Spotlight On Scribe: Yamiko Marama

  For the next two weeks, we’re bringing you daily Q&A’s from our Scribe Nonfiction Prize Long-listed writers. Read on for more information on their work, writing journeys, and all their tips, tricks and advice for budding young non-fic creators.     Yamiko is a twenty something, half African/half Australian (and no, not Japanese) female […]

Outstanding Achievement by a Young Person in the Literary Arts

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Are you, or someone you know, under 30 and excelling in the literary arts? Have you or they achieved something outstanding this year, whether it be publishing a novel, having a play produced or something equally remarkable? Then Express Media wants to hear about it! This year, we are looking for nominations for […]

Spotlight On Scribe: Elizabeth Bryer

For the next two weeks, we’re bringing you daily Q&A’s from our Scribe Nonfiction Prize Long-listed writers. Read on for more information on their work, writing journeys, and all their tips, tricks and advice for budding young non-fic creators.     Elizabeth Bryer is curious about the world and our place in it, and in […]

Spotlight On Scribe: Drew Rooke

For the next two weeks, we’re bringing you daily Q&A’s from our Scribe Nonfiction Prize Long-listed writers. Read on for more information on their work, writing journeys, and all their tips, tricks and advice for budding young non-fic creators.   Drew Rooke is a freelance writer from Sydney, Australia.   1. How old are you? […]

Am I A Protagonist?

Join Robbie Arnott, Sian Campbell, and Briohny Doyle on Monday November 2 as they explore the writer’s role in nonfiction with Tom Doig, and announce the shortlist for The 2015 Scribe Nonfiction Prize.

NYWF 2015

We’re pretty excited for National Young Writers’ Festival. Here’s our top picks for who to see and what to attend for your weekend with in Newcastle.

Money and Freelancing

If you’re just starting out as a freelance writer, money is something you’ll have to consider. As a young, emerging writer, it’s important you know the ins and outs of money and freelancing: how much you should be paid, how to invoice, how many follow-up emails you should send. It can seem scary, but it’s […]

Spotlight On: Emily Laidlaw

Emily Laidlaw is a Melbourne-based writer and editor. Her arts criticism has appeared in The Weekend Australian, The Big Issue and Australian Book Review, among others. She’s edited for publications including Kill Your Darlings, Overland and Voiceworks. She is a current recipient of an Australia Council for the Arts’ ArtStart grant. Emily is part of […]

A Postcard from Santilla Chingaipe

Award winning journalist Santilla Chingaipe writes a postcard to share her advice, ideas, experience and skills with young writers.