‘So much of writing happens entirely alone and entirely inside our own brains … it can be very easy to lose perspective. Collaboration and community are so important because of that: they keep me sane, and often stop me from despairing.’
‘I have always been open to feedback, even if it hurts my creative pride. I know that somewhere in it is either a ‘gem’ I can use, or it can trigger my inner critique to emerge and see the manuscript with a different lens.’
Fill your February with these wonderful writing events. There’s a range of events on our 2023 calendar, including author talks, Sydney Pride celebrations, workshops, live theatre and more!
Take a look at our favourite reads of 2022 – a haunting Aussie novel, a collection of books exploring Western farming practices, a heartbreaking memoir, a political page-turner, a reflection on fatherhood and more.
Fill your holiday period with these wonderful writing events. There’s a range of events on our December – January calendar, including live theatre, creative workshops, author talks, and more!
‘Having a background in research helps me apply methods for gathering and assessing information necessary to ground my work and colour my stories with fascinating historical details.’
Take a look at what we’ve read in November – a gripping Aussie crime, a Miles Franklin winner, a mental health anthology and more!
‘As writers, we must consider questions of freedom of speech and expression as being inextricably linked to questions of responsibility, positionality and context. These are ethical questions but they are also questions of craft, skill and imaginative labour.’
‘At the micro level, most stories call for a mixture of different modes of prose, such as Scene, Summary, and Pause. That mixture — the duration of the story — can make all the difference to the success of the narrative.’