They say a picture is worth a thousand words – but this month we were fine with just 500 as we introduced only the fourth picture prompt in Furious Fiction history. These were the complete criteria for March: Each story had to include the pictured setting (above) at some point.
This week, our giveaway book is Dear Mum – an honest, moving and emotionally memorable collection of letters from the team who brought you the bestselling Dear Santa, Dear Dad and Heroes Next Door. As the title hints at, the book features letters to their mothers from some of Australia’s
Do you write history? Good news. The NSW Premier’s History Awards for 2021 are now open! According to the media release, there is a total of $75,000 in prize money in the following five categories: Australian History Prize ($15,000) General History Prize ($15,000) New South Wales Community and Regional History
Are you a writer of children or young adult fiction? The Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing is now open, and there’s $10,000 up for grabs for an outstanding unpublished manuscript. According to the press release: “Since its inception in 2008, the Text Prize has become one of
Keen to get your hands on some fresh reading material for the Easter long weekend? Well, you’re in luck! We’re giving away a FIVE-book pack just in time for some page turning while munching on choc bunnies or sipping tea with hot crossed buns. And if the thought of choccy
This week, we have three copies of The Tour up for grabs – the debut novel from Transmission Films distributor and producer, Andrew Mackie. The Age says, ‘The Tour is good fun – a gossipy, behind-the-scenes romp featuring vivid dialogue and characters, set in a bygone Australia.’ We’re intrigued! Here’s
This week, we’re excited to be giving away Space Hopper – the debut novel from UK author Helen Fisher and a book that legendary author Marian Keyes describes as “an unusual intriguing novel… the first in ages that actually *interested* me”. So, what’s got Marian all excited? Why has it
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) longlist for 2021 has been released, ahead of the shortlist announcement in April. Regular listeners of the So you want to be a writer podcast will recognise many of the names on the list, as the authors have featured as our Writers in Residence,
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has released its list of Notable books for 2021 and we are quite chuffed to see the names of so many of our presenters and graduates. No fewer than 10 members of the AWC family have been recognised for their books – as
It was a happy third birthday to Furious Fiction this month (be sure to check out our “stories behind the stories” collection) and to celebrate turning three, every story had to begin with the word THREE. That wasn’t all though: Each story had to be set in a SCHOOL. Each
Do you like books that explore the absurdity of the English language? If so, then you’ll want to get your hands on one of our copies of this week’s giveaway book – Rebel Without a Clause by Susan Butler. The English language is changing constantly. We invent new words and
“The ‘Black Mirror’ Australian politics has been waiting for.” – Zan Rowe This week’s giveaway book is the fiction debut of erstwhile speechwriter and Saturday Paper journalist Martin McKenzie-Murray. In The Speechwriter, he takes us on a frantic, funny, and surreal journey through the corridors of power. Here’s a quick
She will discover the best of herself in the worst of times… This week’s giveaway book is The Four Winds – a deeply moving, powerful story about the strength and resilience of women and the bond between mother and daughter, by the multi-million copy number one bestselling author Kristin Hannah.
Do you want to enter the same literary award that launched many famous Australian author’s careers? The Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award 2022 is now open for submissions. The Vogel Award is a prestigious literary award that has launched the careers of many famous Australian authors including Tim Winton, Kate Grenville, Mandy
This week’s giveaway is The Paris Affair by bestselling author of The Sunday Girl and The Strangers We Know, Pip Drysdale. It’s hot off the press this month, so if you love psychological thrillers, you might want to add this to your collection. Here’s a summary: Meet Harper Brown …
The West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award (WAYRBA) shortlist has been released and we’re delighted to see some familiar names on the list. Book of Chance by AWC presenter Sue Whiting and Four Dead Queens by graduate Astrid Scholte have both been shortlisted in the Older Readers category. According to
It’s a new year and we were so eager that we hit the ground running with our first Furious Fiction challenge for 2021 on the first day of January. (Ahem, it may have also had something to do with the calendar.) A new year was dawning, so here’s what we
This week, we have 10 double passes to be won for a new film set in outback Australia in the first part of the 20th century. The film is High Ground and it’s in selected cinemas nationwide from 28 January 2021. Set against the stunning landscape of 1930s Arnhem Land,
Calling out all young Australian writers (18 to 30 years) – the 2021 Questions Writing Prize is now open! This prize awards $2000 to the best writing submitted and is a great chance to flex your creative muscles. According to the website, the piece can be either fiction or non-fiction,
Want the chance to win money for the first five pages of a fiction or creative non-fiction manuscript? The First Pages Prize is all about supporting emerging writers who are currently unagented. According to the press release, “Five winners will receive $5000 total in cash awards, a developmental edit to
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