12 authors longlisted for the 2021 Richell Prize are from the AWC community!
The longlist for the 2021 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers has been released and we were so excited to see that 12 of the 16 longlistees are from the AWC community! The Richell Prize aims to support emerging writers with a cash prize and a mentorship with Hachette Australia to fully develop a manuscript. Among […]
Read MoreAnika Molesworth shares her powerful story with debut book, ‘Our Sunburnt Country’
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“As I worked my way through the course, I began to feel more confident as a writer. And once I completed the course, I was so eager to dive back into my manuscript and apply all my new learnings.”
Anika's debut book Our Sunburnt Country is out now with Pan Macmillan.
Writing Podcast Episode 427 Meet Rebekah Campbell, author of ‘138 Dates'
Meet Rebekah Campbell, author of ‘138 Dates: The true story of one woman's search for everything'. Discover how to harness community to build book sales. Have you listened to the Your Kid's Next Read podcast? Plus, we have 3 copies of ‘The Disappearing Act' by Catherine Steadman to give away.
Read MoreHow Rebekah Campbell’s 138 dates led to a publishing deal with Allen & Unwin
Doing the course paid off. Rebekah's book 138 Dates has now been published by Allen & Unwin.
Gabriella Kelly-Davies becomes a published biographer with debut book ‘Breaking Through the Pain Barrier’
“I followed AWC's advice to the letter, attracting a publisher within weeks,” Gabriella says.
Her debut biography Breaking Through the Pain Barrier: The Extraordinary Life of Dr Michael J. Cousins has now been published by Hawkeye Publishing.
Children’s author Victoria Mackinlay releases two remarkable picture books
Picture book author – and AWC alumna – Victoria Mackinlay has had an extraordinary month. She has published not one but TWO new picture books, The Lion Who Came To Stay and The Bark Book. As if that wasn’t achievement enough, her first picture book Ribbit Rabbit Robot has been listed for both the Speech […]
Read MoreCJ Fentiman discovers her perfect career path writing about pets
“These courses provided me with the skills I needed to develop my writing further and to meet like-minded people, so we could grow and nurture our creativity together,” CJ says.
CJ's uplifting memoir The Cat with Three Passports is out now with Silver Vine Press, and it was an award-winning finalist in the Animals/Pets: Narrative Non-Fiction category of the 2021 International Book Awards.
Writing Podcast Episode 420 Meet Sam Buckerfield, co-author of ‘Generation Alpha' [My journey]
In this episode, Valerie Khoo sits down with Sam Buckerfield, who has co-written a book called Generation Alpha. Now what’s interesting is that this is a nonfiction book – but Sam’s passion has always been in fiction. But as you’ll hear, Sam was able to use his fiction skills to create a compelling and very […]
Read MoreCongrats to the AWC alumni shortlisted for the 2021 $10,000 Text Prize
This week, Text Publishing announced the seven shortlisted manuscripts in the running for the $10,000 Text Prize for young adult and children's writing – and we were thrilled to spot some familiar names on the list! Australian Writers' Centre alumna Jacqueline Mohr has been shortlisted for her children’s story The Curious Case of the Cocoa […]
Read MoreAWC alumna Deborah Mackie wins the Wild Atlantic Writing Award
We were beyond excited to hear that Australian Writers' Centre alumna Deborah Mackie has won the Wild Atlantic Writing Award for her short story “A Letter to Her Husband’s Girlfriend”. As an active member of the AWC, Deborah shared details about the competition in our So you want to be a writer podcast community on […]
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