‘Sometimes the most important and impactful of things are said in a quiet, controlled and thoughtful voice.’
‘The short story is a literary fragment that insists on immediacy, brevity, intensity. My stories—irrespective of setting—are character-based: a character’s relationship with themselves, with others, and with the world around them.’
‘An expert can break all of this down and help a writer work through suggested areas of improvement, one layer at a time.’
‘Every footstep taken on this continent connects each of us to an impossibly vast story, and for me poetry can often be the best way to comprehend that relationship to place and time.’
Check out some of the wonderful literary events happening in Sydney and around NSW (and online) this February!
‘Children are on the cusp of their lives, they’re only just setting out on their own grand adventures. To offer possibility and hope in our stories can inspire and empower children for the rest of their lives. What an honour for a writer to have this chance.’
Check out some of the wonderful literary events happening in Sydney and around NSW (and online) this January!
‘Sometimes we resist an idea because it doesn’t feel original or brilliant enough, but it’s only when you commit to it, and spend some time exploring it, that you find your connection, start inhabiting it, and then the magic starts to happen.’
Congratulations Lucinda Davies for winning a subsidised place in Writing NSW’s Year of the Novel course from bestselling author Ashley Kalagian Blunt.
