Aspiring and published writers are invited to participate in an in-person workshop, which has the theme, “The Word Made Fresh: being inspired, making connections, building community”. Source: The Good Oil.
The Good Oil 2026 Writers’ Workshop on Wednesday, November 11, will be hosted by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in partnership with Garratt Publishing. The purpose is to encourage creative discovery and inspiration, and to help participants develop their writing skills.
American author, poet and Benedictine oblate Judith Valente will be the key speaker. Ms Valente has an extensive background in journalism, including as a staff writer for The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in journalism.
She is a lay associate of the Benedictine monastery Mount St Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas, which is the subject of her award-winning 2013 memoir, Atchison Blue: A Search for Silence, a Spiritual Home and a Living Faith.
Her latest book, The Italian Soul, offers practical guidance on how people can transport a taste of the Italian “good life” into their own homes. Additionally, it explores the contemplative practices and attitudes that seem to come naturally to a people who have made an art of living and working joyfully.
The Good Oil monthly e-journal is a ministry of the Good Samaritan Sisters and was launched in 2008. Its mission is to publish news, feature and opinion articles, and reflective content which aims to nourish the spirit, stimulate thinking, and encourage reflection and dialogue about current issues from a Christian, Catholic, Good Samaritan perspective.
The workshop facilitator is Ann Rennie, a Melbourne writer who focuses on things of the spirit and the small wonders of daily life.
The free workshop will take place on at the Sisters of the Good Samaritan Congregational Centre in Glebe, Sydney on November 11, 9am-4pm. Registrations close this Friday at 5pm (AEDT): Register here.
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The Good Oil 2026 Writers’ Workshop (The Good Oil)
