We interviewed Anthony Macris, one of Australia’s best teachers of creative writing, ahead of his upcoming course, Point of View: A Practical Guide.
We interviewed renowned author and good friend of Writing NSW, Roanna Gonsalves, ahead of her one-day course Rewilding the Short Story.
We had a chat with author Toni Jordan, getting ready for her course this Saturday at Writing NSW, The Unpredictable Plotter: Writing Fiction.
We had a chat to publisher and editor Linda Funnell about avoiding the rejection pile ahead of her course starting on Tuesday 5 March at Writing NSW, From First Draft to Polished Manuscript.
‘The short story form demands a respect for the limitations of time and space, and enables a focus on the particular, the intimate, and the fleeting.’
‘I want story and forward momentum. For me, this is what crime delivers’
‘Events help bring people back to books – and if not, at least they will still have had a fun night!’
‘Write from the heart – write what scares you, what interests you; write out your most embarrassing thoughts. This is the stuff of common humanity.’
A deeply ironic, superbly written novella certain to challenge readers with an interest in South American voices.
