Day: February 21, 2017

Alumni/Student success stories

Catherine Pelosi: From boring office job to book deal

Catherine Pelosi dreamt of becoming a children’s book author and, after completing a course at the Australian Writers’ Centre, has now released her first novel – with more already on the way.

21 February 2017

Podcast: So You Want to be a Writer

Writing Podcast Episode 152 Meet David Crystal, author of ‘Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar’

In Episode 152 of So you want to be a writer: Breathe magazine launches and Yen mag closes. Discover some great tips on how to write historical fiction and learn a neat trick for dealing with research for multiple articles. Meet the dynamic and engaging David Crystal, author of Making

21 February 2017

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