Day: February 26, 2025

Our famous Q&As!
Dean Koorey

Q&A: Why are they called ‘blockbusters’?

Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its rules, regulations and ridiculousness. It’s a celebration of language, masquerading as a passive-aggressive whinge about words and weirdness. This week, we’re blockbusting… Q: Hi AWC,

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Furious Fiction
Australian Writers’ Centre Team

Furious Fiction: February 2025 Story Showcase

Welcome to February’s creative showcase – and our SEVENTH birthday! (Help yourself to some cake.) Since 2018, we’ve been challenging you to give us your best 500-words-or-fewer stories, and we want to say thank you, whether you’ve been with us for years or are a recent arrival. Let’s revisit what

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