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

Our next First Friday Club meeting falls on 2 August and features Bianca Whiteley, Account Director at Nielsen Book.

In its annual Honouring Australian Writers series, Writing NSW pays tribute to Sumner Locke Elliott (1917-1991) at an event on the 17th August 2019

“Unlike the Heart by Nicola Redhouse is a raw depiction of one woman’s struggle with postnatal depression and anxiety, her reliance on psychoanalysis, and her eventual exploration of various fields which seek to study and treat mental conditions.” – Myra Opdyke reviews Unlike the Heart by Nicola Redhouse.

“Recursion is an ambitious book with original ideas about memory and consciousness, and how scientific findings can be exploited.” – Kyra Thomsen reviews Recursion by Blake Crouch

“The reader will find more profound thoughts penned in the poems contained in Belief.” – Beatriz Copello reviews Belief by Les Wicks.

‘Try to get words down if you can – every little bit adds up. But don’t be hard on yourself if some days it doesn’t happen. I’ve had plenty of days that have been wiped off and I’m still trying to tell myself that ‘it’s okay’.’

‘I believe that most writing comes from the body, and so I try to tap into that in early drafts. Music and photography, the visual and aural — and most of all, emotion — help me in that process.’

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