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AWC alumna Brooke Graham’s picture books helps kids with anxiety

As a mum and a primary school teacher, Brooke Graham knew the value of good children’s books. Reading to kids was one of the most enjoyable parts of her job. Then after completing the Writing Picture Books course at the Australian Writers’ Centre, Brooke became hooked on writing and was determined to write her own. Her debut picture book Go Away, Worry Monster! has now been published by EK Books.

30 January 2024

Crime fiction author and Australian Writers' Centre alumna Dinuka McKenzie smiling in floral shirt

Alumni/Student success stories

AWC alumna Dinuka McKenzie is an award-winning published author with her crime thrillers

Dinuka McKenzie was a busy working mum when she decided to start writing as a creative outlet. The more she wrote, the more she loved it, so she decided to complete a few courses at the Australian Writers’ Centre to hone her craft. After finishing her first crime manuscript, she entered it in the Banjo Prize for unpublished fiction – and then came the extraordinary news that she had won!

30 January 2024

Podcast: So You Want to be a Writer

Writing Podcast Episode 587: Stepping into Success with Author Jenna Lo Bianco

Stepping into Success with Author Jenna Lo Bianco. Are you ready for the upcoming special writing event on Romance writing? Meet special guest Jenna Lo Bianco, author of The Italian Marriage, discusses her journey from aspiring writer enduring rejections to being a successful author. Jenna shares her strategic approach to

30 January 2024

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AWC alumna Brooke Graham’s picture books helps kids with anxiety

AWC alumna Dinuka McKenzie is an award-winning published author with her crime thrillers

Writing Podcast Episode 587: Stepping into Success with Author Jenna Lo Bianco

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