Allison Tait navigates questions about The Mapmaker Chronicles
Allison Tait is a writer of fiction, non-fiction, magazine features, blog posts and is also a co-host on our top-rating podcast, So you want to
Lunch with… Mark Dapin
Mark Dapin has worn many hats – as a features writer (i.e. the “Lunch with…” series in The Sydney Morning Herald), a magazine editor, a
"I got published!": Kym Campradt
We love hearing from our students no matter what they have to say, but when we hear of a student being published, we just want
Q&A: Practice or practise? Licence or license?
Each week, we take a look at a common confusions and ambiguities in the English language (that gives us about a century’s worth of material!)
"I got published!": Donna Webeck
We love hearing from our students no matter what they have to say, but when we hear of a student being published, we just want
Ep 38 Meet Toby Jenkins, author of ‘Web Marketing That Works’
In Episode 38 of So you want to be a writer, Tom Hanks’ book release, should you work from a co-working space?, Twitter etiquette, whether to
How Air Force Commodore John Oddie’s book took flight
You could say it was a painter who kick-started Air Commodore John Oddie’s journey to writing Flight Command: From the farm to the frontline. Specifically,
Andrew McMillen practically wrote the book on drugs and rock ‘n’ roll
Andrew McMillen is a freelance journalist based in Brisbane, Australia. His first book, Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs is a pretty frank look at the
This book was worth going to prison for
James Phelps, you should be locked up. You’re a sports journalist and you’ve written a non-fiction book, Australia’s Hardest Prison: Inside Long Bay. Tell us
"I got published!": Libby Hakim
We spotted Libby in Sunday Life recently! Congratulations Libby! If you have a success story to share with us, you can do so right here. We’ll share
2014 Barbara Jefferis Award Winners
The Barbara Jefferis Award is offered biennially for the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way
A chat with illustrator, writer and presenter Judith Rossell
Judith Rossell is an uber-talented writer and illustrator of children’s books, as well as being a presenter for our Writing Picture Books course in Melbourne.
Q&A: Fewer or less?
Each week, we take a look at a common confusions and ambiguities in the English language (that gives us about a century’s worth of material!)
Based on a true story: cocaine, cowboys and creating a her first book
Robyn Windshuttle is first-time author and graduate of our Life Writing course. She had quite the tale to tell when it came to writing her
Bambi Smyth travels around the world in 80 dates (nearly…)
Bambi Smyth is the author of Men on the Menu – 75 delicious affairs around the world. That title gives you plenty of clues –
Student Success Stories: Tasmanian tours, fostering and travel tales!
When our students study Magazine and Newspaper Writing or Travel Writing, they learn that you can often turn one idea or destination into many stories.
Ep 37 Meet Bernadette Foley, editor and publisher for Hachette Australia
In Episode 37 of So you want to be a writer, the ‘Middle Fiction’ kids reading guide, blogging Betties, Michel Faber plans to stop writing novels,
Writing inspiration, answering your grammar questions, competitions and more…
What’s black and white and read all over? Our newsletter of course! With hilarious Q&As, writing inspiration, amazing competitions and, let’s face it, a small dose
Crowd Control: Crowdfunding Tips for Authors and Publishers
Right now, it seems everyone is raising money for something. Maybe you’ve already received a few emails this week from friends and family members asking
Student Successes: 2 of Us, typewriters and more…
“It all started with a slippery satin ribbon at the local races. A kindly gentleman offered to re-tie my offending ribbon (on the back of
Author and projecteer Steve Sammartino talks LEGO, zeitgeists and lightbulbs.
Steve Sammartino is now relieved that he can call himself “an author”. Because it’s just a lot easier to explain than his actual life as
Q&A: Rule Britannica
This week, we sit down to a lesson in ligatures with our friendly Q & A participants… Q: Hello, do you think I have the
Are you the next J.K. Rowling?
We’d all love a million dollar book deal, but getting your work in front of a publisher is hard enough as it is! Well, Momentum
Popular Women’s Fiction graduate Belinda Williams scores a book deal
You know that feeling you get when you see an email telling you that you’ve won three million euros? That little moment between reading the subject
Ep 36 Meet InStyle editor Kirsten Galliott
In Episode 36 of So you want to be a writer, what publishers really want, swimmers vs togs, why authors should care about Google+, what to
Allison Tait navigates questions about The Mapmaker Chronicles
Allison Tait is a writer of fiction, non-fiction, magazine features, blog posts and is also a co-host on our top-rating podcast, So you want to be a writer. Usually she’s the one asking the questions, but today – following last month’s launch of the first book in her new series,
Lunch with… Mark Dapin
Mark Dapin has worn many hats – as a features writer (i.e. the “Lunch with…” series in The Sydney Morning Herald), a magazine editor, a non-fiction writer, and writer of novels. He also just wears a hat a lot of the time. Earlier in the year on our top-rating podcast,
"I got published!": Kym Campradt
We love hearing from our students no matter what they have to say, but when we hear of a student being published, we just want to shout it from the rooftops! We’re a little scared of heights, so we’ll go with a blog post instead. Kym says: I have been
Q&A: Practice or practise? Licence or license?
