"I got published!": Lisa Chaplin
We love hearing from our students no matter what they have to say, but when we hear of a student being published, we just want to shout it from the rooftops! We’re a little scared of heights, so we’ll go with a blog post instead. Lisa says: I sold my historical fiction The Tide Watchers […]
Read MoreCaro Was Here. And so was Elizabeth Farrelly.
A few weeks back, we spoke with established author Elizabeth Farrelly on the release of her first young fiction book, Caro Was Here. Elizabeth completed a course at Australian Writers’ Centre that provided inspiration for this one, and she chats about that and the book right here… So, tell us about this new book! Caro […]
Read MoreStudent Success: Vietnam, Ubud, Napoleonic France and MORE!
Spring is well and truly here, and many graduates have sprung into action!
First on the brag board is Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 graduate Linda Moon, whose travel article on Halong Bay in Vietnam made it to the pages of Sydney Morning Herald – great stuff! This was a story written when Linda was first starting and she is thrilled to have found a home for it.
Read More"I got published!" Trisha Bui
We spotted Trisha in Royal Auto Magazine recently! Thrilled to see @writerscentreau grad Trisha Bui's travel story about her home town of Melbourne in this months' Royal Auto mag! A photo posted by Valerie Khoo (@valeriekhoo) on Oct 3, 2014 at 9:23pm PDT Congratulations Trisha! If you have a success story to share with us, you can […]
Read More"I got published!": Josefa Pete
We spotted Josefa in Sunday Life recently! Well done to @writerscentreau magazine writing grad Josefa Pete for a fab article in today's Sunday Life magazine! A photo posted by Valerie Khoo (@valeriekhoo) on Sep 27, 2014 at 5:13pm PDT Congratulations Josefa! If you have a success story to share with us, you can do so right here. […]
Read MoreStudent Success Stories: Gluten, ceviche, kitty cats and MORE!
Wow, winter sure brings out the writers! Here’s the latest selection of successes from our graduates. Prepare to be inspired! It could be you next time…
First up, Gabriel McGrath has been a man on a mission of late – proving that parent posts can indeed come from dads too! Heeding the mantra of matching a story to something topical, Gabriel latched onto Coeliac Week, and his piece about his own son’s experience with gluten issues was snapped up by the Essential Kids editor and its readers too – generating plenty of great comments.
Read More"I got published!": Jo Hartley
We spotted Jo in Sunday Life recently! Then I flip the page and there is Australian Writers' Centre grad Jo Hartley's article in today's Sunday Life mag! A photo posted by Valerie Khoo (@valeriekhoo) on Sep 6, 2014 at 5:08pm PDT Congratulations Jo! If you have a success story to share with us, you can do so […]
Read More"I got published!": Cassy Small
We spotted Cassy in Sunday Life recently! So fab to see Australian Writers' Centre grad Cassy Small @csmall80 ‘s article in today's Sunday Life mag! A photo posted by Valerie Khoo (@valeriekhoo) on Sep 6, 2014 at 5:06pm PDT Congratulations Cassy! If you have a success story to share with us, you can do so right here. […]
Read More"I got published!": Cassy Small
We spotted Cassy in Feast Magazine recently! Sitting at the hair salon and first article I flip to in Feast mag is by @writerscentreau grad @csmall80 Cassy Small! Go Cassy :) A photo posted by Valerie Khoo (@valeriekhoo) on Aug 24, 2014 at 11:34pm PDT Congratulations Cassy! If you have a success story to share with us, […]
Read MoreDebut novelist Jennifer Smart on deadlines, drafts and a dash of Dom Perignon
Jennifer Smart’s debut novel, The Wardrobe Girl, was published earlier this year through Random House – exploring the behind the scenes world of a fictional soap opera.
Having worked behind the scenes herself in film and television (including five years with soap, Home and Away), Jennifer admits she had a truckload of material to draw on for her book. And while she'd dabbled with writing fiction in the past, even penning a couple of episodes of Australia’s favourite beachside soap, she was completely in the dark about getting a book published.
We interviewed Jennifer in Episode 9 of our top-rating podcast, So you want to be a writer. And she gave us 3 lessons she had learned from her own writing and publishing experience…
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