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Creative Writing
Back in the dark ages, like ten years ago, most stories submitted to magazines travelled on paper, with a
The plain and simple benefits of writing absolutely anything. BY ALDOHNÉ WARD The saying “a picture is worth a thousand
You want to write, you’ve got a great idea for a story, you’ve made a few notes – but
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“I’ll do it if you do it.” “OK. Let’s do it together.” And so I started writing. It had been
Award-winning author Derek Landy shows how one bright idea can unexpectedly turn into a writing career. Read about his journey
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Amber Walker should be used to death by now, but she wasn’t. Her stiletto heels clicked against the ceramic
BY THERESA-LOUISE BRINK The best writing tip I ever received was from a man who had fallen in love with
MY daughter has wrapped a scarf around her head as if to hold her brains together. She is writing
I’m in the middle of writing a novel and I’m having a bit of a wobbly at the moment.
Technically, I shouldn’t even be here. Where? Here, among a sea of writers filled with talent who always knew they
Words have the power to alter perceptions and change lives, as KEZIAH FREIMOND discovered for herself. I have, through the
BY DO HYUN KANG It all began the day I turned 100 days old. I don’t remember anything about the
BY CARMEN MARCUS It was the summer of 1984 and Lady Di was just about to marry my toy gorilla,
BY ELAINA FELLOWS “Why don’t you just quit your job and do it?” My husband asked me. I
BY GLENN McGOLDRICK My writing journey? Ha-ha. Sounds pretentious. Where to start? I liked writing as a kid.
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
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
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