By Jen Seyderhelm. From feeling like the lurking impostor in the room, to proudly donning the title of ‘Writer’, 2017 Hardcopier and 2018 Hardcopy blogger, Jen Seyderhelm, shares what she gained from this rich writing and publishing development program. (Hint, if you look carefully at this piece, you’ll see Jen’s had a little fun spelling … Continue reading
Some very exciting news to kick off the new year here at the ACT Writers Centre… The ACT Writers Centre has received two years of funding (2018-2019) for their year-long HARDCOPY program from The Australia Council for the Arts. The Australia Council for the Arts has funded the Centre’s highly regarded program since 2014, but … Continue reading
Our spotlight on member successes and achievements. Hearty congratulations to all! Jo Forestier Jo had a poem ‘Believe in Me’ published in the Waco Wordfest 2017 anthology. Biff Ward Biff was a winner (from a circle of six winners)—of the Griffith Review Novella competition for 2017, that will be published later this month. Ron Schroer Ron was shortlisted … Continue reading
It’s pulling some big names from around the country, but the 2nd annual Canberra Writers Festival is also presenting a selection of talent from Canberra’s own writing community. The Festival begins next week, running from Friday 25th August to Sunday 27th August 2017 in venues around town. Read on for ten locals to look for – … Continue reading
Creating believable characters from the ground up. Cate Whittle is a local author with a big imagination and an innate ability for crafting fantastic characters and amazing adventures. Cate will be tutoring Characters that Count at the ACT Writers Centre on Saturday June 10th. We asked Cate five questions about writing and characters in the … Continue reading
Today the ACT Writers Centre, in partnership with the National Library of Australia and with support of Sue Terry from Whispering Gums, is launching the ACT Literary Bloggers of the Future program. This program, presented for the first time in 2017, provides an opportunity for two emerging ACT-region writers to attend events at the National … Continue reading
Do you dream of publishing a picture book? Need help perfecting your story for submission? Aleesah Darlison is an award-winning writer for picture books, chapter books, and novels for children. We asked Aleesah five questions in the lead up to her workshop, Creating Perfect Picture Books, at the ACT Writers Centre on Saturday May 27th. … Continue reading
We took five with author L.J.M. Owen ahead of her publicity workshop for writers, a weekend intensive over 8-9 April. L.J. will help you create a personal publicity strategy to ensure your work finds its audience. Can you tell us a little bit about your writing background? It’s rather mixed. I began as a strictly academic … Continue reading
Valerie will be running her Story Magic workshop on the 25th of March at the ACT Writers Centre. Come along to learn 5 spellbinding techniques to engage readers until the very last page. While you’ve become an Australian hero on the romance scene, your most recent books have been a foray into science fiction. What enticed you to … Continue reading
Nigel Featherstone Are you an emerging Australian writer and have a non-fiction work in progress? Perhaps it is a biography of someone famous (or not so famous)? Or you have had an especially eventful life? Or there is a topic that you would love to explore for the benefit of others? How would you go … Continue reading
