Category: Competitions and Opportunities

Sometimes the most beautiful places can be home to the darkest secrets. A dead cave diver, family rivalry, small town secrets and beautiful Australian landscapes – this week’s giveaway has it all. We have three copies of Broken Bay by Margaret Hickey to give away. Here’s the blurb: Old loyalties

In this week’s giveaway, the power of one person could make the guilty innocent and the innocent guilty. But interfering with justice comes at a price and while being an interpreter sounds like a dream job to some, there are always two sides of the same coin. We have three

Bestselling author Candice Fox is back with another gripping novel and we have three copies to give away. Fire With Fire is a unique story following the investigation of a cold case with high stakes and you won’t be able to put it down until you’ve reached the very last

This week’s giveaway is an amazing debut by Amy Taylor. Search History explores how the use of social media impacts our lives and the ins and outs of modern dating. Buckle up for a funny and insightful read, because we have three copies to give away. Here’s the blurb: After

This week’s giveaway is the powerful and vulnerable memoir Everything and Nothing by Australian actress Heather Mitchell in which she dives into her life and the experiences that impacted her on and beyond the stage. We have three copies to give away. Here’s the blurb: Heather Mitchell is an esteemed

Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Sleepless in Seattle – these are just a few movies the author of this week’s giveaway starrs in. But Tom Hanks is more than just an Academy Awards winning actor, he’s also a writer. After his best-selling story collection Uncommon Type, Hanks is back with

If you’re after an addictive thriller starring a true crime obsessed main character with a pet snail, then this week’s giveaway is perfect for you. Former bookseller Alice Slater’s debut novel Death of a Bookseller takes suspense to the next level and we have three copies to give away. Here’s

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten is back with his latest novel Going Zero which is perfect for fans of fast-paced, high-stakes stories and will have you keep turning the pages to the very end. We have three copies of Going Zero to give away. Here’s the blurb: TWO HOURS TO VANISH

The author of this week’s giveaway is no stranger to the world of picture books. Her book The Gruffalo conquered the hearts of children and adults alike. Now Julia Donaldson is back with her latest picture book The Bowerbird, illustrated by Catherine Rayner, and we have three copies to give

It’s time to polish your manuscript to enter the 2023 Walker Books Manuscript Prize!  Here are the details from the Walker Books website: To coincide with Walker’s 30th anniversary in Australia this year, Walker Books Australia is proud to announce the establishment of the Walker Books Manuscript Prize. Walker Books’

Two ambitious artists. One act that changes everything. This week’s giveaway is the newly-released Girl in a Pink Dress by Kylie Needham – set in rural Australia as well as the buzzing Sydney art world. Here’s the blurb: Can one relationship survive two ambitious artists? Frances is an artist in

This week’s giveaway book is filled with fun adventures – a travelling bookshop, a dog show including a disobedient bulldog, a horse called Flossy and more. We’re giving away three copies of Mim and the Disastrous Dog Show, the fourth book in the The Travelling Bookshop series by Katrina Nannestad,

If you’ve ever questioned where your commas should go or whether you can really split that infinitive, then this week’s giveaway might help! We’re giving away three copies of The Briefest English Grammar and Punctuation Guide Ever! by Ruth Colman. Here’s the blurb: Now in one handy volume: the bestselling

This week’s giveaway book is a sensational guide to creative expression by Julia Cameron – the international bestselling author of The Artist’s Way. The Vein of Gold takes you on a deep internal journey through seven kingdoms to unlock your creativity – the perfect cure for writer’s block. Here’s the

Is 2023 the year you share your short stories with the world? There are plenty of competitions and writing opportunities for you to challenge your creativity and get your work out there – with the chance to win some great prizes. Don’t know where to find these great opportunities? Well,

Calling all aspiring writers! The Write it Fellowship is open for submissions. Here’s the information from Penguin Random House: The Write It Fellowship, launched in 2018, aspires to find, nurture and develop unpublished writers across all genres with a focus on under-represented sections of our community, such as writers from

A writing retreat sounds like a dream for most writers. This week’s giveaway, The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz, follows five writers on a unique writing retreat with an eerie twist when people start disappearing. Here’s the blurb: Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at the remote

The author of this week’s giveaway is no stranger to the New York Times bestseller list. Thanks to millions of views on BookTok, her emotion-packed books have gained a lot of popularity in recent years. We’re talking about none other than Colleen Hoover and we’re giving away three copies of

The author of this week’s giveaway needs no introduction. For decades the stories of award-winning author Margaret Atwood have enchanted readers. We’re giving away three copies of her latest book Old Babes in the Wood. Here’s the blurb: A highly personal new collection of stories by the bestselling, twice Booker-winning

“Two women. Two lives. One day that changed everything…” This week’s giveaway book is the brand new Someone Else’s Shoes from Jojo Moyes – the international bestselling phenomenon and author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars. We have three copies to be won – check out the