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Creative Writing
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New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala-Marsh Selina Tusitala-Marsh has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry. She was the
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Mary Miller is an American-born fiction writer. Her debut novel The Last Days of California has sold over 25,000 copies.
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BY ROSIE SORENSON Writing a memoir is like detasseling corn. You have to be strong and determined to work in
BY ANNA STROUD I was in my fourth year at university, studying towards a Bachelors degree in Journalism
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BY NIKKY LEE “Kill your adverbs.” This advice came from thriller writer John Harman. I was eighteen, in my first
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When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
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Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
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