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The Good Copy is a writing school, a publisher and a shop for word people.

We think a lot about writing. If you do too, or you feel as if you should, or you’re not sure what’s going on—welcome. We run classes and workshops, sell books and zines, and proudly host Collingwood’s longest-running crossword club.

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Stop. Grammar Time.
MEL
Two-day intensive
20, 21 October
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Nuts-and-bolts punctuation and grammar for everyone who uses words. Visit the course page to find out more. 

Runs Friday 20 and Saturday 21 October 2017, 10am–4pm each day, at The Good Copy, 19–21 Johnston Street, Collingwood. Enrolments close Wednesday 18 October.

All prices include GST.

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Crossword Club
MEL
Monthly meet
22 October
Free
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Happy Birthday to Crossword Club. Let’s get on the … CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR SAUSAGE CONDIMENT (5). 

Bring your brain to our two-year anniversary meet. We’ll have a BBQ. It will be both vegan (Dennis) and meat-eater minded. Crossword Club is beginner-friendly, expert-friendly and geek-friendly. Coffee, tea, pencils, erasers, crosswords and, in this case, sizzled sausages are provided. We’ll set up outside because the weather will definitely be … CATCHING SOME RAYS AROUND A MODEL? FABULOUS! (8)

Runs Sunday 22 October, 11am–3pm, at The Good Copy, 19–21 Johnston Street, Collingwood. Arrive anytime.

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Write Right
MEL
Half-day class
4 November
$275.00
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From editorial to ad copy: tactics and tips for planning, briefing, editing and just plain writing great writing. Visit the course page to find out more.

Runs Saturday 4 November, 9.30am–1.30pm, at The Good Copy, 19–21 Johnston Street, Collingwood.

All prices include GST.

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The Active Voice
MEL
Workshop
15 November
$30.00
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We spend most of our lives being told to write in the active voice. What does that mean, though? Come to our workshop at NIDA and find out! Wine will be provided. Just a little active-voice joke for you there. NIDA will provide wine. Thanks, guys. This is the first cab off the rank in the NIDAnights series. 

Runs Wednesday 15 November 2017, 6.30–8pm, at NIDA Melbourne, Suite 4, 152 Sturt Street, Southbank.
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Stop. Grammar Time.
MEL
One-day class
18 November
$350.00
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Nuts-and-bolts punctuation and grammar for everyone who uses words. Visit the course page to find out more. 

Runs Saturday 18 November 2017, 9am–5.30pm, at The Good Copy, 19–21 Johnston Street, Collingwood. Enrolments close Thursday 16 November.

All prices include GST.

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Stop. Grammar Time.
SYD
One-day class
25 November
$300.00
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Nuts-and-bolts punctuation and grammar for everyone who uses words. Visit the course page to find out more. 

Runs Saturday 25 November 2017, 9am–5.30pm, at the Walkley Foundation, 245 Chalmers Street, Redfern.

All prices include GST. MEAA members: enter your discount code at checkout to receive 15% off. Any questions? Email school@thegoodcopy.com.au.

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Write Right
MEL
Half-day class
1 December
$275.00
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From editorial to ad copy: tactics and tips for planning, briefing, editing and just plain writing great writing. Visit the course page to find out more.

Runs Friday 1 December, 1.30–5.30pm, at The Good Copy, 19–21 Johnston Street, Collingwood.

All prices include GST.

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Stop. Grammar Time.
MEL
One-day class
9 December
$350.00
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Nuts-and-bolts punctuation and grammar for everyone who uses words. Visit the course page to find out more. 

Runs Saturday 9 December 2017, 9am–5.30pm, at The Good Copy, 19–21 Johnston Street, Collingwood. Enrolments close Thursday 7 December.

All prices include GST.

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The Active Voice

We spend most of our lives being told to write in the active voice. What does that mean, though? Come to our workshop at NIDA and find out! It’s happening on 15 November in Melbourne. Find info and tickets here.

Dangling modifiers: WTF

We are here to talk to you about modifying phrases. This is the first article in our ‘What to Fix’ series. If you’ve ever wondered WTF about dangling modifiers, come on in.

A review!

Many thanks to Kate Jinx for writing this review of Stop. Grammar Time. in the Guardian. The article says that Penny is a hipper version of Clippy, the animated Microsoft Word paperclip. This is fair and balanced reporting.

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