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Food Writing

Have your cake and write about it too!

Sydney 14 + 21 October

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"The Australian Writers’ Centre courses are really worthwhile, definitely for anyone who’s interested in writing and taking a more serious step toward that as a
career - or even just as a hobby."

Sarah Bailey’s debut crime novel is The Dark Lake

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