continuing our program for 2026
ThursdaY, November 19
6 for 6.30,
Maleny Community Centre
Outspoken presents
Inga Simpson
introducing author tba
While Inga is the acclaimed author of seven works of fiction - Once We Were Wildlife, The Thinning, Willowman, The Last Woman in the World, Where the Trees Were, Nest and Mr Wigg - she is also recognised as one of the strongest voices in Australian Nature writing, with her wonderful book Understory, a Life with Trees.
Now she has undertaken a passion project, A Tree-Lovers Guide to Australia, for which she travelled all over the continent, taking her own photographs and researching the stories of remarkable trees.
The book is exquisite, a sensational tour of beautiful, historic, rare and special trees.
Inga was born in central west NSW. After living in Canberra, Brisbane, and the Sunshine Coast hinterland, she has settled on the far south coast of NSW. She began her career as a professional writer for government before gaining a PhD in creative writing and then, another one (Doctor Doctor in the German parlance) in English Literature, examining the history of nature writing on this continent.
Inga Simpson
presents a full-day workshop:
Writing Nature
This full-day nature writing workshop is ideal for fiction and non-fiction writers at all levels with a passion for the natural world. You’ll focus on techniques for bringing landscapes, flora and fauna to life for your audience, including: evocative description, effective use of emotion, and the importance of story. You’ll also consider anthropomorphism, writing from an ecological perspective, and the challenges faced when writing with an environmental message.
Inga will use a combination of instruction, inspiring examples of nature writing and practical writing exercises, with plenty of opportunity for group discussion. You’ll come away with a stronger understanding of nature writing – past and contemporary, Australian and international – and a practical toolkit for sharing your love of nature on the page.
Friday November 20
Maleny Community Centre, Veranda Room
9.30 - 3.45, includes morning tea and lunch
Strictly limited to 20 people
Price: $130, includes a ticket to the previous night’s event
Tickets to Outspoken events are only available online.
Clicking the ‘buy’ button above will take you to TryBooking's website for the event, please follow the prompts.
Should the event have to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, tickets will be refunded without question, less a booking fee of 50c per ticket.
A note about refunds: if you can’t make it we’re happy to refund tickets up until 24 hours before an event. But no later! It’s just Tyyni and I here and we are simply too busy in the hours leading up to an event to deal with tickets. Please understand.
Outspoken is proud to work with Rosetta Books (bookseller on the night). We thank Lea and Rob Dodd for their continued support of our events. We'd also like to thank Maleny Community Centre for their continuing help, apart from anything else they'll be running the bar on the night.
Would you like to support what we do?
We receive no external funding - it’s how we maintain our independence. You can give a tax deductible donation by clicking on the Support Us button, this arrangement if facilitated through the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation. They pass on all funds received to us.
If you know someone who you think might be interested in attending please pass on the information. Many thanks.
Please sign up to our newsletter to receive advance notice of upcoming events. Several recent events sold out. By subscribing to our email service you can beat the rush.
[not subscribed to our emails? It's very easy, just go to the top of any page on this website and hit the ‘sign up’ button.]