Perth, Western Australia (Old Edition) Home Write a Letter Time Out Special Coverage Crime & Justice Classifieds Search Real Estate Trades & Services Submit About Contact Us Advertising Legal	Writer to share her 'Obsession' Julia Lawrinson; who thinks everyone can write, they just need help to get started. Rebel turned writer Julia Lawrinson will be holding a Book Week workshop in Nedlands for young writers. A cropped, yellow-dyed haircut put an end to Julia's high school career. But since then she has gone on to become a writer of renown. Winner of the WA Premier's Awards, young adults section, Julia collected the inaugural prize sponsored by Perth Independent Newspapers which includes the POST. Her novel, Obsession, tells of the tribulations of teenage life. "I had a desperate adolescence," said Julia, "I suppose I can identify with them." Julia said when she was in Year 10 a friend who was an apprentice hairdresser cut and dyed her hair. "We had a very strict dress code at school and it did not go down well with the deputy head. "I did Year 11 by correspondence," said Julia (32) who lecturers at Edith Cowan University at Claremont. Her workshop will be after school on August 22, at Nedlands Library. She said she just wanted to get people writing. "I think everyone knows how to write, a lot of people just feel inhibited about it. "Getting going is the difficult bit." Dianne Wolfer, author of Borderline and other books for primary school-aged children, will also visit the library during Book Week to talk about her craft. If you plan to go along, ring the library first on 9386 6230 to book a place. BACK TO TOP < PREVIOUS - HOME - NEXT> Copyright © 1999 - 2006 Post Newspapers Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.