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November 15, 2019

Writers On Writing / Emily Bitto on inspiration, self-doubt and the power of showing and telling

Ahead of her course, Showing and Telling at Writing NSW, we interviewed Stella prize-winning author Emily Bitto.


November 11, 2019

Writers On Writing / Our experiences are the spark which bring our stories to life, with Michael Sala

This week we spoke with award-winning novelist Michael Sala ahead of his workshop Turning True Stories into Fiction on Saturday 7 December, 10am-4pm at Writing NSW


November 1, 2019

Writers On Writing / What makes a character round? With Anthony Macris

We spoke with one of Australia’s leading teachers of creative writing, Anthony Macris, about the fundamentals of writing characters, ahead of his workshop at Writing NSW, Creating Dynamic Characters, on Saturday 23 November.
October 28, 2019

Writers On Writing / ‘Authors need to go where their readers are,’ Kristyn M. Levis on why authors need an online platform

By Claire Thompson

We spoke with author and marketing specialist, Kristyn M. Levis about the importance of authors having an online platform, ahead of her seminar at Writing NSW, Create Your Online Author Platform, on Wednesday 13 November.


October 23, 2019

Writers On Writing / Flexibility and security: why the freelance life beats any office job, with Bianca Nogrady

By Claire Thompson

We spoke with freelance science journalist Bianca Nogrady about why she loves freelance writing ahead of her workshop, How to Succeed as a Freelance Writer on Saturday 9 November at Writing NSW.
October 18, 2019

Writers On Writing / The untapped potential of novellas, with Nick Earls

We spoke with award-winning author Nick Earls about his inspiration for writing novellas and their unrealised potential, ahead of his workshop, Writing Novellas at Writing NSW.


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

‘Mind, body, spirit writing at its best, has the capacity to speak to people wherever they are on the planet, which is pretty exciting.’
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.

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