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Creative Writing
You sit down to write, and the words just can’t come out. When they do they seem flat and
GINNY SWART explains how to sell your short stories to magazine fiction supplements. “Only five more shopping days to
Is jou skryfstuk uiteindelik kant en klaar en jy gereed om dit aan ʼn uitgewer te stuur? Jippie! Maar voordat
From staying motivated, to why they write, here are some of our favourite quotes about writing – from famous writers.
The following unedited snippets of creative writing come from students’ assignments on our Short Story Writing Courses, Novel Courses, Scriptwriting and
“As jy wil skryf, moenie net daaroor droom nie. Doen dit, anders sal jy altyd wonder.” Wilna Adriaanse
Need some writing inspiration? Here are our best resources for creative writers. Advice for Short Story Writers For Writing Advice
This competition was discontinued in 2025. Read recent winning entries in our e-anthology ‘The Writers’ Journey’, a free download
Travis Inglis is a poet and a writer. Published in the art magazine Artascent and the literary journal Toasted Cheese,
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BY BEATRICE ELLIS As the writer on the radio was being interviewed, I heard her say, “Think of something
BY CATHY MARTENS Ah, my elusive writing chops; where do they come from and where do they keep going?
BY RETIEF POTGIETER An artist will sometimes mention that he or she hasn’t had an original thought in a while.
There is a story in each one of us; the difference is in how it is told. That becomes
BY ELEANOR TALBOT I’ll be honest. I don’t really consider myself a writer. John Steinbeck is a writer. Cannery Row
BY ANNA STROUD I was in my fourth year at university, studying towards a Bachelors degree in Journalism
BY SUZETTE LEAL I would say that my venture into the world of words started thanks to Tchaikovsky. Had
By Eileen Kennedy Scientists say there’s a specific region of the brain dedicated to writing. Somewhere between the prefrontal
BY SANDY KLINE When I was a beginner writer, so many books and teachers urged me to “find my voice”
BY TRACY SOLEA A bright gold sticker in my purple exercise book marks the day I
Q & A WITH AWARD-WINNING WRITERS
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
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
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
He’s the son of New Zealand’s inaugural Poet Laureate and describes himself as a freelance writer and editor.
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
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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