Creative Writing Workshops with Dominic Hoey

Going West is excited to welcome Dominic Hoey—bestselling author, poet, and experienced writing teacher—to Shadbolt House for a new series of weekly creative writing workshops.

Tuesdays, 6:30–8:00pm
Shadbolt House, 35 Arapito Road, Titirangi
Sessions have begun - but it's not too late to join in!
Cost - $20 per session

These Tuesday evening sessions are open to writers of all levels. The only prerequisite is a passion for taking your creative writing to the next level.

Workshops kicked off on 17 June and are already highly successful. It's not too late to join in. Get in touch with tracey@goingwestfest.co.nz if you'd like more information.

Each week, participants will work on craft and writing prompts in a relaxed and supportive environment, looking at prose and poetry techniques to give you a solid base to build your writing practice on.

Meet your tutor:

Dominic Hoey is an award-winning poet, author and playwright based in West Auckland.

His debut novel, Iceland, was a New Zealand bestseller and long-listed for the 2018 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. His short story 1986 won the 2021 Sunday Star-Times Short Story Award. He has also published a poetry collection, I Thought We’d Be Famous (2019), the novel Poor People with Money (2022), and his latest novel, 1985 (2025), is receiving rave reviews.

Dominic has over a decade of teaching experience working with everyone from beginners to published authors. Currently, he lives with a small, vicious dog and dreams of one day owning an animal rescue farm.

Contact Tracey at tracey@goingwestfest.co.nz for more information or to register your interest.