In this exclusive 4-week course and small group, you will learn valuable tips from Dominics experience of self-publishing poetry books with great success.

Classes are fun, relaxed, no experience required.

Weekly day and time: Tuesdays, 10am - 12pm

Start date: 25th February

Course length: 4 weeks

Cost: $175

Tutor: Dominic Hoey

Dominic Hoey is a poet, author and playwright based in Auckland, New Zealand.

His two novels, Iceland and Poor People With Money were New Zealand bestsellers. Iceland was long-listed for the 2018 Ockham Book Award. He’s released four successful poetry collections, including I Thought We’d Be Famous and most recently The Dead Are Always Laughing at Us.

In 2019 he co-founded Dead Bid Books (DBB), a small press publishing writers who sit on the margins of the New Zealand publishing industry. To date DBB has published 13 books and become a mainstay of the New Zealand independent publishing industry.

Dominic is also the founder of Learn To Write Good, a creative writing program teaching craft to people who don’t have access to formal education. Since 2017 he’s taught 1000’s of students across New Zealand and overseas.

In a former life, Dominic released four rap albums and was an MC battle and slam-poetry champion. He’s performed his poetry in Australia, Europe, England, Japan, Canada and America.

He is currently working on his third novel, 1985, due out on Penguin in March 2025.

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This activity runs on these dates and times:

February 2025 to March 2025
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 (10:00am to 12:00pm) Tuesday, 4 March 2025 (10:00am to 12:00pm) Tuesday, 11 March 2025 (10:00am to 12:00pm) Tuesday, 18 March 2025 (10:00am to 12:00pm)

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	Creative Writing: Editing and Publishing a Collection	$175.00

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You must enrol and pay for your class before it begins. (Tutors cannot accept enrolments or payments.)
Our class and activity fees include GST.
A 10% discount applies for senior citizens (65+) and people with a Community Services Card.
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Children enrolled in classes and activities under the age of 16 years old must have a parent or guardian onsite.

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We will contact you to confirm your enrolment and any requirements 3-5 days prior to commencement.

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A $10 fee is charged for each transfer between courses, before the course commences.

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You will get a 100% credit on your account only if the class or activity is cancelled.
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Parnell Community Centre reserves the right to cancel any course at any time and to change any course dates and times.

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2025 Term 1 - Creative Writing: Editing and Publishing a Collection