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Diving into dystopia: writing workshop with Kate Mildenhall

Thu 16 October 2025
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Kew Library

Corner Cotham Road and Civic Drive
Kew VIC 3101

Free

Accessible

10/16/2025 6:30 pm 10/16/2025 8:00 pm Diving into dystopia: writing workshop with Kate Mildenhall Join writer Kate Mildenhall for a workshop of prompts, discussion and advice for dystopian writing, including the tantalising nature of 'what ifs', how to build future worlds and the challenges and joys of writing dystopian fiction.Please bring along paper and pens or a digital device for taking notes.About Kate MildenhallKate Mildenhall is the author of 3 novels: Skylarking (2016), The Mother Fault (2020) and The Hummingbird Effect (2023). The Hummingbird Effect was longlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize and shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA literary Fiction Book of the year. In 2024 she released her first children’s book To Stir With Love.For the past 6 years she has co-hosted The First Time podcast interviewing hundreds of writers including Tim Winton, Helen Garner, Richard Flanagan, George Saunders and Charlotte Wood.Her fourth novel will be published in late 2025.Boroondara Library eventsTo find more Boroondara Library events, subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on Eventbrite to get notifications for events as they are added. , City of Boroondara [email protected] Australia/Melbourne public

Event details

Join writer Kate Mildenhall for a workshop of prompts, discussion and advice for dystopian writing, including the tantalising nature of 'what ifs', how to build future worlds and the challenges and joys of writing dystopian fiction.

Please bring along paper and pens or a digital device for taking notes.

About Kate Mildenhall

Kate Mildenhall is the author of 3 novels: Skylarking (2016), The Mother Fault (2020) and The Hummingbird Effect (2023). The Hummingbird Effect was longlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize and shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA literary Fiction Book of the year. In 2024 she released her first children’s book To Stir With Love.

For the past 6 years she has co-hosted The First Time podcast interviewing hundreds of writers including Tim Winton, Helen Garner, Richard Flanagan, George Saunders and Charlotte Wood.

Her fourth novel will be published in late 2025.