Day: February 9, 2016

Word lovers
Australian Writers’ Centre Team

57 inspirational quotes to kick off 2016!

Here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we love inspirational and motivational quotes – if you don’t believe us, check out our Instagram feed!  Once the domain of framed glass pictures on corporate office walls, such quotes are now more accessible than ever – thanks mainly to the rise of the

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers’ Centre Team

Explore love with this competition

Ah February. Some people count down the days to February 14th with amorous impatience, some hate it with a fiery passion, while others adjust their hipster glasses and scoff, “Hallmark day”. Whatever your views on February 14th, if you’ve got a manuscript exploring love in any of its forms (romantic, parental, platonic

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