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Crime fiction author and Australian Writers' Centre alumna Dinuka McKenzie smiling in floral shirt
Alumni/Student success stories
Australian Writers' Centre Team

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

Courses completed at AWC:
Anatomy of a Crime: How to Write About Murder
2 Hours to Scrivener Power
Build Your Author Platform

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 After finishing her first crime manuscript, she entered it in the Banjo Prize for unpublished fiction – and then came the extraordinary news that she had won!

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30 January 2024
Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: ‘Whenever You’re Ready’ by Trish Bolton

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Whenever You’re Ready by Trish Bolton. Whenever You’re Ready unfolds as a sweetly wise and gently wistful novel, revealing the secrets and seasons of three interconnected lives. Serving as a heartfelt tribute to the experiences of older women, the story is a

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29 January 2024
Furious Fiction
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Furious Fiction: January 2024 Story Showcase

Welcome to the first Furious Fiction story showcase of 2024 – our monthly spotlight on collective creativity! Here were this month’s criteria: Each story had to take place on a character’s FIRST DAY OF A NEW JOB. Each story had to include something being stolen. Each story had to include

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26 January 2024
Podcast: So You Want to be a Writer
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Writing Podcast Episode 586: Developing skills and techniques as an aspiring writer: Novelist Jo Riccioni reveals her secrets

Developing Skills and Techniques as an Aspiring Writer: Interview with novelist Jo Riccioni. Host Valerie Khoo and Jo discuss Jo’s latest novel The Rising, the process of writing a duology, her love for fantasy writing, and the importance of cultivating a detailed and authentic world in fantasy literature. Jo also

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23 January 2024
Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: ‘The Dinner Party’ by Rebecca Heath

Rebecca Heath, author of The Summer Party, brings you an exhilarating new thriller, The Dinner Party. Explore the depths of a seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood in this dark and twisted domestic thriller, where family secrets find their best hiding places. Here’s the blurb: FOUR COUPLES. Summer 1979. In the idyllic

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22 January 2024
Alumni/Student success stories
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Liz Foster on the steps she took to get published

Liz Foster always imagined being a published author one day. She says: “Imagine being the key word there.” But it was while doing courses through the Australian Writers’ Centre that she learned the difference between writing well and writing well for an audience. “I literally would be nowhere without AWC’s

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17 January 2024
Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: ‘Rabbit Hole’ by Kate Brody

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody, a debut novel filled with unexpected turns, delving into the shadowy realm of true crime fandom and the boundaries of female friendship. Here’s the blurb: Conspiracy theories from Reddit seduce a disaster-prone woman into an obsession with

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15 January 2024
Podcast: So You Want to be a Writer
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Writing Podcast Episode 584: Michael Thompson’s debut novel, ‘How To Be Remembered’, is being adapted into a movie.

Meet Michael Thompson, a journalist, producer, media executive, and author of the novel How To Be Remembered. He shares his journey from being a journalist to becoming a published novelist, his inspiration behind his unique book premise, tackling numerous rejections, the movie deal for his novel, his writing process, and

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9 January 2024
Fiction writing
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Getting back to writing after a break

Are you ready to get back into writing? Gearing up to return to your writing practice after a break is never easy, no matter whether you’ve been away from your computer/typewriter/notebook for a few days, a few weeks or a few months. Sometimes you’re mid-manuscript and you need to pick

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8 January 2024
Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: ‘First Lie Wins’ by Ashley Elston

This week, we’re giving away three copies of First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston. This edge-of-your-seat read is not only gripping but also emotionally moving, keeping you hooked until the very end. Here’s the blurb: Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a

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8 January 2024
Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: ‘Australia’s Most Infamous Criminals’ by Graham Seal

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Australia’s Most Infamous Criminals by Graham Seal, the bestselling author of Great Australian Stories, Great Bush Stories, Great Convict Stories, Australia’s Funniest Yarns, Great Australian Mysteries and Great Australian Places. Immerse yourself in riveting tales of clever scams, daring escapes, captures, and

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2 January 2024
Podcast: So You Want to be a Writer
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Writing Podcast Episode 583: Vikki Conley on her success with 11 picture books

Meet author Vikki Conley. As an award-winning author with 11 internationally published picture books, Vikki shares her journey starting from her childhood experiences, writing career in marketing and journalism to her success as a writer. She discusses the themes and inspirations behind her books and also provides valuable advice for

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2 January 2024
Other
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Build a writing habit

Whether or not you believe in New Year’s resolutions, there’s something about the idea of a fresh year to, well, do things differently and start something new. Which makes it the perfect time to avoid grandiose statements like “this year I will write my novel” and, instead, concentrate on creating

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1 January 2024
Fiction writing
Australian Writers' Centre Team

VIDEO: Allie Reynolds on her novel ‘The Bay’

Allie Reynolds is the author of The Bay and Shiver. She’s also a former professional freestyle snowboarder who spent five winters in the mountains of France, Switzerland, Austria and Canada. Her short fiction has been published in magazines in the UK, Australia, Sweden and South Africa. Allie swapped her snowboard

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31 December 2023
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