Congratulations to Australian Writers' Centre graduates in the Queensland Literary Awards
Congratulations to Al Campbell and Sandhya Parappukkaran, both Australian Writers' Centre graduates, who are finalists in the Queensland Literary Awards 2022! Al Campbell is author of the incredible novel The Keepers. As a graduate of several Australian Writers' Centre courses, including the Write Your Novel program, Al’s wonderful story has touched so many readers and […]
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Australian Writers' Centre alumna Naomi Hart publishes her memoir
Naomi Hart had spent several years preparing her debut memoir and was thrilled when it was picked up for publication. While going through the publication process, she decided she would take the opportunity to add to her writing skillset, so she enrolled into Freelance Writing Stage 1.
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2022 Furphy Literary Award winners and shortlist announced
The winners and shortlist of the 2022 Furphy Literary Award have been announced. Acclaimed writer and poet Cate Kennedy won the Award for her story ‘Art and Life’, with second prize awarded to Lisa Moule for ‘The Game'. And Natalie Vella has been awarded third place for her story ‘Winter is for Regret’. We’re also […]
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How Miranda Luby achieved her dreams of becoming a YA fiction author
Miranda Luby was a confident copywriter in her professional career – but her dream of writing a novel remained elusive until she plunged into our writing courses. We were thrilled to hear that Miranda’s debut novel Sadie Starr's Guide to Starting Over has now been published by Text Publishing, so we chatted with the newly minted author of this wonderful young adult book to get all the juicy details about her writing life and success.
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HarperCollins acquires two new novels by Australian Writers' Centre alumna Veronica Lando
Congratulations to Australian Writers' Centre alumna Veronica Lando who has signed a two-book publishing deal with HarperCollins Australia. Veronica has completed a range of courses with the Australian Writers' Centre, which she says have helped shape her writing. These include our core fiction courses Creative Writing Stage 1 and Novel Writing Essentials, as well […]
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Paula Stevenson publishes her debut picture book ‘Buster Follows His Nose’
After moving from Sydney to a rural beef cattle property, Paula Stevenson found she had more time to devote to writing. Inspired by the stunning bushland in her new home and the with the arrival of her grandchildren, she became was inspired to write her own picture books and enrolled in Writing Picture Books at the Australian Writers' Centre.
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Bettina Deda publishes her memoir ‘Dare to Dance’
Bettina Deda originally started writing to find out more about her family history and to share their stories with her sons. With the help of Patti Miller’s Life Writing course, Bettina began to explore her own memories and experiences, culminating in the publication of her memoir Dare to Dance, published by Vpi Publishing.
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Writing Podcast Episode 490: Karen Foxlee and Freda Chiu on their book ‘Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters’
Meet author Karen Foxlee and illustrator Freda Chiu, the creative duo behind Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters. How to edit your writing. And win Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or add the podcast RSS feed manually to your favourite podcast app. Links […]
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Alex Sarkis stepped out of her comfort zone to find publishing success
Alex Sarkis had enjoyed writing on the side as a hobby from her day job working in accounts. But after ten years of dabbling on her own, she decided it was time to look for guidance by enrolling in a writing course with the Australian Writers' Centre.
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How Rashida Tayabali became a freelance writer and author
Rashida Tayabali had always wanted to write, but had been discouraged from studying journalism at university. While working as a marketing coordinator, she decided her maternity leave would be the perfect opportunity to rediscover her old passion. Inspired by a colleague who had done courses at the Australian Writers' Centre, Rashida enrolled in Freelance Writing Stage 1 – and immediately her life changed.
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