Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure… This week, we’re giving away three copies of the latest novel from author Shankari Chandran, one of our amazing alumni (read more about her story here). Her newest release is called Chai Time at
Keeping secrets comes naturally to him … but will it ruin his chance at love? As we turn the page on a new year, this week we have a new book giveaway for you. It’s the latest book from Australian rural romance author Rachael Johns, Outback Secrets, and we have
This is it – the big end of year competition to shower ONE lucky reader with a whopping 15 books in our Holiday Reading Book Pack! (Don’t worry, we won’t shower you with the books; that could get dangerous.) The AWC elves have selected a diverse range of genres –
If you love Young Adult (YA) fiction, here’s your chance to stock up for the holidays with our 5-book pack of recent YA releases. This exciting mix of books will make the perfect Christmas gifts for young readers in your life, or you can keep them to yourself as new
In this edition of Furious Fiction, we’ve been packing our bags. But no, we aren’t disappearing for good. These were November’s criteria: Your story must include someone PACKING A SUITCASE. Your story must include the phrase “ACROSS A CROWDED ROOM” (as dialogue or narrative). Your story must include the words
With the holiday season fast approaching, here’s your chance to secure some new reading material with not one, not two, but FIVE crime and thriller novels – all released in 2021. Not only are these five books sure to keep the edge of your seat busy with their gripping narratives,
A deadline and a prize – what better writing motivation is there? If your 2021 goal is to get your writing momentum fired up, flex those writing muscles or to test your writing techniques – and possibly earn some cash on the side – then short story competitions are the
Want the chance to be published with Penguin Random House and receive a $20,000 advance? Well, the 2022 Penguin Literary Prize is now open and awaiting your submission! Launched in 2017, the prize was established to find, nurture and develop new Australian authors of literary fiction. Every year the Penguin
This week, we’re giving you the chance to win one of 10 double passes to the new film, A Boy Called Christmas – based on the international bestseller by Matt Haig. The film is in cinemas nationwide from 25 November. Here’s a quick synopsis: The origin story of Father Christmas
‘So, Will, are you going to come with me and my team of merry performers to the sunny climes of Australia, where the crowds are already queuing and the streets are paved with gold?’ This week we have three copies of Showtime! – Judy Nunn’s latest bestselling novel to give
THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING, BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF ‘THE OVERSTORY’… Picked as one of the ‘Best Books of 2021’ in the Sunday Times, this week’s giveaway is the 2021 Booker-Prize-shortlisted Bewilderment by Richard Powers. We have three copies to be won – check out this quick
Another month and another chance for entrants to flex their creative muscles with our ever-changing selection of Furious Fiction criteria. This month, we invited you to play, using the following rules: Your story’s setting: a COURT of some kind. Your story must include a character who measures something. Your story
Evil is at play in a South African game reserve… This week’s book giveaway is Blood Trail by Australian author Tony Park. Tony is the author of almost 20 African novels and this latest one promises another thrilling adventure. We have three copies to be won – here’s a quick
This week we have three copies of Echoes of War by Tania Blanchard to be won. Tania is one of our amazing AWC alumni, and writes historical fiction inspired by her family history. Her first novel, The Girl from Munich, was a runaway bestseller and shortlisted for the ABIA Best
The shortlist for the 2021 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers has just been announced, and we are proud to congratulate our talented AWC alumni on the list! The winner will receive $10,000 in prize money from Hachette Australia, and a year’s mentoring with one of their publishers. Kay Harrison has
THE END IS HERE. AN IMPOSSIBLE MAZE. A CATACLYSMIC CONCLUSION. The countdown is over – as this week we offer up the seventh and final book in Australian powerhouse author Matthew Reilly’s Jack West Jr novel series. The book is called The One Impossible Labyrinth and here’s a quick synopsis:
Was 2020 going to be the year you showcased your manuscript with the world but just didn’t get around to it? Given the year that was, we’ll let you off. But now it is 2021. There are some exciting opportunities for you this year, so we’ve created a list of
Publishing house HarperCollins launched the Banjo Prize in 2018, as “a quest to find Australia’s next great storyteller” – inviting unpublished commercial fiction manuscripts and awarding each year’s winner with a publishing contract. Now in its fourth year, the Banjo Prize recently announced its 2021 winner. And we were SO
Writer. Romantic. Pilot. Hero. This week, we are giving away three copies of The Prince of the Skies by Antonio Iturbe – bestselling author of The Librarian of Auschwitz. This latest book is a captivating historical novel based on a true story – the extraordinary life and mysterious death of
This month’s 44th edition of Furious Fiction was an up-and-down affair as we asked entrants to either plumb new depths or climb to lofty heights. These were the challenge criteria: Your story must include EITHER an attic OR a basement. Your story must include some kind of insect. Your story
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