Category: Competitions and Opportunities

Cover artwork of Siang Lu’s ‘The Whitewash’ with the words Win This Book beside it
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COMP CLOSED: ‘Superspy Science’ by Karen Harkup

It’s been 50 years since the first James Bond film was made. But of course, before them were Ian Fleming’s series of novels – first published in 1953. This week’s giveaway book, Superspy Science from Karen Harkup explores everything ‘science, death and tech’ in the world of agent 007. Here’s

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Enter the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize

It’s time to polish your manuscript and enter the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize! Here are the details from Penguin: The Penguin Literary Prize was established to find, nurture and develop new Australian authors of literary fiction – in keeping with Penguin Random House’s proud tradition of publishing this country’s greatest

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Cover artwork of Kerry Greenwood’s ‘Murder in Williamstown’ with the words Win This Book beside it
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COMP CLOSED: ‘Murder in Williamstown’ by Kerry Greenwood

Hot off the press, this week’s giveaway book is the latest in Kerry Greenwood’s 1920s Melbourne Phryne Fisher series. Murder in Williamstown sees Miss Fisher back to solve another case. Here’s a snippet to whet your appetite: Accustomed to both murder and dalliance, Australia’s favourite detective, the inimitable Miss Fisher,

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Cover artwork of Ellie Marney’s ‘The Killing Code’ with the words Win This Book beside it
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Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: ‘The Killing Code’ by Ellie Marney

This week’s giveaway book is The Killing Code by bestselling Australian crime author Ellie Marney. It’s a historical mystery for fans of The Enigma Game and Last Night at the Telegraph Club, about a girl who risks everything to track down a vicious serial killer. We have three copies to

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Cover artwork of Siang Lu’s ‘The Whitewash’ with the words Win This Book beside it
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Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: ‘The Whitewash’ by Siang Lu

This week’s giveaway book is Australian author Siang Lu’s searing debut The Whitewash – a black comedy about the whitewashing of the Asian film industry, told in the form of an oral documentary. Here’s a quick synopsis of his book: It sounded like a good idea at the time. A

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Australian Writers' Centre Team

Furious Fiction September 2022 winner and shortlist

How does one celebrate FIFTY editions of Furious Fiction? Why, just like our previous 49 – we dish out some creative criteria for the world’s collective imaginations to do their thing in 500 words or fewer. Here were the September criteria: Each story’s first sentence had to contain the word

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COMP CLOSED: ‘Runt’ by Craig Silvey

‘You don’t have to carry the weight of the world in your tool belt.’ This week’s giveaway is a heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author of Jasper Jones and Honeybee. The book is Runt by Craig Silvey, and we have three to

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COMP CLOSED ‘A Kind of Magic’ by Anna Spargo-Ryan

This week’s giveaway book is A Kind of Magic from Anna Spargo-Ryan – an acclaimed nonfiction writer and author of two novels, The Gulf and The Paper House. This latest memoir is all about anxiety, our minds and optimism in spite of it all. We have three copies to be

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COMP CLOSED ‘The Book Eaters’ by Sunyi Dean

“Truth is found between the stories we’re fed and the stories we hunger for…” This week’s giveaway book is The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean – described as “a darkly sweet pastry of a book about family, betrayal, and the lengths we go to for the ones we love. A

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The cover of Kate Atkinson’s book ‘Shrines of Gaiety’ with the text ‘Win This Book;
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COMP CLOSED ‘Shrines of Gaiety’ by Kate Atkinson

This week’s giveaway book comes from the inimitable bestselling author, Kate Atkinson – a mesmerising novel set in Soho in the 1920s, when gangsters and politicians, peers and dancing girls, rubbed shoulders in a dazzling new world. It’s called Shrines of Gaiety and we have three to be won. 1926,

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Australian Writers' Centre Team

7 publishing opportunities right now

By Allison Tait It’s a wonderful time to become an author. Here are seven publishing opportunities you may not have considered. Remember to give yourself the best possible chance of success by reading the publisher’s guidelines carefully, and prepare to be patient! With declared waiting times of up to six

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The cover 'Agatha Christie' by Lucy Worsley’ with the text ‘Win This Book
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COMP CLOSED ‘Agatha Christie’ by Lucy Worsley

‘One brilliant woman writing about another: an irresistible combination.’ – Antonia Fraser This week’s giveaway book is Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley – a brand new biography about this mysterious writer of mysteries. We have three copies to be won. ‘Nobody in the world was more inadequate

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2023 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards now open

Entries for the 2023 Premier’s Awards are now open! This year, the awards have also received a funding boost which makes the Indigenous Prize a yearly fixture, while increasing the the Multicultural NSW Award from $20,000 to $30,000. From to the press release: “The Premier’s Literary Awards are the longest

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Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED ‘The Unbelieved’ by Vikki Petraitis

This week’s giveaway book comes from the winner of the inaugural Allen & Unwin Crime Prize, Vikki Petraitis. Her novel, The Unbelieved, is a compelling fiction debut and we have three to be won. Here’s a quick synopsis: When Senior Detective Antigone Pollard moves to the coastal town of Deception

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The cover of 'The Cutting' by Richard McHugh with the text ‘Win This Book’
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COMP CLOSED ‘The Cutting’ by Richard McHugh

This week’s giveaway book is The Cutting by Australian author Richard McHugh – described as “a darkly humorous novel about modern Australia and what it means to be a good person”. We have three copies to be won. Here is a quick synopsis: It’s 2016. Lance Alcocke, sole heir to

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COMP CLOSED ‘Stay Awake’ by Megan Goldin

“Megan Goldin has a sure hand at ratcheting up the tension. The pages turn themselves.” – New York Times Book Review This week’s giveaway book is “the heart-stopping new thriller from the Australian author who has taken the world by storm”. A complex thriller that unfolds at a breakneck speed,

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Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED ‘Flipper and Finnegan’ by Sophie Cunningham

This week’s giveaway book is “an affirming and delightful tale based on a true story of animal rescue and community cooperation”. It has a very long title – Flipper and Finnegan – The True Story of How Tiny Jumpers Saved Little Penguins and it’s by Sophie Cunningham, with illustrations by

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Cover artwork for The Bellbird River Country Choir by author Sophie Green on a wooden table with ‘Win This Book’ beside it.
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COMP CLOSED ‘The Bellbird River Country Choir’ by Sophie Green

‘Heartwarming, fulfilling and Australian as a lamb roast and full-bodied shiraz’ – The Australian Women’s Weekly This week’s giveaway book is a warm-hearted story of fresh beginnings, unexpected friendships and the sustaining power of love and community. It’s The Bellbird River Country Choir by Sophie Green, the Top Ten bestselling

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Congratulations Australian Writers' Centre alumni & Queensland Literary Awards finalists Al Campbell & Sandhya Parappukkaran.
Alumni/Student success stories
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Congratulations to Australian Writers’ Centre graduates in the Queensland Literary Awards

Congratulations to Al Campbell and Sandhya Parappukkaran, both Australian Writers’ Centre graduates, who are finalists in the Queensland Literary Awards 2022! Al Campbell is author of the incredible novel The Keepers. As a graduate of several Australian Writers’ Centre courses, including the Write Your Novel program, Al’s wonderful story has

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