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Creative Writing
I met with Bixley, author of Monkey Boy, and winner of the White Raven Book Award, at his Taupo studio
Learning how to use styles in your Word documents gives you the power to design the look of your document
Wanting to portray how women really felt about their lives has been a constant theme for acclaimed New Zealand
Whoever he or she is, your main character has to be someone your reader can identify with. If he’s the
“But I write fiction, I create worlds so I don’t need to research, right?” Wrong. All writers need research to
Julia Martin, Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of the Western Cape, has crafted a profound
Rejection. Dejection. Introspection. Funny how these words all go together. GINNY SWART explores the reasons why writers might have their
You know a new trilogy has really grabbed you when, as soon as you finish the first novel, you write
“If you treat your characters like people, they’ll reward you by being fully developed individuals.” – Don Roff Een van
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BY NOHLEE CLOETE On my mobile phone, I have a picture saved of the urban English word ’Rastrophiliopustrocity’. It has eight
BY ANNE MARAIS Writing is a passion for me. However, when I look back to where I started, it was
BY CARMEN MARCUS It was the summer of 1984 and Lady Di was just about to marry my toy gorilla,
BY HALEY PASSMORE I’ve never received any writing tips that have helped me – but then I’m not really a
BY TRACY SOLEA A bright gold sticker in my purple exercise book marks the day I
BY NIKKY LEE “Kill your adverbs.” This advice came from thriller writer John Harman. I was eighteen, in my first
BY DANIELLE RAMAEKERS I paused my coffee mid-sip when I read, ‘Make yourself a solemn promise right now that you’ll…..never
“Dreams are goals I haven’t yet managed to reach.” During the course of my writing journey, I’ve actually considered stamping
There is a story in each one of us; the difference is in how it is told. That becomes
A Dog’s Blog BY GINNY STONE Apart from writing books, which would make me famous and wealthy (they haven’t yet),
Q & A WITH AWARD-WINNING WRITERS
New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala-Marsh Selina Tusitala-Marsh has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry. She was the
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
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
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
Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
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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