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Podcast: So You Want to be a Copywriter
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Copywriting Podcast Episode 050: How ChatGPT and human-centred design are changing the face of copywriting, with guest Tait Ischia

Copywriters of the future! If you’d like to stay relevant, charge more and harness the power of Artificial Intelligence and human-centred design to help you write your copy, this is the podcast for you! Tait Ischia is a human-centred copywriter and designer who brings customer experiences to life through a

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Business writing
Australian Writers' Centre Team

5 tips to make your business writing more effective

Whether you’re drafting emails, creating reports, or putting together presentations for your colleagues and bosses, your ability to write effectively in a business environment is critical. But with so many other tasks on your plate – not to mention tight deadlines and crammed inboxes – it’s easy to end up

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Other
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Be inspired by Shewit Belay’s journey

By Valerie Khoo Last week, I was fortunate enough to go to the opening night of the musical phenomenon Hamilton in Brisbane (thanks Rah!). If you’ve followed my podcast or social media, you’ll know that I’m a massive Hamilton fan. Sure, as one of the founding fathers of the United

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Fiction writing
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Choosing a title for your novel

When we think about writing and then promoting a novel, sometimes it’s easy to overlook one of the greatest marketing strategies at your fingertips: a great title. Writing a title for your novel can be the first thing you do – or the very last. Some authors will come up

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: ‘The Lorikeet Tree’ by Paul Jennings

This week’s giveaway book is The Lorikeet Tree – a compelling tale from master storyteller Paul Jennings, about a sister and brother facing the hardest year of their lives and discovering the healing power of nature. Here’s a synopsis: Emily loves the bush and the native animals on her family’s

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: ‘Novelist as a Vocation’ by Haruki Markami

This week’s giveaway book comes from the master storyteller on writing and creativity, Haruki Murakami. The book is Novelist as a Vocation, and we have three copies to be won. In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being

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Fiction writing
Australian Writers' Centre Team

VIDEO: Kate McCaffrey on her novel Double Lives

Kate McCaffrey is author of Double Lives, her first novel for adults. She is already experienced at writing young adult novels, which include Destroying Avalon, In Ecstasy, Beautiful Monster, and more. Kate is also working in several different genres from contemporary women’s fiction to historical and middle grade books. She

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Alumni/Student success stories
Australian Writers' Centre Team

How AWC courses helped Luke Rutledge get his book deal for ‘A Man And His Pride’

Luke Rutledge loves his job in communications, but was keen to scratch his creative itch. He had enjoyed writing as a child, but had stopped when life got in the way, before deciding to start again in his late 20s. After completing Novel Writing Essentials at the Australian Writers’ Centre, he started writing the manuscript for what would become A Man and His Pride – his debut novel which is out now with Penguin Random House.

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: ‘Why We Sing’ by Julia Hollander

“A memoir about the power of singing to make connections, to heal and expand our lives…” This week’s giveaway book is Julia Hollander’s Why We Sing – a memoir celebrating the power of song to lift our mood and restore our sense of connection to other people and the world.

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Furious Fiction December 2022 winner and shortlist

For the final month of 2022 (the 12th month, if you will), Furious Fiction entrants were set a curious collection of criteria. Here they are now: Each story had to begin with a 12-word sentence. Each story had to include the sale of a second-hand item Each story had to

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: ‘The Shards’ by Bret Easton Ellis

This week’s giveaway book is a sensational new novel from Bret Easton Ellis – the bestselling author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho. The Shards tracks a group of privileged Los Angeles high school friends as a serial killer strikes across the city. His first novel in 12 years,

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Fiction writing
Australian Writers' Centre Team

VIDEO: Katie McMahon on her novel ‘The Accident’

Katie McMahon is a medical doctor and author of The Accident. Her first novel, The Mistake, was published internationally in 2021. Katie has also written articles for The Age and The Quarry. She grew up in Frankston, and now lives in Hobart with her family. Katie chats to Valerie Khoo,

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Interviews with writers
Australian Writers' Centre Team

VIDEO: Lee Kofman on her memoir ‘The Writer Laid Bare’

Dr Lee Kofman is a Russian-born Israeli-Australian author, editor, writing teacher and mentor based in Melbourne. Her works include The Writer Laid Bare, Scars, I Will Love Christina, and the memoirs Imperfect and The Dangerous Bride. In the past she had sampled many different occupations, including party organising and university

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