Claire Scobie is a writer and journalist.
Author of the acclaimed Last Seen in Lhasa, writer and journalist Claire Scobie teaches writing workshops across Australia and has appeared at international literary festivals as a speaker and facilitator. She is also a scholar at the Writing and Society Research Group at the University of Western Sydney.
News
- April 2010: Read Claire’s latest story, Rising from the Ashes, about communities rebuilding a year after the Black Saturday bushfires.
- May 2010: Book for Claire’s upcoming travel writing workshops in Sydney, Darwin & Brisbane.
- May 14-15, 2010: Claire has several appearances at WordStorm in Darwin. This exciting ‘Festival of Australasian Writing’ features writers from Asia, the Pacific and around Australia.
May 14 - hear Claire go On Tour with Jennifer Byrne, ex-Cold Chisel member/songwriter Don Walker and novelist Nick Earls.
May 15 - listen to Claire’s breakfast reading in Worldly Words & then hone your narrative skills at her Travel Writing Workshop.
- Tue, 18 May 201:, 10:00am-4:00 pm, Claire launches a new workshop at the Sydney Writers Festival - Travel Writing in the 21st Century.
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Praise for Claire Scobie’s writing
‘Gripping’ - Time Out
‘Absorbing and rewarding’ - The Observer
‘Shows sheer journalistic flair’ - The Sunday Telegraph