The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) 2017 conference will be held in Melbourne from 8-10 September 2017. Plus, they’re hosting a short story competition this year (more details below). We’re super excited about this conference. Three Australian Writers’ Centre presenters – Kate Forsyth, Pamela Hart and Natasha Lester are speaking
South Australian writers, we have fabulous news for you. The first ever Eyre Writers Week is kicking off in Port Lincoln in April! There will be talks, and workshops on different aspects of writing. The Eyre Writers Week is part of the SALT Arts and Innovation Festival (22 to 29
The Australian Writers’ Centre team is growing and we have room for a full-time Amazing Office All-rounder With a Focus on Customer Service. Please note: This role is not a writing-based role. This role won’t be a stepping stone for you to publish your novel – but you will help
We recently ran a competition for our community and challenged you to bring your creativity to the Surface. This was your chance to win Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 (RRP AU $2799). The winner was Holly Bidwell from Canberra. Congratulations Holly! Holly has turned it into her constant companion. “The Surface is
Bronwyn Parry is an Australian author who has published 10 books, including As Darkness Falls and her most recent Storm Clouds. Her most recent novel has been shortlisted for the 2016 Sisters in Crime Davitt award. Bronwyn talks about the extent of her research when attempting to set up the
Liane Moriarty is the only Australian author to have a novel debut at number 1 on the New York Times bestseller list – her wildly successful novel Big Little Lies. The same novel has been optioned for a film featuring the likes of Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Alexander Skarsgard.
If the recent awarding of Bob Dylan with the Nobel Prize for Literature is anything to go by, songwriting is a bona fide segment of the larger storytelling canon. To build on this, a writing festival with a difference is returning in 2017 following its successful inaugural event. It’s called
Drew Chapman is the American crime author of The King of Fear and The Ascendant. He has also been a screenwriter for Disney, Fox, Universal, Warner Brothers and Sony and has co-executive produced the second season of the spy show Legends. Drew Chapman says you need to create a hero
Greg Barron is author of novels Rotten Gods, Savage Tide and Lethal Sky, as well as a digital novelette Voodoo Dawn. He says he grew up reading Alistair MacLean, Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Wilbur Smith and John Le Carre. Greg Barron found it difficult to get published, but after 10
As the new year approaches so too comes the rush of excitement and motivation to achieve all of your writing goals. Don’t waste it! Here are a host of on-demand courses that you can do all in your own time, at your own pace. The best part is, you don’t
Michael MacConnell is an Australian author who has had his books published in Australia, Germany, New Zealand and the UK. He is renowned for his thriller novels Splinter and Maelstrom. Michael talks about how his vivid imagination has always helped him to form realistic characters. “I’ve always been somebody who
Katherine Howell is an Australian crime fiction author best known for her series featuring Sydney police detective Ella Marconi. Her novels include Web of Deceit, Tell the Truth and Silent Fear. Katherine reflects that whilst some crime novels leave the setting vague and anonymous, she herself finds it important to locate the
The newly released book Hope: An Anthology features 10 stories showcasing humour and resilience in the face of poverty. The stories were from the winning and highly commended entries of the Brotherhood of St Laurence Hope Prize, which was judged by Quentin Bryce, Cate Blanchett and Kate Grenville. From the media release: This collection
Sydney Bauer worked as a journalist and TV executive before moving on to become an author of books including The 3rd Victim, Move to Strike and Matter of Trust. Despite being from Australia, Sydney Bauer set her books in the US. “I was court reporting for The Australian and The
Jaye Ford is a former journalist who worked in print, radio and television for 12 years. Now she writes crime and thriller books including Already Dead and Beyond Fear. Jaye Ford has contacts within the police industry to help feed her the important details that make her stories believable. “I
John Connolly is an Irish crime writer most famous for his series of novels with private detective Charlie Parker. His novels include The Killing Kind and Every Dead Thing. John Connolly is an experimental crime writer, preferring to call his books mystery novels. He decided to join together the two
YA (Yvette) Erskine was in the Tasmanian Police service for 11 years before she became a crime fiction author with notable novels The Betrayal and The Brotherhood. With her background as a police officer YA Erskine had first hand experience into the minds of criminals. It’s an element she parlayed
Phillipa (PD) Martin is author of the Sophie Anderson series featuring an Australian FBI officer. Her novels include Body Count, Fan Mail and Kiss of Death. PD (Philippa) Martin started out writing non- fiction books, but then discovered she actually really loved the process of writing and slowly transitioned herself
Leah Giarratano is a clinical psychologist and author who specialises in psychological trauma and sex offences, which feature in her novels Vodka Doesn’t Freeze and her recent Disharmony series including The Telling, The Laeduin and Immortal Combat. Leah talks the plotting process and the dichotomy between understanding your characters and
Zane Lovitt is a documentary filmmaker turned crime writer. His debut novel, The Midnight Promise, won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction, and led to Zane being named one of the Best Young Novelists of 2013 by The Sydney Morning Herald. He released Black Teeth in 2016. Zane
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