Day: January 26, 2015

Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers’ Centre Team

Win with the new ESU Roly Sussex Short Story Award

We love it when new annual story competitions are announced, and this one – from the English Speaking Union (ESU) in Queensland – is particularly noteworthy.< Named for its emeritus professor, Roland (Roly) Sussex, the contest is on the hunt for original, previously unpublished short stories – and will award

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Alumni/Student success stories
Australian Writers’ Centre Team

"I got published!": Megan Blandford

We spotted Megan in Sunday Life recently! Congratulations Megan! 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.

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