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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: WIN ‘The North Wind’ by Alexandra Warwick

This week, we’re giving away three copies of The North Wind by Alexandra Warwick, author of the Four Winds series. The North Wind is a captivating standalone fantasy romance, featuring an enemies-to-lovers narrative with a slow-burn element. Infused with elements of Greek mythology and reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast

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Furious Fiction
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Furious Fiction: April 2024 Story Showcase

Welcome to April’s Furious Fiction story showcase – where we bring you the answers to the questions we asked of our collective community this month. The creative prompts were: Each story’s first sentence had to be a question. Each story had to include something being pulled. Each story had to

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: WIN ‘Joy Moody is Out of Time’ by Kerryn Mayne

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Joy Moody is Out of Time by Kerryn Mayne, author of Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder. We’re so proud of Kerryn’s success as she’s an alumna of Australian Writers’ Centre. You can also meet her on episode 527 our podcast. Here’s

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: WIN ‘The Murder Inn’ by Candice Fox and James Patterson

This week, we’re giving away three copies of The Murder Inn by James Patterson and Candice Fox, co-authors of the Detective Harriet Blue series. James Patterson is an award-winning author who has also co-authored bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton. Candice Fox is an accomplished crime fiction author

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Podcast: So You Want to be a Writer
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Writing Podcast Episode 596: Carrie Sun on her memoir ‘Private Equity’

Meet Carrie Sun, whose memoir Private Equity explores her journey from a high-paced finance role to embracing a writing career. Carrie discusses her writing process, the challenges of memoir writing, and the transformation she underwent during her time in the finance industry. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: WIN ‘Anna O’ by Matthew Blake

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Anna O by Matthew Blake. Anna O is a compelling and unsettling crime story that will have you hooked until the wee hours of the morning. Here’s the blurb: Joining the ranks of Gillian Flynn, A. J. Finn, and Alex Michaelides, Matthew

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Alumni/Student success stories
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Bec Nanayakkara is a published picture book author

Congratulations to Australian Writers’ Centre(AWC) graduate Bec Nanayakkara whose debut picture book Grow Big, Little Seed has been published by Hardie Grant. Her second picture book The Book Star is out in June published by Affirm Press. It’s based on an idea she workshopped in our Writing Picture Books course with tutor Zanni Louise just a year ago!

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Furious Fiction
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Furious Fiction: March 2024 Story Showcase

Welcome to March’s Furious Fiction story showcase – where we revisit what sparked your collective creativity this month and celebrate our favourites. Here were the criteria/prompts that we asked for in March: Each story had to include a character who revisits something.  Each story had to include the same colour

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Podcast: So You Want to be a Writer
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Writing Podcast Episode 595: Jodi Gibson on the world of indie publishing and her latest novel ‘Reinventing Emily Brown’

Is indie publishing right for you? Discover the intricacies of indie publishing with author Jodi Gibson. Delve into Jodi’s journey across traditional and independent publishing avenues for her novels. She highlights the distinct processes involved in each. Jodi shares valuable tips for indie authors, ranging from understanding why you want

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: WIN ‘End of Story’ by A.J. Finn

This week, we’re giving away three copies of End of Story by A.J. Finn, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the global phenomenon The Woman in the Window, which was published in more than forty languages and is the basis for the hit film starring Amy Adams. End

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