Day: February 16, 2026

Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers’ Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: WIN ‘On The Edge’ by Kate Horan

This week, we’re giving away three copies of On The Edge by AWC graduate Kate Horan. Sixteen years after her best friend’s unsolved murder, GP Nel Foley returns to the small town she fled, only to reopen old wounds and dangerous suspicions. As she digs into the past, Nel uncovers

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

Copywriting Podcast Episode 101: How a single mum became a media and entrepreneurial superstar with Boost Juice founder, Janine Allis.

Janine Allis isn’t a copywriter, but if you run a copywriting business, or any kind of business, this conversation will resonate. In this episode, Janine talks candidly about what underpins long-term entrepreneurial success: doing the right thing by the business, keeping out the wrong people, learning the hard things you

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