This post is by Sue White, intrepid travel writer and Australian Writers’ Centre Travel Writing and Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 course presenter. WOOEE.
It’s not every day you get the scoop on all the grammar goings-on from someone on the inside. But today, we’re fortunate to be speaking
We spotted Donna in Good Health Magazine recently! Congratulations Donna! If you have a success story to share with us, you can do so right here. We’ll
We spotted Libby in Sunday Life recently! Congratulations Libby! If you have a success story to share with us, you can do so right here.
In Episode 65 of So you want to be a writer: Valerie and Allison congratulate AWC graduate Belinda Williams on her latest novel The Pitch published with Momentum,
Relax: there are no spoilers here. Need a lift and something to read? This landed in our inbox this morning… Game of Thrones offered in UBER
As we dive further into winter here in Australia, we’re offering you the chance this week to win One Summer in Venice. Okay, not the
The idea of the ‘online author platform’ is an interesting one. On one hand, as an author you should focus your energy on writing your
We love hearing from our students no matter what they have to say, but when we hear of a student being published, we just want
In our interviews with authors, we often like to end on a question that is a little outside the box. And that question is: “What
Social media – technology’s gift to the 21st century. As a writer, if you’re NOT on it, promoting your work gets a whole lot harder.
We love hearing from our students no matter what they have to say, but when we hear of a student being published, we just want
This post is by Pamela Freeman, author of more than 30 books and director of the creative writing faculty at the Australian Writers’ Centre. I’ve
In Episode 64 of So you want to be a writer: Essay writing competitions with real estate prizes, co-written books, 27 interesting facts about words that you
Having trouble harnessing your hashtags, keeping your pins sharp or posting things that people will read? Social media seems to be both a blessing and
This week’s Australian Writers’ Centre competition prize is the latest biography about the late Apple founder, Steve Jobs. Since his death in 2011 (and even
You’ve probably heard about ‘Writing in Prison’ programs, where prison inmates are assisted with their writing. However, if you’re in Victoria, you too can write
We spotted Lakshmi in The Sunday Morning Herald recently! Congratulations Lakshmi! If you have a success story to share with us, you can do so right here.
Victorian writers, the Melbourne Prize for Literature and Awards is back and this time with a prize pool valued at over $100,000! From the media
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Each week, we chat about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. And this week, we have a lot to say… Q: Hi AWC,
A fantastic opportunity is coming up, with the 2015 Sydney Writers’ Room (SWR) Short Story Competition opening for entries on 1 June. According to SWR,
In Episode 63 of So you want to be a writer: Australian writers on #WhereIWrite, the ethics of branded content marketing, famous authors who were rejected by
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Deborah O’Brien is a teacher, visual artist and author of non-fiction books, articles and short stories. Her debut novel was the 2012 bestselling Mr Chen’s
This post is by Sue White, intrepid travel writer and Australian Writers’ Centre Travel Writing and Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 course presenter. WOOEE. You’re on the road. You’ve planned a great travel writing itinerary, maybe even sold a story or two, and you’re out there doing it. Nice
It’s not every day you get the scoop on all the grammar goings-on from someone on the inside. But today, we’re fortunate to be speaking with one of the biggest players and perhaps one of the more misunderstood members of the Punctuation Team. That’s right, it’s the one and only
We spotted Donna in Good Health Magazine recently! Congratulations Donna! If you have a success story to share with us, you can do so right here. We’ll share it with the world! For more success stories, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
We spotted Libby in Sunday Life recently! Congratulations Libby! If you have a success story to share with us, you can do so right here. We’ll share it with the world! For more success stories, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
In Episode 65 of So you want to be a writer: Valerie and Allison congratulate AWC graduate Belinda Williams on her latest novel The Pitch published with Momentum, they discuss two new content marketing agencies launched in Australia, HarperCollins’ new Book Bliss, the 29 Minute Book service for those who want to be
Relax: there are no spoilers here. Need a lift and something to read? This landed in our inbox this morning… Game of Thrones offered in UBER stunt Think you know Game of Thrones? There’s more to the story! On Tuesday June 16th, passengers booking an UBER service in Melbourne and Adelaide
As we dive further into winter here in Australia, we’re offering you the chance this week to win One Summer in Venice. Okay, not the actual destination, but a copy of the book of that name, by Nicky Pellegrino. The synopsis is really in the title, as we follow the
