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February 28, 2020

Writers On Writing / Marianne de Pierres on how her imagination takes flight with speculative fiction

This week we chatted with award-winning speculative fiction writer Marianne de Pierres about why she loves writing speculative fiction, ahead of her one-day workshop, Writing Speculative Fiction on Saturday 14 March, 10am-4pm at Writing NSW.


February 25, 2020

Writers On Writing / Davina Bell on how picture books are a ‘sublime kind of magic’

By Claire Thompson

This week award-winning picture book author Davina Bell told us where she finds inspiration, why she loves picture books and more. Learn from Davina Bell how to be a successful picture book author at her workshop The Enchanting World of Picture Books on Saturday 29 February at Writing NSW.


February 24, 2020

Writers On Writing / Toni Jordan on crafting authentic characters

By Emily Riches

We spoke with best-selling author Toni Jordan ahead of her six-week online course, Online: Character, Plot and Dialogue beginning Monday 16 March.


February 21, 2020

Writers On Writing / Carol Major on listening to your narrative voice

By Emily Riches

We spoke with professional writer and mentor Carol Major ahead of her one-day course, The Physical Writer, on Saturday 7 March.


February 14, 2020

Writers On Writing / First steps to publication with Alice Grundy

This week Alice Grundy gave us some helpful publishing tips ahead of her seminar, Fit to Print: Getting Published on Tuesday 3 March, 6:30-9pm at Writing NSW.


Book Review / Intimate Antipathies by Luke Carman

By Tess Pearson

“These essays, while concerned largely with cultural critique, also find inspiration, revelation and beauty in the everyday. The tensions of early parenthood and marriage, and the processes involved in seeking psychological health, are all rendered in a way that grasps for the existential dimensions of these experiences. ” – Tess Pearson reviews Intimate Antipathies by Luke Carman.

February 12, 2020

News / Boundless Festival wins Best Arts Program in FBi Radio SMAC Awards!

We were honoured to be included amongst the five game-changing projects nominated across high-quality performing, visual and community arts. 

February 7, 2020

Writers On Writing / Vanessa Berry on pursuing the stories behind places and objects

By Emily Riches

We spoke with award-winning writer Vanessa Berry ahead of her one-day course, Thinking With Objects: A Memoir Workshop, on Saturday 15 February. If you want to find out about our other memoir writing courses, you can go here>> 


February 3, 2020

Writers On Writing / Finding food for the imagination, with Barbara Brooks

By Claire Thompson

We spoke with experienced writer and teacher Barbara Brooks ahead of her course, Advanced Memoir, starting on Saturday 22 February at Writing NSW.

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