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Madonna may be a global music icon, but could taking some tips from the queen of pop make you a
“If you treat your characters like people, they’ll reward you by being fully developed individuals.” – Don Roff Een van
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Trevor Bentley’s passion for pre-Treaty European Maori relations, captives and cannons, has resulted in four published books and
Andrew Salomon is the author of the novels The Chrysalis (Oxford University Press) and Tokoloshe Song (Random House Umuzi).
From the Gravesite to the Stage Nori Vagi Brash speaks about her life as a Papua New Guinean poet, writer,
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In the summer of 2007 I decided to do a Short Story Writing Course with SA Writers’ College. This
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The best advice I ever received about writing came from highly successful Australian children’s author John Heffernan about 25 years
I’m standing on the side of a road. It’s an unremarkable road, but then, why would it be otherwise? Its
The city is pretty… These were the words I wrote in the first attempt I made of a poem
My favourite singer once told an interviewer that he started singing at the age of four. He said that by
BY GABRIELLA BRAND I’m a little embarrassed to admit that meeting a potato farmer helped me become a
BY ROSIE SORENSON Writing a memoir is like detasseling corn. You have to be strong and determined to work in
Amber Walker should be used to death by now, but she wasn’t. Her stiletto heels clicked against the ceramic
BY ELEANOR TALBOT I’ll be honest. I don’t really consider myself a writer. John Steinbeck is a writer. Cannery Row
By Shenaaz Msusa “The next word is DITCH; I repeat ditch,” announced the teacher loudly and clearly
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Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
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
He’s the son of New Zealand’s inaugural Poet Laureate and describes himself as a freelance writer and editor.
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala-Marsh Selina Tusitala-Marsh has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry. She was the
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