Podcast: So You Want to be a Writer

In Episode 361 of So You Want To Be A Writer: Meet Chris Hammer, author of the crime thriller Trust. Discover what you need to know about traditional publishing and 8 signs you’d be a great freelance/content writer. Catch up on the Your Kid’s Next Read author talk with Jacqueline Harvey. Plus, we have 3 copies of Life After Truth by Ceridwen Dovey to give away.

In Episode 360 of So You Want To Be A Writer: This ‘inbetweenisode’ is part of our Story Sessions series featuring Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood. Kerry continues the adventures of Phryne Fisher in this mystery and we bring bookshop browsing to you in this episode with the first three chapters of this book.

In Episode 359 of So You Want To Be A Writer: Meet Lili Wilkinson, author of The Erasure Initiative. Discover the one thing you need to improve your writing. Vote in our poll on whether you’re a PLOTTER or a PANTSER. Plus, we have 3 copies of China Blonde by AWC alumna Nicole Webb up for grabs.

In Episode 358 of So You Want To Be A Writer: This ‘inbetweenisode’ is part of our Story Sessions series featuring ‘The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home’ by Joanna Nell. Narrated by the author herself, we bring bookshop browsing to you in this episode with the first chapter of this wonderful book.

In Episode 357 of So You Want To Be A Writer: Are you a morning writer? Meet Malcolm Knox, author of Bluebird. Learn how dogs are helping kids to read. Discover how to get motivated for NaNoWriMo. Plus, we have 3 copies of What Cats Want by Dr Yuki Hattori up for grabs.

In Episode 356 of So You Want To Be A Writer: This ‘inbetweenisode’ is part of our Story Sessions series featuring ‘The Fire Star: A Maven & Reeve Mystery’ by A.L. Tait. Narrated by the author herself, we bring bookshop browsing to you in this episode with the first chapter of this exciting book.

In Episode 355 of So You Want To Be A Writer: Meet Rose Carlyle, author of The Girl in the Mirror. Learn about the rise and rise of ‘stealth help’ books. We congratulate the Ned Kelly award winners! Plus, we have 3 copies of The Windsor Diaries by Alathea Fitzalan Howard to give away.

In Episode 354 of So You Want To Be A Writer: This ‘inbetweenisode’ is part of our Story Sessions series featuring ‘The Good Teacher’ by Petronella McGovern. Narrated by the author herself, we bring bookshop browsing to you in this episode with the first chapter of this gripping book.

In Episode 353 of So You Want To Be A Writer: This ‘inbetweenisode’ is part of our Story Sessions series featuring ‘The Mother Fault’ by Kate Mildenhall. Narrated by veteran Australian actor Claudia Karvan, we bring bookshop browsing to you in this episode with the first chapter of this book. 

In Episode 352 of So You Want To Be A Writer: Meet Craig Silvey, author of Honeybee. Learn about a cool opportunity to become a bookseller in the Maldives. Enter The Horne Prize for your chance to win $15,000. Alison Rushby shares her tips on how to make writing fun again. Plus, we have 3 copies of Just Like You by Nick Hornby to give away.

In Episode 351 of So You Want To Be A Writer: This ‘inbetweenisode’ is part of our Story Sessions series featuring ‘The Killings at Kingfisher Hill’ by Sophie Hannah. Sophie continues the adventures of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot in this mystery and we bring bookshop browsing to you in this episode with the first chapter of this book.

In Episode 350 of So You Want To Be A Writer: Meet Penguin Random House publisher Laura Harris. Do bookshops make your bowels move? Discover how to enter the Spark prize for narrative non-fiction. And congrats to Dinuka McKenzie for winning The Banjo Prize! Plus, we have 3 copies of Nala’s World by Dean Nicholson to give away.

In Episode 349 of So You Want To Be A Writer: Meet Christie Nieman, author of Where We Begin. Discover what you can learn from being an author-entrepreneur. Plus, we have 5 double passes to ‘The Translators’ to give away.

In Episode 348 of So You Want To Be A Writer: Meet Richard Fidler, broadcaster and author of The Golden Maze: A Biography of Prague. Congratulations to AWC alumnae Felicity McVay and Brooke Grahams for publishing their debut picture books. Plus, shout out to AWC alumna Petronella McGovern for being on the 2020 Ned Kelly Crime Awards shortlist with her thriller Six Minutes. Plus, we have 3 copies of The Golden Maze by Richard Fidler to give away.

Learn how to edit your own manuscript and meet Fiona Palmer, author of Tiny White Lies. In a shocking plot twist, Allison shares her Word of the Week. Discover when to tune into a special Facebook live Creative Conversations with Allison Tait. Plus we have 3 copies of The Fire Star: A Maven & Reeve Mystery by A.L. Tait to give away.

Discover what you need to know about writing across age groups. Meet Nick Place, co-author of Stalin’s Wine Cellar. It’s launch day for A.L. Tait’s eagerly anticipated book The Fire Star. Plus, there are 3 copies of The Good Teacher by Petronella McGovern (AWC alumna) to give away.

In Episode 345 of So You Want To Be A Writer: Discover how to write during a pandemic. Meet Mikey Robins, author of Reprehensible: Polite Histories of Bad Behaviour. Want to win a Zoom call with A.L. Tait? Plus we have 3 copies of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman to give away.

In Episode 344 of So You Want To Be A Writer: You’ll meet Adrian Beck, author of the Derek Dool Supercool series. AWC presenter Candice Fox’s book turns into a movie. And AWC grad Brooke Graham’s picture book Go Away, Worry Monster! to be published! Plus, we have 3 copies of The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle to give away.

In Episode 343 of So You Want To Be A Writer: You’ll meet Jeff Apter, author of Friday On My Mind. Discover why you need to remember that your genius comes naturally to you. Download Valerie’s free printable. Plus, we have 3 copies of Enid by Robert Wainwright to give away.