Day: February 5, 2018

Alumni/Student success stories

Brad Kelly: From history teacher to full-time freelance writer

After a 15-year career as a history teacher, Brad Kelly was ready for his next challenge. With a keen interest in the world of writing, he completed a course at the Australian Writers’ Centre. “I had always been drawn to long form journalism and features, and I wanted to learn the nuts and bolts of the trade,” says Brad.

5 February 2018

Competitions and Opportunities

COMP CLOSED: ‘The Vanity Fair Diaries’

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Tina Brown’s “tell all” memoir, The Vanity Fair Diaries 1983-1992 – covering her eight years as editor and chief of… you guessed it… Vanity Fair magazine. These “sizzling” diaries paint a riveting portrait of the flash, dash and follies of the 1980s

5 February 2018

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