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Sarah Clutton’s remarkable publishing truths

The words ‘two-book deal’ are some of the sweetest an author can hear. And for author Sarah Clutton, securing such a deal with Allen & Unwin was just another success on her path from full-time lawyer to full-time writer. The first book in this deal is her novel The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains, and […]

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Jo Skinner: balancing writing and medicine

Plenty of authors have day jobs – in fact it’s more common than not, such is the nature of the business. For Dr. Jo Skinner, she is adamant not to let her medical career stifle her writing. In fact, it has actually become a source of inspiration. “I always say that I am very fortunate […]

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Picture book author Sarah Speedie goes from strength to strength

Sarah Speedie was a full-time stay-at-home mum and, when her children reached an age where she could carve out time for herself she chose to embark on a new journey – one that would reignite her passion for learning and storytelling. Sarah enrolled in the Writing Picture Books course at the Australian Writers' Centre.

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How Susannah Hardy’s new year’s resolution turned into a new career

One new year’s day, Susannah Hardy made a decision that would change the rest of her life. She decided she wanted to earn money from writing. Already working as an actor, Susannah then enrolled in a course at the Australian Writers’ Centre. That set her on a path where she now has dual careers – as an actor, as well as a successful freelance writer, published in Australia’s top magazines and newspapers.

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Sophie Gillies: How wombat poo led to picture book success

When Sophie Gillies was about eight years old, she was an avid reader, and often imagined telling Little House on the Prairie author Laura Ingalls about life in the late 20th century. Fast forward to well into the 21st century and Sophie studied creative writing at university before finding herself working in environment education.  But […]

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Mitch Jennings on turning his novel writing dreams into published reality

Mitch Jennings had ambitions to be a novelist, but like so many others, didn’t know how to turn his dreams into reality. In his day job as a sports journalist, he was no stranger to writing, but crafting a crime novel would require a whole new set of skills. The Australian Writers’ Centre provided the […]

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Camille Booker's joyful journey to published author

Camille Booker had never allowed herself to imagine being a ‘real’ author one day – but faced with new motherhood and a demanding teaching job, she started to dream of the possibility. “I'd always loved reading, language, words, poetry,” she says. “Writing was my creative outlet: a way to avoid burn out, to escape the […]

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Kell Woods shares how she landed a dream two-book deal

Despite being surrounded by books in her day job, Kell Woods knew that if she wanted to be successful in publishing her own fiction, she’d need some guidance. That’s where the Australian Writers’ Centre came in – providing the content and flexibility to learn a range of new skills and improve her writing craft. It […]

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Millie Lewis builds on her picture book success

“Writing Picture Books showed me that I could learn to master something I knew very little about (and trust me, there are transferable lessons there when it comes to parenthood!) For the first time since having a baby, I felt competent at something, and that was truly transformative for me,” Millie says. “Of course, getting a picture book contract the same year was icing on the cake!”

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Bec Nanayakkara shares 5 tips for picture book success

For New South Wales-based picture book author Bec Nanayakkara, the past few years have been quite a whirlwind. A graduate of the Australian Writers' Centre Writing Picture Books course, Bec found success immediately with her first two books Grow Big, Little Seed and Book Star – published by Hardie Grant and Affirm Press respectively. And […]

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