Creative Writing
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Alex Smith is a well-known creative writing tutor for novels and short story writing at the Writers College,
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After over a decade of judging thousands of short stories in our national writing competitions, our Writers College judges
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Whoever he or she is, your main character has to be someone your reader can identify with. If he’s the
“Writing liberates the spirit, reading inspires it.” George Bryant Kiwi author George Bryant is on a mission – to
We have all been there; your deadline is looming and your web editor is chasing you, but when you sit
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Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
He’s the son of New Zealand’s inaugural Poet Laureate and describes himself as a freelance writer and editor.
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
TRUDY DELAMARE asks veteran copy-editor Di Smith if machines can correct errors better than humans in this frank Q &
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
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