Welcome to Vision Writers
The home for speculative fiction, science fiction, horror and fantasy writers in Queensland, Australia.
Supporting speculative fiction since 1996
Vision Writers is a critique group for writers to share feedback and advice in a welcoming, inclusive writing community.
Our purpose
Vision Writers Group was founded in September, 1996 by Rowena Cory Daniells, Marianne de Pierres and Adrianne Fitzpatrick.
Our goal to give science fiction, fantasy and horror writers in Queensland a chance to meet their peers, have their work critiqued and critique the work of others.
We’re about writing, sharing experiences and expanding the opportunities for speculative fiction writers in Queensland and Australia.
The best way to interact with us to to join the forum. This is where we share information about critiques and events.
If you’re thinking of coming along to a meeting, we recommend joining to check on meeting times and ask questions.
How to find us
Date
First Sunday of the month (excluding January)
Location
Stock Exchange Hotel
166 Edward Street, Brisbane
Times
Venue opens at 10:00am
Meeting commences at 10:15am
Concludes ~ 1:00pm
Optional lunch afterwards
Our Meetings
Our goals
The group is centred on our monthly meetings and the forum. Our aim is to foster a literature-based speculative fiction community that produces good stories and good writers.
At the meeting
At the meeting, we go around the table, one submission at a time, and give feedback to the writer. Feedback should be constructive, helpful and honest, while also being kind and thoughtful.
Submitting a piece of work
If you would like to submit for the next meeting, please note only four are critiqued each month.
You will need to upload your files into the 'critiques for next meeting' folder on the forum at Saturday midday before the meeting.
Maximum word count is 5000 words and the works must be speculative fiction (horror, sci-fi, fantasy, magic realism, etc).
If your work is very graphic (sex or violence), you may want to put a warning on the first page.
You don't have to submit to attend!
Feel free just to come and listen and meet everyone without critiquing either.
Our meetings are an inclusive, welcoming space.
Writer Resources
Writing is a learner’s journey and the most commonly talked about writers resources in the group are:
- Deep Point of View by Marcy Kennedy
- Janice Hardy’s Fiction University and her book Understanding Show Don’t Tell: And Really Getting It)
- Story Genius by Lisa Cron
- Drawing on the Power of Resonance in Writing by David Farland
- Headstrong Girl: How to live a writer's life by Kim Wilkins
- On Writing by Stephen King
- 2,000 to 10,000 by Rachel Aaron
- Million Dollar Outlines by David Farland
- 7 Figure Fiction: How to use universal fantasy to sell by T. Taylor
Vision Writer Anthologies
Contact us
Vision Writer’s President
visionwriters@outlook.com