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Creative Writing
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
Andrew Salomon is the author of the novels The Chrysalis (Oxford University Press) and Tokoloshe Song (Random House Umuzi).
From the Gravesite to the Stage Nori Vagi Brash speaks about her life as a Papua New Guinean poet, writer,
BY TRISH NICHOLSON Competitions don’t just develop your skills. They can be a source of inspiration and motivation to keep
by Louis Wiid The beginning of a new journey Sitting through hours of traffic jams every day on
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Youth literature is a difficult category to break into. The writer has to grasp the hearts and minds of adolescents
Award-winning sci-fi writer Sonny Whitelaw, the author behind the popular Stargate TV series, lays out a step-by-step guide
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By Eileen Kennedy Scientists say there’s a specific region of the brain dedicated to writing. Somewhere between the prefrontal
Words have the power to alter perceptions and change lives, as KEZIAH FREIMOND discovered for herself. I have, through the
BY DEEPTI KUMAR It was in the summer of 2010, shortly after I had just started my first real job
BY HELEN TOMPSON The thought that one day I could be a writer has bubbled inside me for
BY GABRIELLA BRAND I’m a little embarrassed to admit that meeting a potato farmer helped me become a
MY daughter has wrapped a scarf around her head as if to hold her brains together. She is writing
BY HALEY PASSMORE I’ve never received any writing tips that have helped me – but then I’m not really a
BY RETIEF POTGIETER An artist will sometimes mention that he or she hasn’t had an original thought in a while.
My writing journey leaped ahead when a truck smashed into my car at a traffic light, crumpling the back
BY ELEANOR TALBOT I’ll be honest. I don’t really consider myself a writer. John Steinbeck is a writer. Cannery Row
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Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
TRUDY DELAMARE asks veteran copy-editor Di Smith if machines can correct errors better than humans in this frank Q &
He’s the son of New Zealand’s inaugural Poet Laureate and describes himself as a freelance writer and editor.
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
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In most stories, people talk to each other. Many readers enjoy the “talking bits” the most, and will happily