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Writing Podcast Episode 524: Luke Rutledge on his novel ‘A Man and His Pride'.

Meet Luke Rutledge, author of A Man and His Pride. Does visualising your book goal actually work? What’s an oronym? And win Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or add the podcast RSS feed manually to your favourite podcast app.   Links mentioned in […]

How AWC courses helped Luke Rutledge get his book deal for ‘A Man And His Pride’

Luke Rutledge loves his job in communications, but was keen to scratch his creative itch. He had enjoyed writing as a child, but had stopped when life got in the way, before deciding to start again in his late 20s. After completing Novel Writing Essentials at the Australian Writers' Centre, he started writing the manuscript for what would become A Man and His Pride – his debut novel which is out now with Penguin Random House.

Writing Podcast Episode 522: Penelope Janu on her eighth novel ‘Shelter from the Storm'

Two writing apps to help develop your story. And meet AWC alumna Penelope Janu, who has just released her eighth novel! And win Bret Easton Ellis’s latest novel The Shards. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or add the podcast RSS feed manually to your favourite podcast app.   Links mentioned […]

VIDEO: Reece Carter on his brilliant middle grade novel ‘A Girl Called Corpse'

Reece Carter is the author of A Girl Called Corpse, which was published after an international bidding war between publishers vying for the book.  He grew up on his family farm in Tammin, Western Australia. There was an unfortunate lack of witches and ghosts though, so Reece had to find them in books instead. Roald […]

AWC graduate Shannon Meyerkort’s brilliant book about …. Brilliant Minds

Shannon Meyerkort has been riding high since the release of her first book Brilliant Minds: 30 Dyslexic Heroes Who Changed Our World. While the idea initially started as a personal research project, it turned into a hugely popular book when Affirm Press offered her a book deal.

Record number of books published in 2022 by AWC graduates

We checked our list, we counted it twice, and we still have no idea who is naughty or nice – BUT we are delighted to announce that our graduates published more than 50 books throughout 2022. What an absolute bonanza! This amazing publishing success has come in the shape of adult fiction, books for kids, […]

How Gabriella Margo became a published romance writer

“I have always been a big reader, and I thought it might be interesting to learn some new skills. I didn’t really intend to do anything with them, but that’s not how things panned out!” Gabriella told us.

Her latest romance novel All’s Fair in Love and Tequila is set to be released by Harlequin/HarperCollins in December, while her previous manuscript Tulips from Mal was a finalist in the Romance Writers of Australia Emerald Award and is available now independently.

VIDEO: Julie Fison on her novel, ‘One Punch'

Julie Fison is a Brisbane writer and travel lover. Her debut novel for adults, One Punch, is a contemporary family drama following two mothers at the centre of a tragedy. Julie has also written many books for children and young adults. Her work includes the Hazard River adventure series for young adventure lovers, stories in […]

Writing Podcast Episode 514: Meet Bronwyn Hall, author of Gone to Ground.

Meet Bronwyn Hall, author of Gone to Ground. And discover the Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue! And win Back On Country: Welcome to Our Country by Adam Goodes and Ellie Laing, illustrated by David Hardy. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or add the podcast RSS feed manually to your favourite […]

VIDEO: Petronella McGovern on writing her psychological suspense novel ‘The Liars'

Petronella McGovern is a psychological suspense author and editor. Her works include The Liars, a heart-stopping cocktail of family secrets, sinister unsolved disappearances and a community at war with itself, The Good Teacher, which was longlisted for the Sisters-in-Crime Davitt Awards, and her first novel, Six Minutes, which debuted on the Australian best-seller list and […]