A few times a week, the Writers Centre receives a call or a welcome visitor, asking a question about publishing. Sometimes, that question is about e-publishing, sometimes it might be about finding a book designer, and sometimes it’s that question we all live to solve: How do I get published? by ACTWrite Editor, Rosie Stevens … Continue reading
As a young emerging writer, I am forever looking for publications in which I can get my work published – whether it be from short stories, extracts or even articles. There’s one option that I’ve continually overlooked: zine making. – Laura Bartlett ‘Zines are a great stepping stone for emerging writers and indeed artists to … Continue reading
On Friday 31 May the Bogong Room at Gorman House buzzed as 65 writers and editors mingled like moths. Lured by the promise of wine, cheese and other nibbles, the writers took the opportunity to ask whatever they wanted to know about the editorial process, and the editors came to meet the writers. The conversations … Continue reading
It’s that time of year when Writing Festivals begin to appear: The Emerging Writers Festival and Sydney Writers Festival have recently flown by, and Queensland, Byron Bay and Melbourne will soon follow their seasonal path. But before any of these is the arrival of the Southern Highlands Writers Festival, which begins in July. Having looked … Continue reading
In light of this Thursday’s Meet the Miles Franklin Shortlisted Authors event at the National Library of Australia (details at foot of page), Canberra writer Lucy Nelson caught a moment with shortlisted author Romy Ash, to talk gender, caravan parks, and horrified readers. – by Lucy Nelson IT IS DIFFICULT to talk about Australian literature … Continue reading
Thursday June 6th Meet the Miles Franklin Shortlist: Q&A and book signing at the NLA In partnership with the National Library of Australia and the Copyright Agency Limited, the ACT Writers Centre presents an in conversation event with three of this year’s Miles Franklin Shortlist: Romy Ash (Floundering), Annah Faulkner (The Beloved) and Carrie Tiffany … Continue reading
If you’re looking to develop your skills as a writer, one of the most important resources to have is an editor — but when are they vital, and what do they really, truly do? If you’d like to learn more about the editors working in the ACT, the Writers Centre is hosting a Writers and … Continue reading
There a so many writing jobs out that I, like many others, are discovering each day. For example, writing a game, I thought, would only consist of writing a game plot and developing character story lines. How wrong I was. This week I was lucky enough to talk to Rik Lagarto about the ins and … Continue reading
Us Mob Writing is a group of First Nations Australians peoples’ with both emerging and established writers, poets and playwrights. Their writers past and present have written poetry, plays, songs, documentary films, short films, TV dramas, children’s story books, novels, short stories, biographies, and autobiographies. They include in their company national and international major literary … Continue reading
Alan Gould waxes analytical, critical, and lyrical on poetry and its anthological counterparts. Presently on my bookshelves I house twenty-one anthologies of Australian Poetry and reckon to have read twice that number in the period since 1970 when my serious interest began. Moreover, I’m aware of the same figure again that I have either disdained … Continue reading
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