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October 14, 2019

Writers On Writing / ‘Commitment is vital, everything else can be learned,’ Amanda Hampson on memoir writing

By Claire Thompson

We spoke with bestselling author Amanda Hampson about the skills needed to write a good memoir, ahead of her course, Memoir Made Simple at Writing NSW.


October 9, 2019

Writers On Writing / Maggie Hamilton on capturing impactful mind, body, spirit moments

By Maggie Hamilton

Ahead of her workshop, Writing Mind, Body and Spirit on Saturday 2 November, Maggie Hamilton told us why readers are drawn to the mind, body, spirit genre, how writers in this genre can be successful and the current trends.


October 4, 2019

Book Review / apparently by Joanne Burns

By Beatriz Copello

“If Burns wrote music, I would say she does not miss a beat, whether she raises issues about the past or the present, she does with conviction, with vivid imagery and poignant comments.” – Beatriz Copello reviews apparently by Joanne Burns

September 30, 2019

News / Volunteer at Boundless

Want to be involved? Sign up to be a festival volunteer by 18 October!

September 27, 2019

Writers On Writing / Speculative fiction makes us value the everyday things we take for granted, with Terry Dowling

By Claire Thompson

Terry Dowling is one of Australia’s most awarded and internationally acclaimed writers of speculative fiction and will be teaching World Building: Writing Speculative Fiction on Sunday 20 October at Writing NSW. Ahead of his workshop, we spoke to Terry about the importance of speculative fiction, how the genre has developed over time, and how to successfully build a world.


Writing On Our Calendar / October 2019

There’s so much on offer this October – if you’re not sure where to begin, here are a few events on our list. Get keen!

September 26, 2019

What We're Reading / September 2019

What book’s got you feeling all the feelings this month? Our September reads include Skylarking by Kate Mildenhall, Alan Duff’s Once Were Warriors, The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, What I Loved by Siri Husvedt and Norman Erikson Pasaribu’s Sergius Seeks Bacchus.

September 23, 2019

Writers On Writing / Pamela Cook on how writers develop self-confidence

By Claire Thompson

We spoke to Pamela Cook ahead of her 6-week Refilling the Well: Creativity for Writers course to find out what inspires her stories and how a writer can find the self-confidence they need to rediscover their creativity.


September 20, 2019

Writers On Writing / ‘Everyone has several plays in them,’ with Timothy Daly

By Claire Thompson

We interviewed award-winning playwright Timothy Daly ahead of his 6-week Contemporary Playwriting Techniques course starting 12 October. He spoke to us about writing with heart, finding inspiration and how writing is the expression of self.

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