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Wanting to portray how women really felt about their lives has been a constant theme for acclaimed New Zealand
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I started to write years ago, when I had small children. We’d moved to a fishing village on the West
The NZ Writers College 2020 Short Story Competition is open for entries from beginner writers in New Zealand! Now in
Piet van Wyk de Vries, a songwriter and singer, has earned fame and respect in the circles of Afrikaans
Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
GINNY SWART explains how to sell your short stories to magazine fiction supplements. “Only five more shopping days to
Nothing says “versatile” as well as a writer whose resume can boast magazine and newspaper journalist, columnist, editor and novelist.
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It wasn’t always writing that I loved. First there was the sensory world of writing: cracking the spine on
BY HEINRICH VAN DER WALT “You know, you should write this stuff down,” Anton said. We were sitting on
The best advice I ever received about writing came from highly successful Australian children’s author John Heffernan about 25 years
Words have the power to alter perceptions and change lives, as KEZIAH FREIMOND discovered for herself. I have, through the
A Dog’s Blog BY GINNY STONE Apart from writing books, which would make me famous and wealthy (they haven’t yet),
BY NOHLEE CLOETE On my mobile phone, I have a picture saved of the urban English word ’Rastrophiliopustrocity’. It has eight
BY ROSIE SORENSON Writing a memoir is like detasseling corn. You have to be strong and determined to work in
BY ELEANOR TALBOT I’ll be honest. I don’t really consider myself a writer. John Steinbeck is a writer. Cannery Row
BY DANIELLE RAMAEKERS I paused my coffee mid-sip when I read, ‘Make yourself a solemn promise right now that you’ll…..never
I have escaped into a vast variety of worlds of my own making for as long as I can
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
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala-Marsh Selina Tusitala-Marsh has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry. She was the
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
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
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
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