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Creative Writing
“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly: Sometimes it’s like drilling rock and
Veselina Yaneva talks to Nataliya Deleva – a Bulgarian-born writer living in London – about her experience and insight as
Back in the dark ages, like ten years ago, most stories submitted to magazines travelled on paper, with a
‘Look at the time! Where did it go?’ Does this sound familiar? Become the master of time to increase your
Folk-rock duo and songwriters Lourens and Esté Rabé from Cape Town started their band in 2010. Their songs showcase their
How to Stop Dreaming and Start Writing, One Word at a Time Let me tell you something that
Poetry has seen a huge revival over the past few years. Beginner poets can now join a multitude of online communities
Julia Martin, Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of the Western Cape, has crafted a profound
By Hannah Green How do you create that nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat page-turner? How do best-selling authors create tension in their writing?
WEB WRITING
Your Stories
BY DO HYUN KANG It all began the day I turned 100 days old. I don’t remember anything about the
Congratulations to Helen Yuretich, the winner of our November 2011 My Writing Journey Competition. Helen’s inspiring story is called ‘Just for fun’.
BY ROSIE SORENSON Writing a memoir is like detasseling corn. You have to be strong and determined to work in
BY CATHY MARTENS Ah, my elusive writing chops; where do they come from and where do they keep going?
A Dog’s Blog BY GINNY STONE Apart from writing books, which would make me famous and wealthy (they haven’t yet),
I’m in the middle of writing a novel and I’m having a bit of a wobbly at the moment.
BY STEPHANIE MILLAR “We’re moving to Durban next month,” my dad nonchalantly announced. He and my mum had
Driving around in the Jordanian desert, we cleaned the car’s air filter more often than we filled up with fuel.
By Shenaaz Msusa “The next word is DITCH; I repeat ditch,” announced the teacher loudly and clearly
BY BEATRICE ELLIS As the writer on the radio was being interviewed, I heard her say, “Think of something
Q & A WITH AWARD-WINNING WRITERS
Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
TRUDY DELAMARE asks veteran copy-editor Di Smith if machines can correct errors better than humans in this frank Q &
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
He’s the son of New Zealand’s inaugural Poet Laureate and describes himself as a freelance writer and editor.
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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