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It’s been a long summer of cricket, and with the Cricket World Cup happening in this part of the world, we are reminded of the quite sensational outpouring of grief back at the beginning of the season, with the passing of young cricketer, Phillip Hughes. Hashtag fever His fatal on-pitch

Fantastic news for Australian Writers’ Centre’s very own Writing Picture Books presenter Judith Rossell. At an event held in Sydney last night, her book Withering-By-Sea (an illustrated junior novel) was announced as the Indie Book of the Year Children’s & YA winner! The Indie Book Awards are named for the

A few weeks back, we were greeted with the news that there would be a belated (55 years) release of Harper Lee’s second and hitherto unknown book – a follow up/prequel to the much studied half-century-old To Kill a Mockingbird. Quite extraordinary really. The book has the title, Go Set

Who loves writing on rainy days? A show of hands please. (No, not you mime artists ­– your entire act is a ‘show of hands’…) Okay, so quite a few of you. We agree that writing on a rainy day is awesome – there’s just something about it. But what

Monday 20 April 2015 Time: 6.30–8.30pm Although the official time is from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, you are welcome to stay as long as you like – and we imagine many of you will! Who: A teacher for more than 20 years, father-of-two Danny Parker started writing picture books three years

If historical fiction is your thing, and you’re near Sydney, Pamela Freeman’s half-day course on historical writing is an excellent source of information (next date13 June). But you may also want to mark another date in your diary: 21–22 March. It’s the inaugural conference of the Historical Novel Society of

Join Patti Miller, Monica Dux and Ceridwen Dovey on Tuesday evening, March 10, 2015. From the website: Mothers are among the ultimate female archetypes: after all, a mother’s body is where life begins. And even in this (relatively) enlightened age, mothers are the ones, more often than not, responsible for nurturing their

From press release: Scantily clad cover girls, titillating titles and cheap thrills are just part of the riveting tale of Australia’s fast-paced pulp fiction industry of the 1940s and 50s, set to be revealed in a new exhibition at the State Library of NSW from 7 February 2015. ‘Pulp Confidential:

So you’re working on the next great novel. How do you approach it? An intense burst of 5000-words-a-day locked in a dark room with no Internet connection? A scrawled dozen words here and there on trains, waiting at the bank or in between sets at the gym? Or a leisurely

You probably know Nigel as our presenter for Writing About Interiors, Style and Design, but he’s more than just an expert on freelance writing – in 2012 he completed a research masters in Creative Writing (as you do) and this year he’s launching his first novel: King of the Road.

From Meanjin’s website: Applications are invited for the position of Editor of Meanjin, one of Australia’s most significant literary publications. The Editor ofMeanjin will continue to benefit from over 50 years of financial and intellectual support from the University of Melbourne. The successful applicant will be required to manage the

From the press release: And the winners are… University of Queensland Fiction Book Award Winner: The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Richard Flanagan University of Queensland Non-Fiction Book Award Winner: 1914: The Year the World Ended, Paul Ham State Library of Queensland Poetry Collection – Judith Wright Calanthe Award

From the press release: The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards celebrate the contribution of Australian literature to our cultural and intellectual life. Tonight’s Awards recognise excellence in Australian fiction, poetry, non-fiction, young adult fiction and children’s fiction. They also recognise excellence in Australian history. More than 500 books were entered into

JOB ADVERTISEMENT Melbourne Writers Festival is an internationally acclaimed festival that celebrates literature and the work of writers. This is a rare opportunity for a knowledgeable and innovative literary programmer to join MWF’s management team as the Festival enters its 30th year. For more information, visit the Melbourne Writers Festival website.

The Barbara Jefferis Award is offered biennially for the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society. Without further ado, here’s the press release in all it’s glory: It is with

Right now, it seems everyone is raising money for something. Maybe you’ve already received a few emails this week from friends and family members asking for support. And maybe you’re fed up with very distant acquaintances asking you to give money to develop some technology you don’t understand, or create

Next week, blogger Christina Soong will be heading off to Turkey and Abu Dhabi for the trip of a lifetime. Christina was the winner of the Australian Writers’ Centre’s Best Australian Blogs Competition for 2014. And thanks to our competition sponsors at Trafalgar, Christina’s prize included an amazing trip to

BOOK NOW Who is speaking at this event: Allison Tait is a multi-genre writer who has more than 20 years’ experience in magazines, newspapers and online publishing. Her children’s novel The Mapmaker Chronicles: Race to the End of the World has just been released by Hachette, under the name A.L.

We’re thrilled to announce that Life Writing graduate Robyn Windshuttle is celebrating the launch of her book Dancing with a Cocaine Cowboy – and she’d love for you to join her! The story of how an Australian showgirl became entangled in her boyfriend’s European cocaine ring and how it changed her life