Alice Night: Art + Honesty = Alchemy

Alice will be teaching a daily creative writing workshop.

Alice is an established writer, speaker, performer, poet and culturally focused artist. She has extensive experience as a creative arts facilitator, and is best known for creating and facilitating well loved online courses and in-person retreats.

Alice uses art as the vehicle for transformation, initiation, authenticity and aliveness. She facilitates with bold vulnerability, intimacy and naturalness. Her songs, poems and theatre pieces reach fiercely into the cultural whilst also welcoming the deeply personal.

Alice writes what is noble and what is true, while donning a wild honesty that is unforgettable to witness and likely leaves you laughing or crying. 

As an artist, Alice's major focus is cultural. She sings, writes, paints, creates theatre and teaches creative courses, all as ways to explore the deep questions of our lives.

Alice was educated at The University of Queensland majoring in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island studies music and community development. She then completed a Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Performance at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts.

She has received grants from the Australian Council for the Arts to support her in the development of her craft.

Jane Cornes 

Jane will be teaching a daily creative writing workshop.

Jane is a multi award-winning wordsmith and qualified trauma-informed counsellor. She teaches creative writing at her own retreats and at festivals throughout Australia and overseas.

She lives in Perth with husband Neil. Her greatest professional joy is helping others realise their creative potential. 

Jane wrote, photographed and designed Lazy Fare, a collection of recipes and non-fiction writing gleaned from her 20 years as a food and travel journalist. This self-published book went on to win a special category award at the Gourmand International book awards.

In 2020, Jane was named winner of the AAWP/ASSF best short story competition for her short story Cockroach. She subsequently self-published a collection of short stories titled Cockroach and Other Stories.

In 2023, Jane's short story Sisu was long-listed for the Fish Publishing short memoir prize. In 2024, her short story Bottlebrush was long-listed for the Sydney Hammond Memorial short story prize. In 2024, her short story Vinegar Lips was Highly Commended by the Marje Wilke short story awards.