Day: July 8, 2024

Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers’ Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: WIN ‘The Haters’ by Robyn Harding

This week, we’re giving away three copies of The Haters by Robyn Harding. The Haters is a gripping thriller about debut author Camryn Lane, whose career is jeopardised by a vengeful reader’s campaign of online harassment and personal threats. This unravels a web of intrigue and danger as Camryn fights

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Podcast: So You Want to be a Copywriter
Australian Writers’ Centre Team

Copywriting Podcast Episode 074: How to be (more) creative with award-winning copywriter and art director Adrian Elton.

Adrian Elton is an award-winning creative who has worked for some of the world’s biggest brands including Disney, Sesame Street, Australia Post, Fairfax and many others.  Adrian’s career journey is as eclectic as it is inspiring. He started by studying interior design, transitioned to graphic design, evolved into an art director,

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