This week, Text Publishing announced the seven shortlisted manuscripts in the running for the $10,000 Text Prize for young adult and children’s writing – and we were thrilled to spot some familiar names on the list! Australian Writers’ Centre alumna Jacqueline Mohr has been shortlisted for her children’s story The
We take a deep dive into the conventions and tropes in ‘charming crime fiction’ with Pamela Hart, author of Digging Up Dirt. Winner of flash fiction story stuns husband into silence. Plus, we have 3 copies of Book Club: A Journal to give away.
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