Workshops at AsylumFest
Step beyond the veil and into the haunted halls of the Olivene High Security Ward, where creativity meets the macabre.
AsylumFest’s exclusive workshops offer a rare chance to learn from masters of horror and speculative fiction, guiding you through the eerie corridors of storytelling like never before.


Saturday, October 31st
Screen vs Page
Covering the difference in intent and style between writing narrative print fiction and screenwriting
AARON STERNS
Aaron Sterns is a writer known for the film Wolf Creek 2 (2014), and as author of the Wolf Creek prequel novel Wolf Creek: Origin (2014). Sterns also served as script-editor on Rogue (2007), and appeared in a cameo role in Wolf Creek (2005) as Bazza's Mate, as well as the Leather Man in ICQ (2001)

Sunday, November 1st
Silent Scream
Using your fears to create terrifying, memorable fiction.
Award-winning writer Kaaron Warren
Join Kaaron as she explores the nooks and crannies of one of the most haunted areas of Mayday Hills. We’ll delve into what scares us, and let the ghosts watching over us whisper in our ears.
People think that horror writers are scared of nothing. Quite the opposite; we’re scared of everything, and that’s how we write fiction that stays with our readers.