This week, we’re giving away three copies of When We Were Monsters by Jennifer Niven. In When We Were Monsters, eight aspiring writers attend a prestigious retreat led by the enigmatic Meredith Graffam, only to discover her methods are far more dangerous than they imagined. As tensions rise and secrets surface, ambition turns to survival in a game that could destroy them all. You can also meet Jennifer on episode 375 of our podcast. Here’s the blurb:
The compulsive new thriller from multimillion-selling NYT bestselling author Jennifer Niven.
Eight students walk into an exclusive writers’ retreat, but only one will walk out with a life-changing opportunity to realize their creative dreams.
Effy is piecing together a story about the tragic betrayal that led to her mother’s death. Arlo hopes to publish a novel – but he’s also trying to start a new chapter with Effy after he broke her heart and ghosted her three years earlier.
Their mentor is Meredith Graffam, enigmatic writer, director and actress, whose compelling accounts of her own near-death experience on the same retreat decades before continue to spark controversy.
But this celebrated teacher is not all she seems, and her students gradually realize they are fighting for something much more primal than academic advantage. As Graffam’s unorthodox teaching methods push them past breaking point, they reveal their darkest secrets, take unthinkable risks and slowly start to turn on one another. But Graffam never expected they would turn on her . . .
If you’d like to win a copy, simply enter your details in the form below. Three lucky people will win a copy!
Entries close midday (Syd/Melb time) Monday 22 September 2025. Winners will be notified within a week of the competition closing.
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