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By Valerie Khoo Our podcast, So You Want to be a Writer, has now hit over one million downloads! When my co-host Allison Tait and
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By Valerie Khoo Our podcast, So You Want to be a Writer, has now hit over one million downloads! When my co-host Allison Tait and
Thanks to Transmission Films we have 10 double passes to give away for Sometimes Always Never, in cinemas nationally 14 March 2019. Alan (Bill Nighy)
Let’s face it – our relationship with writing can be just like one with another human being. Most of the time you’re madly in love
Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its
In Episode 271 of So you want to be a writer: Allison and Valerie chat to bestselling crime author Dervla McTiernan, author of The Scholar about writing,
This week we have three copies of The Orchardist’s Daughter by Karen Viggers to give away. A story of freedom, forgiveness and finding the strength to break free.
The Walkley Foundation is proud to announce $50,000 in grants for freelance journalism, from the Walkley Public Fund for Journalism. Applications are now open for Australian
It was a bumper birthday bonanza this month – as a record number of more than 1100 writers submitted a story in Furious Fiction. Wow! Well
In Episode 270 of So you want to be a writer: Allison and Valerie chat to author and musician Penny Flanagan, author of Surviving Hal and one
This week we have THREE copies of the fantastic children’s book Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables: On the Lookout by Tim Harris and illustrated by James Hart to
If you have an unpublished manuscript then you need to read on… Kill Your Darlings is delighted to announce a partnership with Varuna in the inaugural KYD/Varuna Copyright Agency
Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its
You and writing. Most of the time you love each other, but there are other occasions where you can’t stand to be in the same
In Episode 269 of So you want to be a writer: Allison and Valerie talk about how your book covers can impact your sales. And they chat
Thanks to Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House, Australia), we have THREE copies of Gone by Midnight, the latest thriller by New York Times #1 bestselling author
In Episode 268 of So you want to be a writer: Allison and Valerie talk about crime writing for the young adult market, interview children’s author R.A.
Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its
Welcome to Magic and Mayhem – the ebook and podcast series that explores the wonderful and wacky world of writing for kids and teens. Join
You’ve probably heard all about podcasts, and maybe everyone you know is listening to them. A friend has told you that you should totally listen
This week we have FIVE copies of Baby by New Zealand writer Annaleese Jochems to give away. This sunburnt psychological thriller of obsession and escape by one
Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its
In Episode 267 of So you want to be a writer: Allison and Valerie confess the mistakes they’ve made and what they’ve learnt from them. You’ll meet
The State Library of NSW has announced the launch of its inaugural short film prize Shortstacks, which is open to established, emerging and first-time filmmakers of all
This week, thanks to Entertainment One, we have 10 double passes to If Beale Street Could Talk, a love story set in 1970s New York, from
A new year and a NEW Furious Fiction challenge – with January seeing a record number of almost 1000 entrants (something about those New Year’s
By Valerie Khoo Our podcast, So You Want to be a Writer, has now hit over one million downloads! When my co-host Allison Tait and I started out on this journey we never even considered this magic number. We were too busy loving the fact that we got to present
Thanks to Transmission Films we have 10 double passes to give away for Sometimes Always Never, in cinemas nationally 14 March 2019. Alan (Bill Nighy) is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out
Let’s face it – our relationship with writing can be just like one with another human being. Most of the time you’re madly in love with each other, but there are also other occasions where you and writing go weeks without saying a word. Ultimately, it’s worth it – but
Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its rules, regulations and ridiculousness. It’s a celebration of language, masquerading as a passive-aggressive whinge about words and weirdness. This week we have a number of
In Episode 271 of So you want to be a writer: Allison and Valerie chat to bestselling crime author Dervla McTiernan, author of The Scholar about writing, plotting and the best (and worst) day of Dervla’s life. Discover when the next round of Furious Fiction is happening. Plus, we have 3 copies
This week we have three copies of The Orchardist’s Daughter by Karen Viggers to give away. A story of freedom, forgiveness and finding the strength to break free. International bestselling writer Karen Viggers returns to remote Tasmania, the setting of her most popular novel The Lightkeeper’s Wife. Sixteen-year-old Mikaela has grown up isolated
The Walkley Foundation is proud to announce $50,000 in grants for freelance journalism, from the Walkley Public Fund for Journalism. Applications are now open for Australian freelance journalists (as individuals or small groups) to request funding to support the production of public interest journalism, either a single story or a journalistic
