Month: July 2019

Grammar and Punctuation
Dean Koorey

Q&A: “Nothing to write home about”

Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its rules, regulations and ridiculousness. It’s a celebration of language, masquerading as a passive-aggressive whinge about words and weirdness. This week we’re discussing things to write

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Interviews with writers
Dean Koorey

AWC EXCLUSIVE: Interview with ‘Anonymous’

Anyone who has ever worked in a corporate office will know the awe-inspiring power that a framed black-and-white wall picture of a kitten saying “hang in there” can have. In fact, motivational and inspirational quotes can be found everywhere from greeting cards to coffee mugs, notebooks to T-shirts. “If you

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED:“One small step…” WIN ‘Apollo 11’ tickets

Image credit: Copyright 2019 Moon Collectors LLC Next week will mark 50 years since the first moon landing – and thanks to Madman Entertainment, we have TEN double passes to give away for the new documentary Apollo 11 – featuring never before seen 65mm footage of this historic event. It

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

2019 Andy Griffiths Kids’ Writing Competition now open

Do you have a young writer in your life? A budding storyteller? Or maybe just an avid young reader? If so, we’ve found the perfect competition for them! Dymocks and Pan Macmillan are inviting kids to get creative and enter a writing competition judged by the wonderful Andy Griffiths, author

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Our famous Q&As!
Dean Koorey

Q&A: Migrants vs immigrants

Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its rules, regulations and ridiculousness. It’s a celebration of language, masquerading as a passive-aggressive whinge about words and weirdness. This week we’re discussing migrate, immigrate and

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Alumni/Student success stories
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Petronella McGovern’s dream of becoming a fiction author comes true with her thrilling debut novel

Courses taken at AWC:
Crime and Thriller Writing
Write Your Novel
Anatomy of a Crime: How to Write About Murder
Make Time to Write / Creative Writing 30-day Bootcamp

Petronella McGovern came to the Australian Writers’ Centre hoping to prioritise her fiction writing. She had always wanted to publish a novel but was struggling to find the time and motivation to keep writing. Now, her debut novel Six Minutes has just been published by Allen & Unwin, and she spends her mornings writing fiction, working on her next novel.
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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: ‘Six Minutes’ by Petronella McGovern

This week we have three copies to give away of Six Minutes – the debut novel by AWC alumna Petronella McGovern. Petronella completed a number of AWC courses while writing this book, including the Write Your Novel program and Anatomy of a Crime: How to Write About Murder. Described as

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