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Wacky Word Wednesday: Discombobulated
I am all over the shop today, disconcerted and confused, unable to get my head in order. You could say I am discombobulated. And you would be right. This playful word first appeared in use in...
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Success Stories: Hachette book deal; Four-page spread in Signature magazine
The cold weather certainly isn’t slowing down any of our graduates. This week we’ve heard about a publishing deal with Hachette, a family famil to a stunning Mexican resort, and more online...
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Books to read in the apocalypse: Australian Writers’ Centre presenter Lisa...
We are obsessed with the apocalypse right now. If it’s not the four horsemen of the apocalypse getting to gallop their world-ending way though life as we know it, it’s zombies or aliens or a planet...
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From detective to author: Karen M Davis’ path to publication
Photo by Chris Lane Karen M Davis is a former police office and detective and has just published her first novel, Sinister Intent. In her 20 years with the NSW Police Force, Karen has seen it all....
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What do freelance writers earn in Australia?
If you’re a budding freelance writer, what can you expect to earn? What are your primary sources of income? Recently, Rachel’s List conducted a survey and this infographic shows the results. If you’re...
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Wacky Word Wednesday: Pauciloquent
My search for this week’s Wacky Word started with the Macquarie Dictionary (always my first port of call) but pauciloquent doesn’t rate a mention here. Next stop, Oxford Dictionaries online – usually...
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Ned Kelly Awards 2013 shortlists announced
The shortlists for Australia’s most significant awards for crime writing have been announced. The Ned Kelly Awards will be awarded for Best Fiction, Best New Fiction, and True Crime. Established in...
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Meet award-winning author and Australian Writers’ Centre presenter Pamela...
Pamela Freeman is the creator of the Australian Writers’ Centre’s Creative Writing Stage 1 and Stage 2 courses, as well as the Introduction to Novel Writing, the Write Your Novel program and Fantasy,...
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Banning business buzzwords
In the business world, it can be easy to get caught up in buzzwords that are cliched or that don’t mean anything. Maybe you’ve been to meetings and heard lines like these: “We need to pick the low...
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Human Rights Literature Awards 2013
Here’s something a little different for writers of non-fiction. The Australian Human Rights Commission is seeking nominations from non-fiction writers for the 2013 Literature Award. The 2013...
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Wacky Word Wednesday: Milquetoast
Milquetoast is a curious word – even more curious when you discover its meaning. This frenchified Americanism is a noun meaning “a very timid person”. To call someone a milquetoast is not just to...
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Student success stories: Published in Body + Soul, Essential Kids and front...
Yet again, it’s been a big week for Australian Writers’ Centre graduates. We’ve heard from quite a few graduates of our Magazine and Newspaper Writing courses who have successfully published feature...
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Podcast interview with award-winning author and journalist Ashley Hay
Ashley Hay is a Brisbane author of both fiction and non-fiction books. Her latest novel is The Railwayman’s Wife, a story set in the NSW coastal town of Thirroul in the years following WWII. Ashley’s...
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Books to read in the apocalypse: Australian Writers’ Centre presenter Sue...
Seriously? The apocalypse? Yeah, right. Although…I remember a few years ago when Sydney had some serious dust storms. I woke up, looked out the window and everything was red. My first thought was,...
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Australian Writers’ Centre presenter Patti Miller shortlisted for NSW...
Patti Miller Australian Writers’ Centre presenter Patti Miller has been nominated for her fourth major literary prize this year. Her memoir, The Mind of a Thief, has been shortlisted in the NSW...
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Wacky Word Wednesday: Cyborg
This week’s wacky word is actually one most of you would be very familiar with, especially if you’re a lover of science fiction movies and books. But while it may not be an endangered wacky word, it...
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Student success stories: Full-page article in Sydney Morning Herald,...
We’ve received lots of exciting (and excited!) emails from former students this week. Again, lots of graduates from our Magazine and Newspaper Writing course are seeing their features published in...
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At My Desk with bestselling crime author Barry Maitland
Award-winning crime writer Barry Maitland. (Headshot photo credit: Howard Johnson) Barry Maitland is an award winning Australian author of crime fiction. His latest book, The Raven’s Eye, is the...
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7 Questions to debut author of “The Vale Girl”, Nelika McDonald
Nelika McDonald’s debut novel, The Vale Girl, already has readers praising her as one of Australia’s most talented young writers. Written while she was completing a university degree, the novel tells...
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Guest post: Ghostwriter Libby Harkness on being a ‘writer for hire’
Libby Harkness has worked as a journalist, editor and writer for over 35 years. For the last 15 years, she’s also worked as a ghostwriter, writing the stories of some truly remarkable Australians. Her...
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