Education Events in Maleny

Come and hear a mind-blowing presentation about true alkalinity from a very different angle. This is not your standard talk. This is not surface-level pH theory. true alkalinity beyond the misunderstandings. Feniks Global Superior Soda • What is alkalinity? • What buffering capacity actually means • Common myths around “alkaline” products • And how these principles can be used in everyday situations This is practical, foundational knowledge you can apply in daily life — in your home, in your routines and in the way you understand balance. Expect science, practical insight and some serious perspective shifts.

In this workshop, kids will dive into the imaginative world of reusing everyday materials to create whatever they can dream up. Through story time, guessing games, drawing, cartoons, and activity sheets, families will enjoy a fun, engaging experience that inspires them to make more from what they already have. The focus is on play, creativity, and entertainment, with learning happening naturally as children develop their own ideas and independent thinking along the way. Suitable for ages 2-8 + families.

Full Day Pass is your key to A Constellation of Stories at the Maleny Showgrounds on Sunday 3 May. (Excludes children's events ticketed separately).

Let your imagination run wild in this fast paced writing workshop. Karen will guide you through all the important steps to create an enthralling adventure story. From vivid characters to mystic maps and magical powers, this story will stay in your heart long after you put your pencil down. Suitable for ages 8-13.

Draw farm animals, learn weird and wonderful facts about goats, and best of all, have the opportunity to pat some real animals in the petting zoo.

Learn the tips you need to help craft the perfect pitch and give your work its best chance of reaching the right people in the publishing industry.

Learn the key components of writing a psychological suspense novel that will immerse readers in unrelenting tension, focusing on the gothic tradition.

Ever wanted to write for children? Then join bestselling author Kate Foster in this interactive and comprehensive workshop. You will learn the essential tools needed to craft an engaging children’s book, from creating characters with depth and goals, to understanding the structural skeleton of a novel, to getting started and revising, and to developing your writing style and voice. You will go away inspired and determined to put your dreams into action!

Learn how to build an engaged audience of readers the way a business does and develop strategies to get in front of readers who will love what you write.

Join international award-winning author and illustrator Kathleen Jennings for a crash course in building fantastic worlds. Explore writing techniques (and some lessons pinched from years of mapping other people’s worlds), and develop your own toolkit of uniquely effective ways to summon, develop, and convey fantastic worlds, using voice, imagery, observation and misdirection.