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Poetry has seen a huge revival over the past few years. Beginner poets can now join a multitude of online communities
NZ Writers College is proud to showcase one of its Novel Course graduates, Gareth Ward. Gareth’s debut novel, The
Wanting to portray how women really felt about their lives has been a constant theme for acclaimed New Zealand
Best-selling crime author, Michael Robotham, continues to make his mark in the fictional world of murder, mystery and twists.
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
How do you convey a character’s point of view without resorting to the infamous ‘info dump’ on your reader? Sonny
The dark side of human nature holds a certain allure for the acclaimed crime fiction author, Martin Steyn. He completed
Artists are people who stand out. Boldly individual, their styles are memorable and recognisable. Here are five lessons, inspired by
“I’ll do it if you do it.” “OK. Let’s do it together.” And so I started writing. It had been
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BY STEPHANIE MILLAR “We’re moving to Durban next month,” my dad nonchalantly announced. He and my mum had
I’m standing on the side of a road. It’s an unremarkable road, but then, why would it be otherwise? Its
BY CARMEN MARCUS It was the summer of 1984 and Lady Di was just about to marry my toy gorilla,
BY NATALIE SWAIN Christmas morning. My brother has a secretive smirk on his face. “This one is from me,
BY ROLINE GALVAN It was written in big red letters on my paper: “USE SIMPLE SENTENCES.” The first thing
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 ELEANOR TALBOT I’ll be honest. I don’t really consider myself a writer. John Steinbeck is a writer. Cannery Row
BY NOHLEE CLOETE On my mobile phone, I have a picture saved of the urban English word ’Rastrophiliopustrocity’. It has eight
Scribbler’s Progress – my writing journey by Trish Nicholson My most productive period as a storyteller was between the
BY DEEPTI KUMAR It was in the summer of 2010, shortly after I had just started my first real job
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.
TRUDY DELAMARE asks veteran copy-editor Di Smith if machines can correct errors better than humans in this frank Q &
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
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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