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Creative Writing
What does the most common advice dished out to writers – Show, Don’t Tell Your Reader – actually mean?
What are genres and how do we tell them apart? Genres are used to group stories that contain common elements,
“Every morning between 9 and 12 I go to my room and sit before a piece of paper. Many
Sarah Lotz: Award-winning author of ‘The Three’ and ‘Day Four’ (Hodder Publishers) BY ALEX SMITH I can remember
Rejection. Dejection. Introspection. Funny how these words all go together. GINNY SWART explores the reasons why writers might have their
Born in Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, Nametso Dorothy Ponchi is just getting started. At only 26 years
Ginny Swart was one of the first writers to join us when we started our writing college in 2005. She designed the
Award-winning author Derek Landy shows how one bright idea can unexpectedly turn into a writing career. Read about his journey
– by Stephanie Laubscher Web fiction, also known as Web lit, is basically the publication of literature and short stories
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Doing a writing course can shine more light on your writing strengths and weaknesses than a 100-watt reading lamp. DANIELLE
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 TRACY SOLEA A bright gold sticker in my purple exercise book marks the day I
It wasn’t always writing that I loved. First there was the sensory world of writing: cracking the spine on
Words have the power to alter perceptions and change lives, as KEZIAH FREIMOND discovered for herself. I have, through the
BY SUZETTE LEAL I would say that my venture into the world of words started thanks to Tchaikovsky. Had
BY HALEY PASSMORE I’ve never received any writing tips that have helped me – but then I’m not really a
The city is pretty… These were the words I wrote in the first attempt I made of a poem
BY DANIELLE RAMAEKERS I paused my coffee mid-sip when I read, ‘Make yourself a solemn promise right now that you’ll…..never
BY RETIEF POTGIETER An artist will sometimes mention that he or she hasn’t had an original thought in a while.
Q & A WITH AWARD-WINNING WRITERS
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
TRUDY DELAMARE asks veteran copy-editor Di Smith if machines can correct errors better than humans in this frank Q &
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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