This celebration marks the launch of the 2019 January-June Course Program and is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the end of the year with our wonderful network of members, staff and some of our very talented tutors.

In the current publishing climate, knowledge of how to market and grow an online author profile is essential. Ahead of his seminar on Tuesday at Writing NSW, Digital Marketing Essentials for Authors, we had a chat with Patrick Lenton about the importance of harnessing digital tools to reach new readers.

Are you looking for writing opportunities over the holidays? Look no further! We’ve put together some of the submission deadlines, poetry slams, book launches and other events to keep your literary side occupied this month.

‘I want story and forward momentum. For me, this is what crime delivers’

‘Write from the heart – write what scares you, what interests you; write out your most embarrassing thoughts. This is the stuff of common humanity.’

‘Language has always been the tool I choose to work with … I think that there is no end to what we can do with language and no end to what we can learn about it, and from it.’