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Creative Writing
IF I wake up in the morning with perfectly formed sentences scratching at the inside of my skull to get out,
What are genres and how do we tell them apart? Genres are used to group stories that contain common elements,
– by Stephanie Laubscher Web fiction, also known as Web lit, is basically the publication of literature and short stories
The NZ Writers College 2020 Short Story Competition is open for entries from beginner writers in New Zealand! Now in
“As jy wil skryf, moenie net daaroor droom nie. Doen dit, anders sal jy altyd wonder.” Wilna Adriaanse
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
Ginny Swart was one of the first writers to join us when we started our writing college in 2005. She designed the
From staying motivated, to why they write, here are some of our favourite quotes about writing – from famous writers.
ALISON VON BULOW chats to South African born author, Melissa Van Maasdyk, about writing her recently published novel Love
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BY HEINRICH VAN DER WALT “You know, you should write this stuff down,” Anton said. We were sitting on
Driving around in the Jordanian desert, we cleaned the car’s air filter more often than we filled up with fuel.
BY OLAKUNLE OLADIRAN Growing up in the tiny village of Akure in Nigeria, I had only felt liberated
BY CARMEN MARCUS It was the summer of 1984 and Lady Di was just about to marry my toy gorilla,
I’m in the middle of writing a novel and I’m having a bit of a wobbly at the moment.
BY DANIELLE RAMAEKERS I paused my coffee mid-sip when I read, ‘Make yourself a solemn promise right now that you’ll…..never
BY STEPHANIE MILLAR “We’re moving to Durban next month,” my dad nonchalantly announced. He and my mum had
My favourite singer once told an interviewer that he started singing at the age of four. He said that by
BY NICOLE ZELNIKER Just write. It’s the first piece of advice any writing professor will give you,
It wasn’t always writing that I loved. First there was the sensory world of writing: cracking the spine on
Q & A WITH AWARD-WINNING WRITERS
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
TRUDY DELAMARE asks veteran copy-editor Di Smith if machines can correct errors better than humans in this frank Q &
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
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The plot twist is the writer’s equivalent of magic: a sleight of hand, a puff of smoke and kazam! You
After over a decade of judging thousands of short stories in our national writing competitions, our Writers’ College
In most stories, people talk to each other. Many readers enjoy the “talking bits” the most, and will happily