Author: Australian Writers' Centre Team

Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

WIN ‘My Name is Emilia Del Valle’ by Isabel Allende

This week, we’re giving away three copies of My Name is Emilia Del Valle by Isabel Allende. In My Name is Emilia Del Valle, Isabel Allende tells the story of a bold young writer who defies 19th-century norms to chase truth, love, and identity—from San Francisco to war-torn Chile. A

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Australian Writers' Centre Team

WIN ‘All the Perfect Days’ by Michael Thompson

This week, we’re giving away three copies of All the Perfect Days by Michael Thompson. All the Perfect Days is a poignant, magical realism-infused love story about a small-town doctor who suddenly knows exactly how long people have left to live. As he helps others make the most of their

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

WIN ‘Invisible Woman’ by Katia Lief

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Invisible Woman by Katia Lief. When a Hollywood scandal resurfaces a long-buried secret, former filmmaker Joni Ackerman is forced to confront the cost of her choices—and the unraveling of her marriage. As past and present collide in Brooklyn, and inspiration from dark

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Alumni/Student success stories
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Miranda Luby continues to shine as a YA fiction author

Miranda Luby was a confident copywriter in her professional career – but her dream of writing a novel remained elusive until she plunged into our writing courses. We were thrilled to hear that Miranda’s debut novel Sadie Starr’s Guide to Starting Over has now been published by Text Publishing, so we chatted with the newly minted author of this wonderful young adult book to get all the juicy details about her writing life and success.

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: WIN ‘Julie Chan is Dead’ by Liann Zhang

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang. Julie Chan finds her influencer twin dead and decides to take her place. But living Chloe’s high-gloss life means hiding big lies, and someone’s catching on. Sharp, addictive, and full of dark twists, Julie Chan

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: WIN ‘I Want Everything’ by Dominic Amerena

This week, we’re giving away three copies of I Want Everything by Dominic Amerena. A young writer’s ambition leads him into a web of lies when he discovers reclusive author Brenda Shales. As she unravels her past, truth and deception blur, forcing him to question his own ethics. I Want

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Alumni/Student success stories
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Sarah Clutton’s remarkable publishing truths

The words ‘two-book deal’ are some of the sweetest an author can hear. And for author Sarah Clutton, securing such a deal with Allen & Unwin was just another success on her path from full-time lawyer to full-time writer. The first book in this deal is her novel The Remarkable

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Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: WIN ‘When She Was Gone’ by Sara Foster

This week, we’re giving away three copies of When She Was Gone by Sara Foster. A gripping psychological thriller, When She Was Gone unravels family estrangement and hidden truths. Former detective Rose Campbell races to find her missing daughter, Lou, accused of abducting two children. As secrets surface, the search

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Furious Fiction
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Furious Fiction: April 2025 Story Showcase

Welcome to the April creative showcase – the monthly featherbed of fiction where we wake up and smell the sweet aroma of freshly brewed stories. So, are you ready to put this month’s challenge to bed? Here were the prompts: Each story’s setting had to be a BED.  Each story’s

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Competitions and Opportunities
Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: WIN ‘Elphie: A Wicked Childhood’ by Gregory Maguire

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Elphie: A Wicked Childhood by Gregory Maguire. Before she was the Wicked Witch, she was Elphie – a green-skinned girl searching for her place in the world. Elphie: A Wicked Childhood follows young Elphaba as she navigates family struggles, early friendships, and

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Alumni/Student success stories
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Jo Skinner: balancing writing and medicine

Plenty of authors have day jobs – in fact it’s more common than not, such is the nature of the business. For Dr. Jo Skinner, she is adamant not to let her medical career stifle her writing. In fact, it has actually become a source of inspiration. “I always say

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