It was a bumper birthday bonanza this month – as a record number of more than 1100 writers submitted a story in Furious Fiction. Wow! Well done to all who entered. A reminder of the criteria that we asked for this month: Each story’s first sentence had to contain EXACTLY THREE
In Episode 270 of So you want to be a writer: Allison and Valerie chat to author and musician Penny Flanagan, author of Surviving Hal and one half of acclaimed folk-pop duo Club Hoy. Discover your kid’s next read and we have 3 copies of Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables: On the Lookout to
This week we have THREE copies of the fantastic children’s book Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables: On the Lookout by Tim Harris and illustrated by James Hart to give away. Yes, Australia’s favourite teacher is back – but has Mr Bambuckle met his greatest challenge yet? Vex is gone! We have to find
If you have an unpublished manuscript then you need to read on… Kill Your Darlings is delighted to announce a partnership with Varuna in the inaugural KYD/Varuna Copyright Agency Fellowship, which offers a week-long fellowship for the shortlisted writers in the 2019 Unpublished Manuscript Award. From the Kill Your Darlings website: The fellowship will take
Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its rules, regulations and ridiculousness. It’s a celebration of language, masquerading as a passive-aggressive whinge about words and weirdness. This week we are head over heels
You and writing. Most of the time you love each other, but there are other occasions where you can’t stand to be in the same room together. Sometimes you go weeks without saying a word, and you really need to work hard at making time for each other. But ultimately,
In Episode 269 of So you want to be a writer: Allison and Valerie talk about how your book covers can impact your sales. And they chat to J.P. Pomare, author of the psychological thriller Call Me Evie on plotting, setting and how shaving your legs can help you get into the
Thanks to Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House, Australia), we have THREE copies of Gone by Midnight, the latest thriller by New York Times #1 bestselling author (and awesome AWC presenter) Candice Fox to give away this week. Ex-cop Ted Conkaffey is slowly rebuilding his life in Crimson Lake, and getting to know
In Episode 268 of So you want to be a writer: Allison and Valerie talk about crime writing for the young adult market, interview children’s author R.A. Spratt and discuss what Allison really does with her feather boa! We also have 5 copies of Baby – a sunburnt psychological thriller of obsession
Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its rules, regulations and ridiculousness. It’s a celebration of language, masquerading as a passive-aggressive whinge about words and weirdness. This week we have a voracious appetite
Welcome to Magic and Mayhem – the ebook and podcast series that explores the wonderful and wacky world of writing for kids and teens. Join us as we take a peek behind the picture book pages, discover pirate ships and publishing tips, delve into addictively readable YA novels and find
You’ve probably heard all about podcasts, and maybe everyone you know is listening to them. A friend has told you that you should totally listen to This American Life with Ira Glass. Or a colleague says you absolutely have to listen the true crime podcast phenomenon Serial. Or your writer
This week we have FIVE copies of Baby by New Zealand writer Annaleese Jochems to give away. This sunburnt psychological thriller of obsession and escape by one of the most exciting new voices in New Zealand fiction has been described by Eleanor Catton as, “Heavenly Creatures for a new generation”. It tells
Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its rules, regulations and ridiculousness. It’s a celebration of language, masquerading as a passive-aggressive whinge about words and weirdness. This week we are super excited about
In Episode 267 of So you want to be a writer: Allison and Valerie confess the mistakes they’ve made and what they’ve learnt from them. You’ll meet Laura Sieveking, author of the children’s series Amelia Chamelia who shares how she writes for one publisher while working for another. We also have 10 double
The State Library of NSW has announced the launch of its inaugural short film prize Shortstacks, which is open to established, emerging and first-time filmmakers of all ages. But there’s a catch … each short film entered must reference one or more items pre-selected from the State Library’s extraordinary collection. According to
This week, thanks to Entertainment One, we have 10 double passes to If Beale Street Could Talk, a love story set in 1970s New York, from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) and adapted from James Baldwin’s acclaimed novel of the same name. Check out the trailer below. Friends since childhood,
A new year and a NEW Furious Fiction challenge – with January seeing a record number of almost 1000 entrants (something about those New Year’s goals) battling it out for story supremacy. A reminder of the criteria that we asked for this month: Each story’s first word had to be
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