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Ten Breakfast: Five daunting books that are worth the effort
Did you see us on Ten Breakfast this morning? I joined the team this morning for Ten Breakfast Book Club on behalf of the Sydney Writers’ Centre to talk about my top five books that can be daunting and...
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Author Interview Collection: Writing for kids and young adults
There is no denying that some of the best and most memorable characters are found in books for younger readers. Whether it’s in the dark and quirky world of Roald Dahl, the detailed fantasy stories of...
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Why I read: Drusilla Modjeska, Sir Andrew Motion and Sloane Crosley
Antoni Jach led a panel discussion at the Melbourne Writers Festival with authors Sloane Crosley and Drusilla Modjeska, and poet Sir Andrew Motion about when they started reading and why reading...
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Gillian Mears on riding, writing and her fear she will never be able to write...
Writers festival’s events always have a great buzz to them. The admiration for Mears and especially her most recent book Foal’s Bread meant the in-conversation event with Ramona Koval had an energy...
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Remembering Patrick White: Melbourne Writers Festival panel discussion
The Melbourne Writers Festival celebrated the 100 year anniversary of Patrick White’s birthday with an all-star literary panel who shared their understanding and appreciation for White, interspersed by...
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Top five writing tips via Twitter this week
Every week, we tweet almost 50 links from @SydneyWriters. To find these 50 or so, I read hundreds each week to pick the best ones. Here are the five best links we shared this week. A four-step guide to...
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Now open: international flash fiction contest with a $20,000 prize
The Museo de la Palabra writing competition for stories under 100 words is open again. Run by a foundation based in Spain who aim to promote peace through dialogue, writing and better understanding...
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Advice from author Deborah Abela about writing ghost stories for kids
We want to extend a big, warm welcome to Deborah Abela who is guest posting for us today. She’s in the middle of a blog tour, and we’re thrilled to have her today. Writing Ghost Stories for Kids by...
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The top five writing tips via Twitter this week
On Twitter this week, we shared over 50 links to blog posts packed with writing tips. To save you the hassle of scrolling back through the week, here are our top five picks. Good post on the importance...
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The top five writing tips via Twitter this week
We shared over 100 links on Twitter this week. It’s the international launch of NaNoWriMo this week, so there were a lot about preparing and making the most of the panicked, month-long dash to write...
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