Day: June 19, 2014

Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers’ Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: Win top 5 Bloomsbury books – valued at $134

Every writer needs an impressive book or two on hand to help remind them why they do this. So we thought we’d give you the five-star treatment with the opportunity to win FIVE. They’re the top five fiction titles from publisher Bloomsbury, valued at $134: The Signature of All Things – Elizabeth Gilbert God

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Grammar and Punctuation
Dean Koorey

Q&A: Hens, Hens’ or Hen’s?

Each week, we take a look at a common confusions and ambiguities in the English language (that gives us about a century’s worth of material!) – making things easier through the power of friendly conversation… This week, we head out for a night on the town… Q: My friend Henrietta

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