In this week’s episode: Meet Rebecca Lee, author of How Words Get Good: The Story of Making a Book. What is bionic reading? Where did ‘italics’ come from? And you could win your own copy of Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple
Meet Rae Cairns, author of The Good Mother, on her journey from indie author to publishing sensation; the most important thing you can do when interviewing someone; where Agatha Christie got all her ideas; and win Anna by Amy Odell, about iconic editor Anna Wintour. You can listen to the
Meredith Jaffe on writing her book The Tricky Art of Forgiveness. Writing fictional scenes based on real life. And you could win the gripping novel One Punch by Julie Fison. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or add the podcast RSS feed manually to your favourite
Bestselling middle-grade author Nat Amoore, author of We Run Tomorrow. Cool writing resources and much more. And you could win Family of Liars by E Lockhart in our giveaway. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or add the podcast RSS feed manually to your favourite podcast app.
Anna Qu on her powerful memoir Made in China: a Memoir of Love and Labour and trying plotting and pantsing in your other creative pursuits. And we have 3 copies of Idol by Louise O’Neill to give away. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify,
E. Lockhart on her latest novel, Family of Liars, and how her books went viral on TikTok. Should you fix typos as you write? And we have 3 copies of Book Lovers by Emily Henry to give away.
Bestselling author Kathy Lette on her latest book, Till Death or a Little Light Maiming Do Us Part, why you should start small if you’ve feeling overwhelmed with your writing, and win the latest novel from bestselling middle grade author Nat Amoore, We Run Tomorrow..
Children’s author and illustrator Matt Stanton on how he’s sold over one million copies of his books. How to get over your fear of self-marketing. And we have 3 copies of ‘Seeking Wisdom’ by Julia Cameron to give away.
Author and columnist Kerri Sackville on her latest book The Life-changing Magic of a Little Bit of Mess. Why audio books are so great! And we have 3 copies of A Solitary Walk on the Moon by Hilde Hinton to give away!
Meet historical fiction author Alison Stuart. Discover why you need to know the genre you’re writing in. And we have 3 copies of True Friends by Patti Miller to give away!
Meet Astrid Scholte, author of League of Liars. And what is “front and back matter” anyway? Plus we have 3 copies of Booth by Karen Joy Fowler to giveaway!
Meet Patrick Gale, author of Mother’s Boy. Discover what to write in an author bio. And we have 3 copies of The Plant Hunter by T.L. Mogford to giveaway.
What is a ‘comp title’ and why you need to know this. Meet Shankari Chandran, author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens. And we have 3 copies of Impossible by Sarah Lotz to give away.
The rise of BookTok and its incredible effect on the publishing industry. Books by women now achieving parity in media reviews. Why you need to beware of widows and orphans. Meet Nita Prose, author of the worldwide bestseller ‘The Maid’. And we have 3 copies of 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard to give away.
What to do if you’re stuck writing your first line. Crime author Dinuka McKenzie on writing her Banjo Prize-winner ‘The Torrent’, and we have 3 copies of the novel to give away.
Crime thriller author Candice Fox on turning her novel ‘Crimson Lake’ into the TV series ‘Troppo’. Also: getting into real estate copywriting and we have 3 copies of ‘The Maid’ by Nita Prose to giveaway.
How you can build a lucrative career as a children’s author. Could a writing accountability buddy help you to achieve your goals? And meet Gary Nunn, author of ‘The Psychic Tests’. Plus, we have 3 copies of ‘The Trivia Night’ by Ali Lowe to giveaway.
Meet Al Campbell, author of ‘The Keepers’. Also: The unexpected benefits of writing. Do you need to incorporate feedback into your manuscript? Plus, we have 3 copies of ‘Violeta’ by Isabel Allende to giveaway.
Meet Ruth McIver, author of ‘I Shot The Devil’. Short story competitions you can enter; an eight-year-old novelist slips his handwritten book in a library shelf and it now has a year-long waiting list. Plus, we have 3 copies of ‘The Keepers’ by AWC alumna Al Campbell to giveaway.
Discover 7 tips to improve your writing. Meet Felicity Lewis, national explainer editor for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, on writing a great explainer and why readers love them so much. Plus, we have 3 copies of ‘Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter’ by Lizzie Pook to giveaway.
Connect with us
© Australian Writers' Centre | FAQs | Terms, conditions & privacy policy
