Join us for a special festival edition of Storyline Workshop. Led by Cindy Davies, this session maintains the warm, collaborative atmosphere that makes Storyline a beloved fixture at The Women's Club.

Cindy Davies, author of three novels, will discuss her approach to writing historical fiction and share insights from her research on life in the imperial harems of the Turkish sultans for her latest work, The Favourite of the Harem. This interactive workshop welcomes participants to share their own projects and ideas while exploring the craft of historical storytelling. The session will conclude with a practical overview of the various paths to publication available to today's historical fiction writers.

While Storyline typically runs as an exclusive TWC circle, we're delighted to open this special RSWWF session to all festival attendees. Don't miss this chance to develop your craft in a supportive community of writers.

Born in the UK, Cindy Davies has lived, worked and travelled in Turkey and speaks some Turkish. She emigrated to Australia with her family in 1975 and is a graduate of Sydney University. She’s been a teacher, freelance writer and tour guide in Sydney and Turkey. Cindy also visited Iran while writing her first two novels, set in Iran, the USA and Australia. She’s won several awards for her books and short stories. In 2023 during a writer’s residency in the UK, she revisited Turkey and the former sultan’s palace to fine-tune her research for her third novel The Favourite of the Harem. Set in the Topkapı Palace harem of sixteenth-century Istanbul, it was published in November 2023. She is currently working on a fourth novel.