Open call for submissions – manuscripts!
It’s time to give it up people… Type that final sentence, sort out that wonky formatting, write a killer synopsis and press SEND. With the…
Writing Groups
How to Find, Build and Maintain One… Writing might be a solitary pursuit but with the support of a good writing group or writing groups…
And the winner is…
Creative writing prompts Congratulations Stephen Kingsnorth for being the December winner of our creative writing prompts competition! His poem, Strictly Speaking, conveys a palpable sense…
Thank Freak It’s Friday… How to write a pitch
How to write a pitch for your novel This week I pitched my first YA manuscript to a publisher at one of the ASA’s Literary…
Thank Freak It’s Friday… Writers Centres!
Writers Centres and the ASA This week I wrapped up an Australian Society of Authors mentorship I was awarded at the beginning of this year…
Thank Freak It’s Friday… libraries.
Thank Freak libraries reopened! It’s official… libraries reopened in Melbourne this week, and personally I was at the front of the queue waiting to be…
Moreland Library…
Breaking News: Local writers series Moreland Library is running a Local Writers Series! This new initiative is a great great way to hear from local…
NaNoWriMo – happening now!
NaNaWriMo NaNoWriMo, AKA National Novel Writing Month, is happening NOW! So, if you’re a novelist or a wannabe one, it’s time to get your skates…
Australian Writing Competitions / Prompts
Be in it to win prizes and publication with our writing prompts competition Are you ever stuck for words or lacking imagination? Does the blank…
Thank Freak It’s (almost) Friday… Thank Freak We’re Out of Lockdown!
Hey Melbourne, WE DID IT! We survived 112 days of lockdown… a momentous achievement, evident in the fact the state was willing to rename last…