In Episode 59 of So you want to be a writer: the couple suing after their engagement photo lands an erotica novel cover, crowdfunding a novel,
Gabrielle Tozer is a journalist, author, editor and former 18-year-old, among other things. Her second book, Faking It, came out in January, and we thought
We get it. You should be writing. But you’re here online instead. You’re not sure exactly when it started — perhaps about an hour ago
Fleur McDonald is one of Australia’s leading authors of rural fiction and her first novel, Red Dust was the highest selling debut in 2009. In
As a writer, some days you may not feel like you have a “real job”. This is both amazing and terrifying at once — but
Judith Rossell has been involved in children’s books for more than 12 years – having written a dozen of her own books and illustrated more
Monday 8 June 2015 Time: 6.30–8.30pm Although the official time is from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, you are welcome to stay as long as you like
In Episode 58 of So you want to be a writer: The disappearance of the vocative comma, how to write blog posts when you don’t want
Each week, we chat about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week a question that was 100 years in the making… Q:
Author and journalist Allison Tait talks about her passions for feature writing and fiction writing. Her novel The Mapmaker Chronicles: Race to the End of
The famous saying suggests that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. But that’s ridiculous. For starters, a book’s cover has its title on
Each week, we chat about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week is brought to you by the letter S. Q: Hi
In Episode 57 of So you want to be a writer: Brilliant words that we should add to the dictionary, time-saving tools for busy writers, the
Last night, the 2015 Stella Prize was announced. The winner is Emily Bitto for her debut novel The Strays. Here’s more information from The Stella
Congratulations to Australian Writers’ Centre graduate Mahsa Fratantoni who has just been announced as the 2015 recipient of the World Nomads Passport and Plate food
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
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
They say it’s a great thing to find your own niche as a writer, and Fleur McDonald has done just that – over the past
Crime and thriller author Candice Fox is the author of the bestselling book Eden, the complex story of a hardened female detective set in Sydney.
I could procrastinate for Australia. I could. If it were an Olympic sport, I’d be the Torah Bright of Procrastination – only without the fantastic
The Children’s Book Council of Australia today announced its picks for Short List and Notables 2015 – and we’re pleased to say that some familiar
It’s shortlist season out there in book land, and this week the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) announced their picks. Among the deserving candidates are
Each week, our Australian Writers’ Centre Q&A chats about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week, are we seeing double or is
Jane Rawson’s debut novel A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists was last year was named ‘Australia’s most underrated book’ in a literary
Our top-rating So you want to be a writer podcast features a regular ‘Writer in Residence’ segment – where an author, editor or other industry
In Episode 59 of So you want to be a writer: the couple suing after their engagement photo lands an erotica novel cover, crowdfunding a novel, famous book titles rewritten as click bait, why a bad review is not the end of the world, the book ‘How to Write Short: Word
Gabrielle Tozer is a journalist, author, editor and former 18-year-old, among other things. Her second book, Faking It, came out in January, and we thought now was the perfect time to bombard her with a stack of questions and see how she holds up. Oh, shhh, here she comes now.
We get it. You should be writing. But you’re here online instead. You’re not sure exactly when it started — perhaps about an hour ago when you caught yourself alphabetising your bookcase, refolding your towels and cleaning out the cutlery drawer. But it’s now official: you have entered The Procrastizone.
Fleur McDonald is one of Australia’s leading authors of rural fiction and her first novel, Red Dust was the highest selling debut in 2009. In March 2015 she released her sixth book, Emerald Springs, but it was last year that she caught up with Allison Tait for our top-rating podcast,
As a writer, some days you may not feel like you have a “real job”. This is both amazing and terrifying at once — but what does it really mean? Vivid Sydney are exploring the topic this year with their panel presented by Junkee: How to survive without a real job.
