The Board would like to announce that Linda Funnell has been elected Chair of the New South Wales Writers’ Centre. Linda has extensive experience in the publishing industry and has worked as a publisher, editor and literary agent. From 2000 to 2010 she was a publisher with HarperCollins and published award-winning fiction and non-fiction as […]

Do you have an idea for a novel bouncing around in the back of your head? Have you been meaning to get started for ages, but just never found the time? TweetPitch is your chance to crystalise your idea and take the first step towards developing your work. Until Thursday (November 1), TweetPitch will be up […]

Creativity is often viewed as a mysterious concept—something gained intuitively rather than actively learned. Admittedly, the process of finding inspiration and thinking imaginatively doesn’t seem easily practised or trained. Even writers like Ernest Hemingway corroborated this, arguing writing was as simple as standing at a typewriter and letting yourself bleed! But how easy is it […]

  In the lead up to Pat Grant’s brilliant visual storytelling course this weekend, we’re pleased to present two different takes on the phrase ‘words fail me’. Danielle Tam and Nathan Williams have both won a free pass to the course Graphic Storytelling: Writing with Pictures and Drawing with Words. Click through to see their […]

“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.” Ray Bradbury The NSW Writers’ Centre is excited to open its Library of Unwritten Stories, a dynamic new program for young writers aged under 30 developing their skills in short story writing both through an engaging talks […]

The NSW Writers’ Centre offers a mentorship scheme for writers who would like professional assistance with their writing. The program offers one-to-one discussion, supervision and analysis of a writers work with an experienced, established writer or editor. It is best suited for writers who have a fully completed manuscript and need some help to more […]

The Centre runs a range of courses for people looking to expand their skills as a writer in a business environment You’re good at your job but get a sinking feeling when it’s time to write reports, emails, proposals or other business documents. You know what you want to say but struggle to express yourself […]

In 2012 the NSW Writers’ Centre is developing a database of writers’ groups meeting throughout Australia. On our website we now host an interactive map showing where writers’ groups are currently located around Sydney and wider NSW. We want to keep building up this resource for aspiring writers around the country. If you run a writers’ […]

Project Horace: an introduction Although still in early development, Project Horace is a new online publication providing a platform for the presentation, promotion and exploration of emerging and established Australian makers and their work. Featuring audio interviews and photographic profiles of Australia’s contemporary visual artists, craftspeople and designers, Project Horace will provide an insider’s view […]