Each week, we take a look at a common confusions and ambiguities in the English language (that gives us about a century’s worth of material!) – making things easier through the power of friendly conversation. This week, does “practise” or “practice” make perfect? Q: Hi there Australian Writers’ Centre, I have
"I got published!": Donna Webeck
We love hearing from our students no matter what they have to say, but when we hear of a student being published, we just want to shout it from the rooftops! We’re a little scared of heights, so we’ll go with a blog post instead. Donna says: I recently wrote
Ep 38 Meet Toby Jenkins, author of ‘Web Marketing That Works’
In Episode 38 of So you want to be a writer, Tom Hanks’ book release, should you work from a co-working space?, Twitter etiquette, whether to double or single space after a full stop, DIY publicity, AWC graduate Lisa Chaplin scores a book deal, Writer in Residence Toby Jenkins, free Microsoft
How Air Force Commodore John Oddie’s book took flight
You could say it was a painter who kick-started Air Commodore John Oddie’s journey to writing Flight Command: From the farm to the frontline. Specifically, Archibald Prize-winning portrait artist Ben Quilty, sent in 2011 as ‘official war artist’ (a legit profession since World War I) to paint the men and
Andrew McMillen practically wrote the book on drugs and rock ‘n’ roll
Andrew McMillen is a freelance journalist based in Brisbane, Australia. His first book, Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs is a pretty frank look at the plentiful world of drugs within the music industry. We caught up with him recently to talk about the book and his approach to writing. But
This book was worth going to prison for
James Phelps, you should be locked up. You’re a sports journalist and you’ve written a non-fiction book, Australia’s Hardest Prison: Inside Long Bay. Tell us about it. Ever wondered what it would be like to go to prison? Not an American movie style prison, but the one you would really
"I got published!": Libby Hakim
We spotted Libby in Sunday Life recently! Congratulations Libby! If you have a success story to share with us, you can do so right here. We’ll share it with the world! For more success stories, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
2014 Barbara Jefferis Award Winners
The Barbara Jefferis Award is offered biennially for the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society. Without further ado, here’s the press release in all it’s glory: It is with
A chat with illustrator, writer and presenter Judith Rossell
Judith Rossell is an uber-talented writer and illustrator of children’s books, as well as being a presenter for our Writing Picture Books course in Melbourne. Her latest book, Withering-by-Sea, is launching this month so we asked her to paint us a picture of what it’s all about. Once she’d finished
Q&A: Fewer or less?
Each week, we take a look at a common confusions and ambiguities in the English language (that gives us about a century’s worth of material!) – making things easier through the power of friendly conversation. This week, useless chatter about whether to use “less”… Q: Hi there. I was at the
Based on a true story: cocaine, cowboys and creating a her first book
Robyn Windshuttle is first-time author and graduate of our Life Writing course. She had quite the tale to tell when it came to writing her first book – all true and now all published! With the release of her book, Dancing with a Cocaine Cowboy, we threw some questions
Bambi Smyth travels around the world in 80 dates (nearly…)
Bambi Smyth is the author of Men on the Menu – 75 delicious affairs around the world. That title gives you plenty of clues – namely food and frolicking! But to add some filling to this dish, we went to directly to the source and asked Bambi a bunch of
Student Success Stories: Tasmanian tours, fostering and travel tales!
When our students study Magazine and Newspaper Writing or Travel Writing, they learn that you can often turn one idea or destination into many stories. Someone who took this concept and ran with it was graduate Lilani Goonesena, turning a tour into no less than EIGHT stories. Lilani did our Food
Ep 37 Meet Bernadette Foley, editor and publisher for Hachette Australia
In Episode 37 of So you want to be a writer, the ‘Middle Fiction’ kids reading guide, blogging Betties, Michel Faber plans to stop writing novels, is Amazon doing the world a favor by crushing book publishers? Perfectionism is slowing your progress, what your handwriting says about you, the Rescue My
Writing inspiration, answering your grammar questions, competitions and more…
What’s black and white and read all over? Our newsletter of course! With hilarious Q&As, writing inspiration, amazing competitions and, let’s face it, a small dose of self-promotion thrown in, your inbox will be much happier if it were to receive our newsletter every Thursday. And did I mention those competitions?
Crowd Control: Crowdfunding Tips for Authors and Publishers
Right now, it seems everyone is raising money for something. Maybe you’ve already received a few emails this week from friends and family members asking for support. And maybe you’re fed up with very distant acquaintances asking you to give money to develop some technology you don’t understand, or create
Student Successes: 2 of Us, typewriters and more…
“It all started with a slippery satin ribbon at the local races. A kindly gentleman offered to re-tie my offending ribbon (on the back of my dress), and as he tied he dropped his rather official looking clipboard. He was the race starter and from him I met all the
Author and projecteer Steve Sammartino talks LEGO, zeitgeists and lightbulbs.
Steve Sammartino is now relieved that he can call himself “an author”. Because it’s just a lot easier to explain than his actual life as a “projecteer” – juggling many projects at once, from organic egg farms as a child to marketing roles, advertising agencies, countless successful start-ups, blogging to
Q&A: Rule Britannica
This week, we sit down to a lesson in ligatures with our friendly Q & A participants… Q: Hello, do you think I have the Ebola virus? A: No. Q: Okay, great, just thought I should check. Now I also want to ask about something I struggle with. A: Your
Are you the next J.K. Rowling?
We’d all love a million dollar book deal, but getting your work in front of a publisher is hard enough as it is! Well, Momentum (Pan Macmillan’s digital arm) and Tablo (a publishing startup we’ve discussed before) have joined forces to give hope to emerging writers around Australia. From the
Popular Women’s Fiction graduate Belinda Williams scores a book deal
You know that feeling you get when you see an email telling you that you’ve won three million euros? That little moment between reading the subject line and realising that you don’t actually have a prince for a nephew, but you think “oh my god I’ve won three million euros!”? We get
Ep 36 Meet InStyle editor Kirsten Galliott
In Episode 36 of So you want to be a writer, what publishers really want, swimmers vs togs, why authors should care about Google+, what to do if you have multiple offers, how to tell if your story idea is mediocre, four things you should do to promote your book, the
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