We asked Adele to give us a little more insight into the creation of her memoir and her approach to writing about such a divisive issue.

This month our Spotlight On featured author is poet and creative artist Sara Saleh. Sara is an Arab-Australian human rights law and refugee advocate and grassroots activist with a decade-long career working with NGOs like Amnesty International Australia. She has also performed her poetry locally and internationally. She recently published her first poetry collection, Wasting […]

This month our spotlight shines on Martin Rodoreda, a Sydney based writer and blogger with a love of speculative fiction and ancient history. Martin’s writing tackles contemporary themes such as environmental issues and human rights and aims to examine social structures and dynamics through the lens of speculative fiction. Martin’s debut novel is also being […]

Here at the Centre we’re a little bit excited about our August edition of Spotlight On because we’ve decided to do something a little different. This month we are focusing on not just one, but two members! Meet Roger Vickery and James Balian, two members who have co-written a new play Nest of Skunks. Produced […]

This month our spotlight shines on NSW Writer’s Centre member Kristyn M. Levis who is an author, freelance writer and photographer with 13 years experience both in Australia and internationally. Kristyn has worked in various capacities, initially as a broadcast journalist and TV reporter in the Philippines. She has worked as a radio broadcaster with […]

This month, our Spotlight shines on Judith Daley: a wonderfully active long-time member of the NSW Writers’ Centre. Judith is a retired public servant and, in her retirement, has taken up occasional ‘acting’. ‘I’ve called it “acting” because I don’t know what else to call it, but I think what I do is the furthest […]

Norm Neill’s poetry has appeared in journals including Five Bells, Blue Dog and Social Alternatives, and in edited anthologies. The Robin Gibson Gallery exhibited 16 of his poems responding to paintings by Jacqueline Balassa in 2010. His poem World Cup Final came second in the 2009 Inner City Life competition. Norm has had more than […]

Many years ago, Jane Messer rented a cubby-hole at the NSW Writers Centre to write in. She’s been a fan of the Centre ever since. She is also a lecturer in creative writing at Macquarie University, Department of English, and is a former Directer of the Australian Society of Authors. Her books include Hopscotch, Provenance […]

“I started reading fantasy at an early age and I love the sense of wonder they evoke. It isn’t bound by modern conventions and can be as otherworldly or familiar as the author wants it to be.” – Mitchell Hogan