Nat Newman is an experienced creative writing tutor and a sought-after manuscript editor. Her mastery of structure and story editing has helped countless students transform the way they write. Nat is also an award-winning writer and playwright who won the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the Pacific Region with her story “The Death of Margaret Roe”. Her play The Understudies (cowritten with Liz Vassilacos) won the Sydney Guest award at the Newcastle Fringe Festival and also features at the Sydney Fringe Festival, and her play A Very New Chrissy has been selected as part of Newcastle City Council’s UpStage program, where it will debut at the Civic Theatre. Her debut play The Library was also an award-winner at the Lake Macquarie One Act Play Festival. She has written the novella The Office of Dead Letters and her short stories have appeared in Granta, Structo, Brittle Star, Overland and Shoreline of Infinity. Born and raised in Australia, Nat has walked across two countries, lived and worked in six, and now calls the universe her home.
What our students say about Nat:
“Nat was great. She managed to provide constructive feedback in a way that made you feel that you could write.”
– Alison Tigg
“Nat was awesome and really funny. Her feedback was amazing. I learnt so much just from hearing her talk through what students had written. I felt supported and very motivated each week. The best part was listening to her read out my assignment on the feedback videos, because the story sounds even better when she reads it.”
– Rebecca McFerran
“I enjoyed the assignments. I appreciated Nat taking the time to provide feedback; each time it came out, I was overly excited to hear what she had to say. She didn’t just rush through; she gave everyone a fair amount of attention.”
– Jordy
“Nat has a wonderful knack for giving just the right advice. She was always encouraging and curious, and didn’t overwhelm students with stacks of feedback or constructive criticism. She also focused on the positives, so we felt inspired to continue our writing practice. I always looked forward to Mondays, knowing I’d get to listen to her read my story out loud and share some real gems I can put into action right away.”
– Fru Flower
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