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
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
By Serina Huang Day two of HARDCOPY’s Intro2Industry began with a presentation about everything a writer needs to know about social media, delivered by digital marketing and social media consultant—and author—Patrick Lenton. Patrick advised a genuine and minimalist approach of building engagement through a quality website and Facebook author page, rather than devoting oneself slavishly … Continue reading
By Serina Huang On Friday, I attended the first of the three-day Intro2Industry sessions, as part of HARDCOPY: a professional development program for Australian writers run by the ACT Writers Centre. HARDCOPY is awesome. Seriously awesome. I know this firsthand as last year I was privileged to be part of the 2015 nonfiction program. It has … Continue reading
What’s this all about? This special, one-off residency opportunity is open to eminent Australian writers working in any form/genre, for example fiction (including young adult), non-fiction, and poetry. In this context, ‘eminent’ is defined as an Australian author with (1) a national reputation, (2) significant publication history, (3) recognised in Australian awards, and (4) reviewed … Continue reading
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