Category: Competitions and Opportunities

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information from Penguin Random House: The Write It Fellowship, launched in 2018, aspires to find, nurture and develop unpublished writers across all genres with a focus on under-represented sections of our community, such as writers from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

“All it takes is the right book to turn a Book Hater into a Book Lover…” This week’s giveaway book is from author Gretchen Anthony – a novel described as having “high energy and unique characters that move from one surprise to another”. The book is The Book Haters’ Book

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

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

“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.

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,

This week’s giveaway is a light-hearted and fascinating book from Harry Mount and John Davie. Et tu, Brute unlocks the wisdom of the past, revealing how ancient Latin can help us to live better in the present. We have three copies to be won. There are so many Latin phrases

A dazzling dictionary of book blurbs, filled with writing tips, literary folklore and publishing secrets… This week’s giveaway is a joyful celebration of books – the perfect gift for bibliophiles, word lovers and anyone who’s ever wondered, ‘should you judge a book by its cover?’ The book is Blurb Your