The 2015 Hunter Writers Centre ‘Grieve’ short story competition is on once more, inviting writers to submit their original works to be judged – with two prizes of $1000 up for grabs, along with many smaller category prizes as well. Last year, Sharon Elisara, a graduate here at the Australian
Who loves writing on rainy days? A show of hands please. (No, not you mime artists – your entire act is a ‘show of hands’…) Okay, so quite a few of you. We agree that writing on a rainy day is awesome – there’s just something about it. But what
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