Take a look at the great things we’ve read in 2021, and what we’re most looking forward to reading over the Summer break!

Fill your December with these wonderful writing events. There’s a range of online and in person events – including a film festival held in Western Sydney, online conversations about all things writing, plays and a poetry workshop by the ocean!

Surrounded by other writers at Writing NSW, I was emboldened to own my voice and centre my own stories, because no one else will do it for me.

“Suddenly I had the character of Finn, a character who refused to be silenced – and that was the message we wanted to bring to the screen.”

“Lean into the emotion. By their nature, psychological thrillers (and psychological dramas, which I feel better describes my writing!) turn on internal conflict, and so it follows that gripping and plausible internal drama maximises their effectiveness.”

“Once I had amassed enough facts, my rage fortified me. I couldn’t contain my secret anymore. My sadness and fear seeped onto the page, as well as an unbridled joy when I discovered Deaf culture.”