Press.
Bring pens and paper and be inspired.

When: 7–9 pm, Wednesday 29 July 2026
Cost: $10

Where: Bendigo Library, Activity Room 1, 259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo*
* Until further notice, due to building works, entry to the library is via the rear doors in Lyttleton Terrace… please ring the BWC bell if we’re not there to welcome you.

01/07/2026

BWC Writers Explore July – with Chris McInally

Chris McInally is a Scottish writer, editor and anthologist, currently living in Victoria, Australia.

An avid reader and fan of horror from a young age it was perhaps inevitable he would eventually turn to writing in the very same genre (but also others!). His works include the APEX series (2016–present), the DEVILSBANE series (2022–present) and standalone novels DEEP BLACK (2017) and RELICT(2021).

Besides writing fiction, Chris has also edited and co-edited several anthologies, the most popular of which is the CONTACT! military horror anthology series (2021–present), all for his own independent publishing house Screaming Banshee Press.

Facebook links: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorChrisMcInally and https://www.facebook.com/screamingbansheepress

Bring pens and paper and be inspired.
When: 7–9 pm, Wednesday 29 July 2026
Cost: $10
Where: Bendigo Library, Activity Room 1, 259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo*

* Until further notice, due to building works, entry to the library is via the rear doors in Lyttleton Terrace… please ring the BWC bell if we’re not there to welcome you.

21/06/2026

Reminder for this Wednesday, the 24th of June

01/06/2026

BWC Writers Explore June – Writing Non-Fiction – From Idea to Publication
with Judith Long
Judith Long spent her early childhood years on a farm about 50 kilometres from Wudinna on central Eyre Peninsula. It is an area with a very recent white history and both sets of grandparents were among the first white settlers in the area.

Although she has spent most of her working life as an occupational therapist, she has always had an interest in local history. Six years ago she wrote and self-published the The Waddikee Rock Honor Roll, an outline of the service of World War Two soldiers from a small rural community on central Eyre Peninsula.

When she’s not researching and writing about history, she’s busy with her other interests of travel, military history and fashion. She currently lives in Bendigo in central Victoria.

Bring pens and paper and be inspired.

When: 7–9 pm, Wednesday 24 June 2026

Cost: $10

Where: Bendigo Library, Activity Room 1, 259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo*

* Until further notice, due to building works, entry to the library is via the rear doors in Lyttleton Terrace… please ring the BWC bell if we’re not there to welcome you.