The idea of the ‘online author platform’ is an interesting one. On one hand, as an author you should focus your energy on writing your book (or next book) and making it the best it can be. And yet if you neglect the opportunity to connect with your readers (and
We love hearing from our students no matter what they have to say, but when we hear of a student being published, we just want to shout it from the rooftops! We’re a little scared of heights, so we’ll go with a blog post instead. Rakhee says: My article on
In our interviews with authors, we often like to end on a question that is a little outside the box. And that question is: “What is your writing superpower?” Writers can be rather humble beasts, but by putting a mask and cape on the question (and putting its underwear on
Social media – technology’s gift to the 21st century. As a writer, if you’re NOT on it, promoting your work gets a whole lot harder. But being on it does soak up a lot of time. So how do you get the most out of each platform? And if you
We love hearing from our students no matter what they have to say, but when we hear of a student being published, we just want to shout it from the rooftops! We’re a little scared of heights, so we’ll go with a blog post instead. Belinda says: In May, the
This post is by Pamela Freeman, author of more than 30 books and director of the creative writing faculty at the Australian Writers’ Centre. I’ve been thinking a lot lately, for family reasons, about how and why someone makes the decision to follow a creative life, rather than one more
In Episode 64 of So you want to be a writer: Essay writing competitions with real estate prizes, co-written books, 27 interesting facts about words that you probably didn’t need to know, to outline or not to outline your novel, Damian Madden’s weekly “creativity interview”, how to approach celebrities for interviews, the
Having trouble harnessing your hashtags, keeping your pins sharp or posting things that people will read? Social media seems to be both a blessing and curse for writers – offering a chance to tell more of your story, and yet piling on a bunch of bells, whistles and EXTRA TIME
This week’s Australian Writers’ Centre competition prize is the latest biography about the late Apple founder, Steve Jobs. Since his death in 2011 (and even before), there have been a number of books attempting to unlock the man behind the machines – and this one promises many new insights. As
You’ve probably heard about ‘Writing in Prison’ programs, where prison inmates are assisted with their writing. However, if you’re in Victoria, you too can write in prison – without the hassle of having to commit a crime first! The National Trust ‘Cells for Writers’ project has been designed to assist
We spotted Lakshmi in The Sunday Morning Herald recently! Congratulations Lakshmi! If you have a success story to share with us, you can do so right here. We’ll share it with the world! For more success stories, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Victorian writers, the Melbourne Prize for Literature and Awards is back and this time with a prize pool valued at over $100,000! From the media release: Entries have opened in one of Australia’s most prestigious literature prizes, the Melbourne Prize for Literature 2015 and Awards, which, valued at more than
Unpublished writers, want to win $10,000 and a 12 month mentorship with Hachette? Read on… From the Emerging Writers’ Festival website: About The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers Hachette Australia, along with the Richell family, have established The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers in partnership with The Guardian Australia and The
Each week, we chat about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. And this week, we have a lot to say… Q: Hi AWC, could we maybe allot a few minutes this week to a pet peeve of mine? A: Sure. We have a lot of time to spare
A fantastic opportunity is coming up, with the 2015 Sydney Writers’ Room (SWR) Short Story Competition opening for entries on 1 June. According to SWR, stories should be limited to 2500 words and must be single-authored and unpublished. Entries are accepted online only, either as Word Documents or PDF files.
In Episode 63 of So you want to be a writer: Australian writers on #WhereIWrite, the ethics of branded content marketing, famous authors who were rejected by publishers, the superpower all published writers have (and you can have too!), Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on art, a street map made up of
We spotted both Michaela and Catherine in Sunday Life recently! Congratulations Michaela and Catherine! If you have a success story to share with us, you can do so right here. We’ll share it with the world! For more success stories, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Deborah O’Brien is a teacher, visual artist and author of non-fiction books, articles and short stories. Her debut novel was the 2012 bestselling Mr Chen’s Emporium and her fourth novel, The Trivia Man, will be released in June 2015. In episode 16 of our top-rating So You Want to be
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