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Alumni/Student success stories

How Jenna Lo Bianco went from 160 rejections to a successful career as a romance author

Jenna Lo Bianco, a secondary school Italian teacher, experienced what she calls a magical moment when she was on leave after the birth of her second child. Amid the chaos of the pandemic, she stumbled on a Tweet about the Australian Writers’ Centre’s Romance Writing course. At the time, Jenna had completed two manuscripts: Love & Rome and The Italian Marriage but she hadn’t yet found a publisher.

30 July 2024

Alumni/Student success stories

The course that changed Jess Horn’s life

Jess Horn was a busy working parent with no time for hobbies, but she decided she could just squeeze in a few minutes to enter the Furious Fiction competition at the Australian Writers’ Centre. After that, she was hooked. With her childhood love of writing rekindled, Jess enrolled in Creative Writing Stage 1 and then dived into Writing Picture Books.

30 July 2024

Podcast: So You Want to be a Writer

Writing Podcast Episode 614: Victoria Purman, author of ‘The Radio Hour’, on character development, writing about the past and more.

Meet author Victoria Purman, an accomplished historical fiction writer, who delves into her research and writing process, the inspiration behind her latest book The Radio Hour. Victoria offers valuable writing tips and the episode provides a deep dive into her journey, character development, and practical advice for aspiring writers. You

30 July 2024

Day: July 30, 2024

How Jenna Lo Bianco went from 160 rejections to a successful career as a romance author

The course that changed Jess Horn’s life

Writing Podcast Episode 614: Victoria Purman, author of ‘The Radio Hour’, on character development, writing about the past and more.

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