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This free writing competition is open to writers from around the world. Write us a 600-word piece on the theme:
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NZ Writers College is proud to showcase one of its Novel Course graduates, Gareth Ward. Gareth’s debut novel, The
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One of the most common problem writers have when learning to write fiction, is maintaining point of view (PoV). Here,
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BY GLENN McGOLDRICK My writing journey? Ha-ha. Sounds pretentious. Where to start? I liked writing as a kid.
Hilary Murray, author of Choices, describes her first forays as a writer into the publishing industry – and the genre
BY BEATRICE ELLIS As the writer on the radio was being interviewed, I heard her say, “Think of something
BY DEEPTI KUMAR It was in the summer of 2010, shortly after I had just started my first real job
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Congratulations to Helen Yuretich, the winner of our November 2011 My Writing Journey Competition. Helen’s inspiring story is called ‘Just for fun’.
Love at first word. My first word was ‘home’, and that word has stuck with me ever since. Home is
BY HEINRICH VAN DER WALT “You know, you should write this stuff down,” Anton said. We were sitting on
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Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
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Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
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
New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala-Marsh Selina Tusitala-Marsh has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry. She was the
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
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