Forest for the Trees is a one-day seminar that explores the current state of writing and publishing in Australia.

A one-day festival offering insights into the speculative fiction industry from award-winning authors, publishers, agents and editors.

On Friday 26 July, publishers from Penguin Random House will be in residence at Writing NSW.

With the Sydney Writers’ Festival just one week away, the Writing NSW staff share the events they’re most looking forward to. Have a read to discover what to keep an eye out for!

“Camilleri is a gifted writer and sets the tone and setting so vividly that you can almost see yourself walking in the streets of Vigata, Italy.” Kristyn M. Levis reviews The Overnight Kidnapper by Andrea Camilleri

“Murphy had me invested emotionally in the lives of his characters and hopeful for their future after the opening scene of domestic violence and the pain and sorrow of war.” – Robert Fairhead reviews Beneath the Willow by Michael J Murphy

‘I promised myself I would always work towards understanding and being an advocate for Black Rights.’

Each month we shine a spotlight on a member of the Writing NSW community to learn more about their writing journey, achievements, and inspirations. This month we featured not one, but two members, Kel Butler and Pamela Cook, the team behind the Writes4Festivals podcast.

‘The short story form demands a respect for the limitations of time and space, and enables a focus on the particular, the intimate, and the fleeting.’