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Creative Writing
Na tien jaar se ondervinding met die evaluering van nasionale kortverhaal kompetisies, het ons Writers College beoordelaars ʼn
Craig Higginson, a historical novelist, has a brave approach to research in fiction. He claims that many writers in the
Ghana-born author, Ekow Duker, is an oil field engineer-turned-investment banker-turned-business developer, with three published novels under his belt:
BY NATASHA BARRETT It’s never too late to pursue your dreams of becoming a writer, as British author Jack Sheffield
The right level of language can make or break a book for children. Learn what kinds of English to avoid
GINNY SWART explains how to sell your short stories to magazine fiction supplements. “Only five more shopping days to
Andrew Salomon is the author of the novels The Chrysalis (Oxford University Press) and Tokoloshe Song (Random House Umuzi).
E-books are fast becoming a legitimate way of publishing your manuscript. There are many advantages to e-books: for one, they
Back in the dark ages, like ten years ago, most stories submitted to magazines travelled on paper, with a
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BY BEATRICE ELLIS As the writer on the radio was being interviewed, I heard her say, “Think of something
“Dreams are goals I haven’t yet managed to reach.” During the course of my writing journey, I’ve actually considered stamping
BY DO HYUN KANG It all began the day I turned 100 days old. I don’t remember anything about the
“I’ll do it if you do it.” “OK. Let’s do it together.” And so I started writing. It had been
My favourite singer once told an interviewer that he started singing at the age of four. He said that by
MY daughter has wrapped a scarf around her head as if to hold her brains together. She is writing
Congratulations to Christie Williams from New Zealand for her story about procrastination. Christie wins our June contest. The closing date for the next My
BY GLENN McGOLDRICK My writing journey? Ha-ha. Sounds pretentious. Where to start? I liked writing as a kid.
I have escaped into a vast variety of worlds of my own making for as long as I can
The best advice I ever received about writing came from highly successful Australian children’s author John Heffernan about 25 years
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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
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala-Marsh Selina Tusitala-Marsh has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry. She was the
Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
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
Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
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Logical flow is one of the trickier writing skills to master, but it is vital for good writing. Here’s a
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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