Here’s a flattering profile of me in T Magazine Australia.
I live and work on Gadigal land in Sydney, Australia.
Find me on Instagram.
I run Australia’s most successful literature Substack. Subscribe to News & Reviews here. Four times a year we run an online readers and writers festival via weekly livestreams.
In 2024 I co-founded Bibliocarta — a company offering travel for readers and a library for travellers. Our first trip offering for 2026 sold out in less than 12 hours. More announcements coming soon.
My PhD is about Australia’s new ‘public interest’ defence for defamation law. I hope to complete this later in 2026 and initiate plans to make my research useful to society.
Together with the Women’s Justice Network I founded the ‘Freadom Inside’ project that gets books to women incarcerated in NSW. We recently raised $55,000 to run book club programs for those still inside.
When you book in you’ll immediately receive an email with the book that I’ve allocated as required reading for each day, and a video explaining how to prepare for my super good crowd favourite ‘Peaks, Troughs, and Passages’ exercise.
There is no overlap between the two days, so you can definitely attend both and make a weekend of it. Ace Hotel have provided us with the discount code BRILEE for 15% off stays any time between 13 March and 20 March. Read on for more information about scholarships and everything included in the booking price.
FAQS
You definitely don’t need to be a ‘full-time’ writer, or a ‘real’ writer, or any of the other useless categories we create in our minds to feed the imposter syndrome. Whereas the July 2023 workshops were for people with a whole book in mind, these workshops are for all writers who want to improve their reading, thinking, drafting, and editing skills.
WHAT PREPARATION DO I NEED TO DO?
There will be one mandatory, assigned book to read. A specific chapter from this book will be set as the text we discuss together for Workshop #1. I will be send out a short video on how to do my ‘peaks, troughs, and passages’ approach to better reading as soon as you book in. You will need to read the specific chapter to discuss ‘peaks and troughs’ and have read the whole book to discuss ‘passages’. Come ready to share and discuss in Workshop #1.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING?
I’m capping attendance at 20 people (plus the scholarship recipient). This will allow discretion and honesty in discussions, and guarantee a higher quality of conversation and engagement. If you’ve been to one of my workshops before, you’ll know how critical small group size is to the quality of the experience.
WILL IT BE RECORDED?
No! See above! It’s special!
All workshop registrations paid in full at the time of booking are strictly non-refundable. This means that once you have paid for a workshop, you will not be eligible for any refunds, regardless of the reason for cancellation.
If you are unable to attend a workshop you have booked for any reason, please notify us as soon as possible by sending an email to info@bri-lee.com. If the workshop you have booked has a waiting list and your place can be taken be someone on this list a refund can made, minus a small administration cost.
Workshop registrations are also transferable to another name if someone else you may know can attend in your place.
Workshop registrations are not transferable to a different workshop date.
By registering for the workshops and making full payment, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Cancellation Policy.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
Our workshop Manager Alice can help.
Email her at info@bri-lee.com
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