“As writers we fool ourselves into thinking that the world wants to read our words – and even that readers owe us their attention. ISBNDB estimates that there are 158,464,880 books in the world. How will readers find yours? And why should they buy or read yours ahead of all the others? That’s where marketing skills come in.”

See what the Writing NSW staff have enjoyed the most in 2023, and what we’ll be reading over the holidays to end the year!

This month the Writing NSW team has been reading anthologies and journals, memoir, speculative fiction, non-fiction and new fiction releases.

‘The brilliant thing about the process of writing a travel memoir is you get to experience your travels all over again, sharing the insights gained and the transformative nature of the journey.’

This month the Writing NSW team has been devouring fiction, essay, poetry, memoir and short story, read on for what we’ve been enjoying!

‘There’s always a distinction between what is true and what is real – sometimes historical fiction needs to diverge from what is known (or suspected) to create something that feels true, that breathes and communicates something vital.’

‘Visual art generally aims to transcend language so an artwork can inspire a writer whether they have a technical understanding or not. Effective artworks don’t need to be explained in words to be understood, but visual literacy is a skill that can be developed and refined.’

This month the Writing NSW team has been devouring poetry, fiction and non-fiction, read on for what we’ve been enjoying!

‘The notion that we write simply from our minds is a myth. Our bodies hold our emotions and secrets and tensions and blocks. We need to engage the body, just as much as the mind, if we want to write with authenticity.’