Books, blogs and courses offer valuable advice and guidance for writers, but to make the most of them, there are
How do you write a script for a video game? And how does writing for games differ from conventional story-telling?
When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
By Roelien Steenkamp The former editor of Getaway Magazine, Don Pinnock is also the author of 13 books
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
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
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
– BY FIONA ZERBST There are no short cuts in poetry. Even if you have been writing for over
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
He’s the son of New Zealand’s inaugural Poet Laureate and describes himself as a freelance writer and editor.
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
Maya Fisher French is a successful and well-known personal financial journalist with a background in the financial industry. Her website,
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
Meet Donna Dailey – an award-winning travel writer based in Cambridgeshire, England. Donna Dailey, award-winning journalist, author and travel
Ishara Maharaj completed the Write a Novel Course at SA Writers College. Since then her debut novel Namaste Life
Nichola Meyer has been the principal of The Writers College (SA Writers College, NZ Writers College and UK Writers College)
Trevor Bentley’s passion for pre-Treaty European Maori relations, captives and cannons, has resulted in four published books and
Born in Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, Nametso Dorothy Ponchi is just getting started. At only 26 years
Ghana-born author, Ekow Duker, is an oil field engineer-turned-investment banker-turned-business developer, with three published novels under his belt:
Andrew Salomon is the author of the novels The Chrysalis (Oxford University Press) and Tokoloshe Song (Random House Umuzi).
Her first novel for young adult (YA) fiction was not only a New York Times best-seller in 1999, but
Ginny Swart was one of the first writers to join us when we started our writing college in 2005. She designed the
Best-selling crime author, Michael Robotham, continues to make his mark in the fictional world of murder, mystery and twists.