Judith Rossell has been involved in children’s books for more than 12 years – having written a dozen of her own books and illustrated more than 80. She teaches the course Writing Picture Books for the Australian Writers’ Centre in Melbourne. Her latest book, a beautifully illustrated junior novel called
Monday 8 June 2015 Time: 6.30–8.30pm Although the official time is from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, you are welcome to stay as long as you like – and we imagine many of you will! Who: Georgia Richter is the Fiction, Creative Non-fiction and Poetry Publisher at Fremantle Press. She holds an
In Episode 58 of So you want to be a writer: The disappearance of the vocative comma, how to write blog posts when you don’t want to, Bundanon Trust residency applications now open, 10 author platform examples, the rules for non-fiction manuscripts, Writer in Residence Pamela Hart, the value in routine,
Each week, we chat about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week a question that was 100 years in the making… Q: Hi AWC, I have a question – it’s to do with commemorating or celebrating 100 years of something. Is it called a ‘centenary’ or a
Author and journalist Allison Tait talks about her passions for feature writing and fiction writing. Her novel The Mapmaker Chronicles: Race to the End of the World is making waves in the world of middle grade fiction. Our top-rating podcast So you want to be a writer features a regular
The famous saying suggests that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. But that’s ridiculous. For starters, a book’s cover has its title on it, and the author who wrote it. Of course we’re going to judge it. Okay, yes, we are taking that rather literally. But it’s only
Each week, we chat about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week is brought to you by the letter S. Q: Hi AWC, is it apostrophe S or just apostrophe? A: Whoa… slow down. Slow down. Q: Can’t sorry, I’m double-parked. So which is it? A: Can
In Episode 57 of So you want to be a writer: Brilliant words that we should add to the dictionary, time-saving tools for busy writers, the coffee-shop writer – Jane Costello, the fastest-selling adult novel in history, how to make a motza as a self-published author, the book Why is Q
Last night, the 2015 Stella Prize was announced. The winner is Emily Bitto for her debut novel The Strays. Here’s more information from The Stella Prize website. We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2015 Stella Prize is Emily Bitto for The Strays. This is the first
Congratulations to Australian Writers’ Centre graduate Mahsa Fratantoni who has just been announced as the 2015 recipient of the World Nomads Passport and Plate food and travel writing competition. We’re particularly chuffed for Mahsa because it’s an international competition and she beat out strong competitors from all over the globe.
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. Kate says: Just wanted to
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. Nim Says: I have done
They say it’s a great thing to find your own niche as a writer, and Fleur McDonald has done just that – over the past six years (and six books) becoming the ‘Voice of the Outback’. They also say to write what you know, and Fleur also ticks most of
Crime and thriller author Candice Fox is the author of the bestselling book Eden, the complex story of a hardened female detective set in Sydney. It’s the sequel to Hades. Candice is now working on the third book in the trilogy Fall. But how did she get her first novel
I could procrastinate for Australia. I could. If it were an Olympic sport, I’d be the Torah Bright of Procrastination – only without the fantastic teeth … and I’d probably find a reason to put off the dancing… Having said that, I am also a surprisingly productive person. I know.
The Children’s Book Council of Australia today announced its picks for Short List and Notables 2015 – and we’re pleased to say that some familiar names popped out. Congratulations to two Australian Writers’ Centre presenters who have made the list – with our Writing Picture Books presenter Judith Rossell one of
It’s shortlist season out there in book land, and this week the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) announced their picks. Among the deserving candidates are five authors who were interviewed as the Writers in Residence over the past year on the Australian Writers’ Centre podcast, So you want to be
Each week, our Australian Writers’ Centre Q&A chats about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week, are we seeing double or is it the Americans? Q: I have some exciting news. Want to hear it? A: Sure do. Q: I’m traveling to America! I thought I’d enroll
Jane Rawson’s debut novel A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists was last year was named ‘Australia’s most underrated book’ in a literary prize that rewarded books that had not received the recognition or readership judges thought they deserved. Intrigued, we made our list and made no wrong
Our top-rating So you want to be a writer podcast features a regular ‘Writer in Residence’ segment – where an author, editor or other industry professional has a chat with either one of our awesome presenters, Allison Tait and Valerie Khoo. In episode 47, Valerie spoke with Nigel Bartlett, author
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