Claire Thompson

Claire Thompson is the program officer at Writing NSW. Claire is responsible for the organisation, promotion and administration of Writing NSW courses and other programs. She compiles and edits Writing NSW’s weekly e-newsletter, Newsbite. Claire also coordinates e-ads and promotional giveaways with partner organisations.

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Writers On Writing / Exhilarating and addictive, live storytelling with John Knowles

March 11, 2020

Professional storyteller John Knowles tells us why he is captivated by the art of live storytelling, ahead of his one-day workshop Crafting Stories for Performance at Writing NSW on Saturday 28 March.

Writers On Writing / How to overcome self-doubt with Annabel Smith

This week we spoke to internationally best-selling author, Annabel Smith ahead of her workshop, Overcoming Self-Doubt and Procrastination on Saturday 14 March at Writing NSW.

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

This week award-winning picture book author Davina Bell told us where she finds inspiration, why she loves picture books and more.

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

We spoke with experienced writer and teacher Barbara Brooks about the craft of writing memoir.

What We're Reading / January 2020

How many books are you aiming to read this year? 12, one per month? Or maybe you’re going to aim for 52, one per week. Whatever it is, we have you covered with recommendations. Check out what the Writing NSW staff read over January below.