Clients
Writing Workshops have been especially designed for:
• Barung Landcare
• Boolarong Press and Black Possum Publishing
• Brisbane Institute of Art
• Education Queensland
• Open Minds, a not-for-profit Brisbane charity
• Municipal libraries throughout Queensland
• Queensland Arts Council (QAC)
• Queensland Writers Centre (QWC)
• TAFE
• University of Southern Queensland: McGregor School
• University of Sunshine Coast (USQ)
• University of Queensland Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education (ICTE-UQ) and School of English, Media Studies and Art History (EMSAH)
Written Commissions have been undertaken for:
• Australia Council (Ozco)
• Black Possum Publishing
• Courier-Mail
• Gandhi School, South Korea
• Museum of Brisbane
• Open Minds, a not-for-profit Brisbane charity
• QAC
• QWC's Writing Queensland (WQ)
• Social Alternatives
• UQ and lastly ... Zen Master Sen Shin of the Queensland Zen Centre with editing her talks into her book, Essence of Mind.
And then there’s freelance work for anthologies, journals, magazines, newspapers, small presses, and university presses in both Australia and overseas. See Lesley’s Bio.
Client Feedback
CHANGE WITHIN ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE WORKSHOPS
Doctors on the Move or ‘Advanced English for IMGs’
Please contact Lesley for feedback.
WRITING WORKSHOPS
Natural Connections
We came away from your workshop inspired and we've been writing ever since! Thanks so much for your guidance and inspiration. You've opened our eyes! Sandy Houweling, Redlands
Wonderful day of sharing, learning and writing! Very inspired. Rena Toth, Sunshine Coast.
Thanks for your … insights. Kees Beenties, Brisbane.
Real Life Stories for Adults
You don’t know how much it means to me to have found someone who believes in me and my abilities. Michael Cini, Brisbane.
Thank you … for opening this door for me. Sam Dawes, Maleny.
[Your] patience and understanding with an apprehensive beginner such as myself, has been the key to a new and rewarding experience. Joyce Varcin, Sunshine Coast.
Zing Stories For Schools
Thank you for everything. I can literally perceive the improvement in English I have made. I got an OP2 & have been offered a place at QUT! Peter Huang.
Very positive feedback from … students. Yeppoon SHS
Appropriate …successful … students participated well … Caboolture SHS
WRITING SERVICES
Manuscript Appraisal Clients
Lesley was a consistent, patient, alert and inventive help while guiding me … As I am quite elderly it was a big advantage that she could come to my home. Malie Winberg, Buderim.
Heartfelt thanks … in particular … for the ‘pummelling’ you gave the first chapter … [which] well and truly reawakened the Muse. Winton Higgins, Sydney (Visiting Research Fellow UTS).
It all starts with a blank page.
To read my survey of individual clients after a decade of teaching personal stories, see ‘This Teaching Life’ in Writing Samples. If community writing is your interest, ‘The Nine Lives Writing Project’ and ‘Community Publishing’ may interest.
Need further evidence of happy Writing Workshop customers? Please send SSAE to Zing Stories, PO Box 5619, West End Q 4101 for photocopied comments from individuals and organizations.
The Zing Stories Guarantee. As a leading-edge provider of personal story expertise, Zing Stories guarantees inspiration and practical help to all clients. As a teacher, writer and presenter of many years’ experience, Lesley Synge gives her best effort to deliver mutually agreed-upon services and products at a reasonable price in an empathetic and supportive way – on every occasion.
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