May is packed with literary goodness! The Sydney Writers’ Festival is kicking off and there is a whole feast of readings, slams and launches to keep you busy!
We spoke to funny man Phil Spencer about performing, and ensuring a performance resonates, ahead of his one-day course at the Centre, The Horse’s Mouth: Performing Stories.
Ahead of her six-week course starting later this month, Starting from Scratch: Creativity for Writers, we spoke to playwright and children’s book author Hilary Bell about how to get your creative juices flowing.
‘Sometimes, it’s only after finishing the story that a reader may close their book, see the cover and finally understand the intricacies of its cover design.’
NSW Writers’ Centre staff share their picks from the 2018 Sydney Writers’ Festival.
If you are a fan of mysteries and thriller tales, then you are in for a treat with Sarah Epstein’s debut novel, Small Spaces.
‘What draws writers to memoir might be having a story from life that won’t let you go, something that lodges in the imagination.’
The staff at Writing NSW share what we’ve been reading this April.
‘Write what excites you. Forget trends or “what’s hot”. Writing what you love will motivate you to finish it.’
