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MURDER EP 30 Bronwyn Parry has published 10 books, and shortlisted for the 2016 Davitt Award
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MURDER EP 29 Liane Moriarty is the only Aussie author to debut at #1 on the NYT bestseller list
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Winner of the 2016 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers announced
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Rock & Roll Writers Festival returns for 2017
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AWC graduate Penny Morrison: Published picture book author
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Q&A: An awful lot to write about
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Judith Rossell discusses her new book “Wormwood Mire”
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Writing Podcast Episode 139 Meet Mark Tedeschi QC, author of ‘Murder at Myall Creek’
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MURDER EP 28 Drew Chapman is the American crime author of “The King of Fear” and “The Ascendant”
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12 books by Australian authors to buy for women this Christmas
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MURDER EP 27 Greg Barron is author of novels “Rotten Gods”, “Savage Tide” and “Lethal Sky”
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Write your way to a better life
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3 books for writers this Christmas, by Australian authors
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Books by Australian authors to buy for kids aged 8 to 12 this Christmas
Here at AWC, we have you covered for the holiday season, no need to spend hours labouring over present ideas for all the young people
8 books by Australian authors to buy for young adults this Christmas
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A re-imagination of the life of Cascade Brewery matriarch Sophia Degraves
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8 books by Australian authors to buy for kids aged 0 to 8 this Christmas
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Q&A: Jealousy vs Envy
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MURDER EP 26 Michael MacConnell is an author who is renowned for this thriller novels “Splinter” and “Maelstrom”
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Ryan O’Neill chats about fake Australian authors and “Their Brilliant Careers”
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The WINNER of our Surface Pro 4 competition!
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NY Literary Agent on platform building
Today we’re chatting with Mark Gottlieb, a Literary Agent with New York’s Trident Media Group. Given that so many of us know all about writing but are often in the dark about the agent process, we thought we’d find out more about the world from an agent’s point of view…
MURDER EP 30 Bronwyn Parry has published 10 books, and shortlisted for the 2016 Davitt Award
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Aid worker Brett Pierce reveals the beauty, horror and humour of life in new book
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Winner of the 2016 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers announced
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Rock & Roll Writers Festival returns for 2017
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AWC graduate Penny Morrison: Published picture book author
It wasn’t so long ago that Sydney mum Penny Morrison would have laughed off suggestions that she could be a published picture book author. She never thought of herself ever writing books. However, now with half a dozen books to her name, including an industry recognition, she has no plans to stop anytime soon.
Q&A: An awful lot to write about
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MURDER EP 28 Drew Chapman is the American crime author of “The King of Fear” and “The Ascendant”
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MURDER EP 27 Greg Barron is author of novels “Rotten Gods”, “Savage Tide” and “Lethal Sky”
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3 books for writers this Christmas, by Australian authors
2017 is the year to achieve your writing goals. Is there a person in your life with dreams of one day becoming an author? If you know someone struggling to get their story onto paper then why not help them out this Christmas with these three awesome books for writers. They’ll
Books by Australian authors to buy for kids aged 8 to 12 this Christmas
Here at AWC, we have you covered for the holiday season, no need to spend hours labouring over present ideas for all the young people on your list. Instead, just take a peek at the selection we’ve put together of the top books by Australian authors for your 8 to 12
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A re-imagination of the life of Cascade Brewery matriarch Sophia Degraves
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Q&A: Jealousy vs Envy
Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its rules, regulations and ridiculousness. It’s a celebration of language, masquerading as a passive-aggressive whinge about words and weirdness. This week all of this jelly has
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MURDER EP 26 Michael MacConnell is an author who is renowned for this thriller novels “Splinter” and “Maelstrom”
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Ryan O’Neill chats about fake Australian authors and “Their Brilliant Careers”
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The WINNER of our Surface Pro 4 competition!
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