Q&A: I better vs I’d better – which is correct?
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
Writing Podcast Episode 100 Meet Graeme Simsion, author of ‘The Rosie Project’
In Episode 100 of So you want to be a writer: To plot or not to plot, self-publishing and the difference between mentors and coaches. Advice for
COMP CLOSED: Win Hester & Harriet by Hilary Spiers!
This week’s giveaway is the book Hester & Harriet – the story of two widowed sisters who move into a cottage together in a pretty
Writing Podcast Episode 99: Meet picture book author Emma Allen, writer of ‘My Friend Ernest’
In Episode 99 of So you want to be a writer: How writing crime has changed in the last ten years and the increasing demand for content
Q&A: Show me the money! Or monies? Or moneys?
Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre (AWC), we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all
Want a chance to win $50,000? Enter the 2016 Barbara Jefferis Award
With generous prize money up for grabs, the Barbara Jefferis Award is offered for the best novel that positively depicts females. If you are an
Paradise found with author of “new adult” novels CJ Duggan
Back in 1987, Guns N’ Roses wrote “Take me down to the Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.” Nearly
COMP CLOSED: Win the novel “Tom Houghton” by Todd Alexander
This week’s giveaway book has a person’s name as the title and another name as the writer. But we triple checked and the book is
Q&A: People vs Persons?
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
34 Writing Festivals to visit in 2016
Once upon a time, there were very few festivals about writing. And if they did exist, they were reserved for the large cities and the
Writing Podcast Episode 98 Meet children’s writer Jen Storer, author of ‘Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children’
In Episode 98 of So you want to be a writer: An intriguing memoir, how to become an Amazon “best-seller” for just $3 and 40 words for
Bernadette Schwerdt’s Book Launch Breakfast
When it comes to publishing a book, every celebrated author knows they have to master the art of online marketing. 50 Shades of Grey started
Michaela Fox: Blogger turned successful freelance writer
As a blogger, Michaela Fox was already loving being able to write while at home, but it was almost too comfortable. The idea of working as a freelance writer and earning a living really appealed.
“Being able to freelance from home is just the ideal situation for me,” she says. “I get to still be at home with my kids, which is really important for me. I want to be involved in their lives – they’re only young.”
A chat (and giveaway) with Rebecca Poulson – author of “Killing Love”
Writing a memoir can certainly be a soul searching endeavour – a fact that Rebecca Poulson knows only too well. Rebecca did the Life Writing
Are you a playwright? Enter this competition
Are you an aspiring playwright looking for an opportunity to showcase your original work? Submit your script in this year’s Ensemble Stages Play Reading and
Alison Goodman talks Regency mash-up fiction
We’re here today with Alison Goodman – New York Bestselling author of the fantasy duology EON and EONA. Her latest novel is The Dark Days
Writing Podcast Episode 97 Meet thriller writer Adrian McKinty, author of ‘Rain Dogs’
In Episode 97 of So you want to be a writer: Book 2 of Allison Tait’s The Mapmaker Chronicles is shortlisted for the Aurealis Award, punctuation in
“My First Time”: Jackie French
Every successful author had a first novel – the one that started it all and paved the way for what followed. Fortunes may shift up
Our 2016 Reading Challenge
At the beginning of every year, prolific readers wanting to expand their horizons look to “reading challenges” to help them with such a task. Just
COMP CLOSED: Win Frederick Forsyth’s “The Outsider”!
If you haven’t heard of author Frederick Forsyth, we’re going to assume that you’ve been living under a rock. His modern thriller novels have sold
Lisa Schofield’s transition from banking to freelance journalist and corporate writer
When Lisa Schofield worked in the banking industry, she never imagined that she would one day become a freelance journalist and corporate writer. But she’s now been successfully published in countless magazines and newspapers – and is in demand as a writer contracting to the corporate world she was once a part of.
Q&A: “Do’s and don’ts” vs “Dos and don’ts” vs “Do’s and don’t’s” — which is correct?
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
Writing Podcast Episode 96 Meet Hazel Edwards, author of ‘Hijabi Girl’
In Episode 96 of So you want to be a writer: What was left out of Seven Little Australians, the life of a Hallmark card writer, fewer
What was left out of Seven Little Australians
This post is written by Matthew Curlewis, a descendant of Ethel Turner, who wrote Seven Little Australians. Matthew originally wrote this shortly before Australia Day
COMP CLOSED: Win “Monty and Me” by Louisa Bennet
This week’s giveaway is a great one for younger readers – introducing us to the world’s newest animal sleuth – dog detective Monty. It’s called
Q&A: I better vs I’d better – which is correct?
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, what’s Bruce Springsteen got to
Writing Podcast Episode 100 Meet Graeme Simsion, author of ‘The Rosie Project’
In Episode 100 of So you want to be a writer: To plot or not to plot, self-publishing and the difference between mentors and coaches. Advice for blogging authors including how to blog about your book without giving too much away and why blogging is important. Plus, the book Between You &
COMP CLOSED: Win Hester & Harriet by Hilary Spiers!
This week’s giveaway is the book Hester & Harriet – the story of two widowed sisters who move into a cottage together in a pretty (but boring) English village. Yet one Christmas, all that appears to change – and a chance encounter turns their lives upside down. As the book’s
Writing Podcast Episode 99: Meet picture book author Emma Allen, writer of ‘My Friend Ernest’
In Episode 99 of So you want to be a writer: How writing crime has changed in the last ten years and the increasing demand for content writers. We ask if an app can improve your writing plus give you tips on how to survive writing envy. Meet picture book author Emma
Q&A: Show me the money! Or monies? Or moneys?
Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre (AWC), 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, it’s all about the
Want a chance to win $50,000? Enter the 2016 Barbara Jefferis Award
With generous prize money up for grabs, the Barbara Jefferis Award is offered for the best novel that positively depicts females. If you are an Australian author with a novel that fits the brief, now is your chance to enter! From the press release: Coinciding with International Women’s Day, the
Paradise found with author of “new adult” novels CJ Duggan
Back in 1987, Guns N’ Roses wrote “Take me down to the Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.” Nearly 30 years later, author CJ Duggan writes of another Paradise City – in coastal Australia – where the grass may not be quite so green,
COMP CLOSED: Win the novel “Tom Houghton” by Todd Alexander
This week’s giveaway book has a person’s name as the title and another name as the writer. But we triple checked and the book is definitely called Tom Houghton, and it’s by Australian author Todd Alexander. Let’s do a quick synopsis. It starts in the western suburbs of Sydney, centring
Q&A: People vs Persons?
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, it’s the People versus Persons
34 Writing Festivals to visit in 2016
Once upon a time, there were very few festivals about writing. And if they did exist, they were reserved for the large cities and the focus was very much on the guest speakers. However, in recent times a shift has taken place. There are now dozens of festivals dedicated to
Writing Podcast Episode 98 Meet children’s writer Jen Storer, author of ‘Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children’
In Episode 98 of So you want to be a writer: An intriguing memoir, how to become an Amazon “best-seller” for just $3 and 40 words for emotions you’ve had but couldn’t explain. Plus: confessions of a ghost writer and the trouble with using fashionable words. Meet successful children’s author Jen Storer.
Bernadette Schwerdt’s Book Launch Breakfast
When it comes to publishing a book, every celebrated author knows they have to master the art of online marketing. 50 Shades of Grey started as an ebook and found a massive online audience, before it became a paperback. Online publishing sensation Amanda Hocking, also emerged from obscurity to best-selling
Michaela Fox: Blogger turned successful freelance writer
As a blogger, Michaela Fox was already loving being able to write while at home, but it was almost too comfortable. The idea of working as a freelance writer and earning a living really appealed.
“Being able to freelance from home is just the ideal situation for me,” she says. “I get to still be at home with my kids, which is really important for me. I want to be involved in their lives – they’re only young.”
A chat (and giveaway) with Rebecca Poulson – author of “Killing Love”
Writing a memoir can certainly be a soul searching endeavour – a fact that Rebecca Poulson knows only too well. Rebecca did the Life Writing course at the Australian Writers’ Centre and has since been published. In her book Killing Love, published by Simon & Schuster last year, she recounts
Are you a playwright? Enter this competition
Are you an aspiring playwright looking for an opportunity to showcase your original work? Submit your script in this year’s Ensemble Stages Play Reading and break a leg! From Ensemble Theatre’s website Would you like to test your new play out in front of an audience? Submit your work to
Alison Goodman talks Regency mash-up fiction
We’re here today with Alison Goodman – New York Bestselling author of the fantasy duology EON and EONA. Her latest novel is The Dark Days Club – book one of a new trilogy, which has been described as “a delicious collision of Regency romance and dark fantasy”. So Alison, how
Writing Podcast Episode 97 Meet thriller writer Adrian McKinty, author of ‘Rain Dogs’
In Episode 97 of So you want to be a writer: Book 2 of Allison Tait’s The Mapmaker Chronicles is shortlisted for the Aurealis Award, punctuation in famous novels, a poem that shows how tricky English can be, and would you write differently if you were anonymous? Also: common mistakes for the
“My First Time”: Jackie French
Every successful author had a first novel – the one that started it all and paved the way for what followed. Fortunes may shift up and down, but you are a first-time novelist just once. And like many other “first times”, there’s often a story to be told. Jackie French
Our 2016 Reading Challenge
At the beginning of every year, prolific readers wanting to expand their horizons look to “reading challenges” to help them with such a task. Just like the one in the image above (you can find that full list here), the challenges are designed to get you to read a wide
COMP CLOSED: Win Frederick Forsyth’s “The Outsider”!
If you haven’t heard of author Frederick Forsyth, we’re going to assume that you’ve been living under a rock. His modern thriller novels have sold millions of copies around the world – including classics such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File and The Fourth Protocol. He has
Lisa Schofield’s transition from banking to freelance journalist and corporate writer
When Lisa Schofield worked in the banking industry, she never imagined that she would one day become a freelance journalist and corporate writer. But she’s now been successfully published in countless magazines and newspapers – and is in demand as a writer contracting to the corporate world she was once a part of.
Q&A: “Do’s and don’ts” vs “Dos and don’ts” vs “Do’s and don’t’s” — which is correct?
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, why we do things that
Writing Podcast Episode 96 Meet Hazel Edwards, author of ‘Hijabi Girl’
In Episode 96 of So you want to be a writer: What was left out of Seven Little Australians, the life of a Hallmark card writer, fewer vs less, and how to write a fab press release. Also check out the the book Wordburger: How to be a champion puzzler in 20
What was left out of Seven Little Australians
This post is written by Matthew Curlewis, a descendant of Ethel Turner, who wrote Seven Little Australians. Matthew originally wrote this shortly before Australia Day 2016 and has given us permission to republish it. An attempt on behalf of my ancestor Ethel Turner, to correct some Koori history censored out
COMP CLOSED: Win “Monty and Me” by Louisa Bennet
This week’s giveaway is a great one for younger readers – introducing us to the world’s newest animal sleuth – dog detective Monty. It’s called Monty and Me by Australian author Louisa Bennet, and here’s what the publicity says about it: “You might think that dogs can’t understand us…but you’d
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