Read these selected excerpts from unedited student writing from the Magazine Journalism and the Travel Writing Courses. Travel
The shift from print to digital media is affecting the way people learn. In the age of e-Learning, skills
Follow these ten top tips for getting started as a freelance writer, and you’ll convince editors to publish
BY SAMANTHA MOOLMAN So, you have decided you want to become a freelance journalist and you’re raring to go.
BY CORRINA COETZER Writing stories based on interviews can present a load of challenges to journalists. Setting up interviews
Writer’s block can happen to the best of writers, and meditation can be a powerful panacea. BY
BY KERRI LEO There is some amazing, original, web content out there. We have all experienced reading a
Just waking up in South Africa presents you with extraordinarily strong writing material, says Rian Malan, who has written
– by Sam Moolman Wikipedia defines procrastination as “the act of replacing high-priority tasks with tasks of low-priority, and
How do you make the most of your writing time? Here are some key tools and tips. – by Sam
– By Sam Moolman Admin… The horror! Journalists generally tend to shy away from planning and order – not knowing
“I am rather like a mosquito in a nudist camp; I know what I want to do, but I
A 2- Minute Grammar Lesson from The Writers College What four-letter word regularly wreaks havoc in your writing? Only. Only
As a self-taught writer and editor-at-large at NZ Geographic, Kennedy Warne connects readers to the natural world. “There is
The Economist digital magazine attracts 32 million page views per month, making it the envy of the publishing
BY GENTE COETZEE Anoeschka Von Meck is Namibian born writer with a magnificently contagious laugh and magical ability
BY THERSIA BREEDT These easy-to-use apps will make your career as a journalist easier. We all know journalists
DEUR YOLANDE VAN DEVENTER Annelien van Basten is ʼn taalkundige en skrywer om mee rekening te hou. Jy kan haar
BY LYNDSAY WILSON Freelance writing seems like a dream career to many: giving up the rat race to tap away
JUST as money doesn’t grow on trees, neither do work opportunities. Unless you’re lucky enough to already have an
BY LIDA MEYER It’s one of those days. You’re sitting in front of your computer, staring at an empty Word
Lullabies and billable hours: KARIN WALDHAUSER looks at childcare options for freelance writers. It’s an assumption that’s made time and
With social media and dozens of other wonderful distractions filtering in and out of our daily lives, is it any
Casey Dolan has undertaken many different roles throughout her colourful career. Well-known as a presenter and actress in television, film
BY JOHN SPEAK The best books…are those that tell you what you already know.” George Orwell wrote these