Discover and practice different ways of creating effective characters and original stories. Develop a short play or screenplay under the guidance of tutors and build confidence and skills. Each term concludes with readings of work by guest actors. Entry to this course is by interview. Interview date: Sunday 1 July Visit http://www.nida.edu.au/NidaCustomisation/CourseList.aspx?TYP=336#4961 for full details
Well here we are, one week in to National Young Writers’ Month. How is your goal shaping up? Have you been filled with early enthusiasm, or were you distracted by the general pace of life and have left that writing goal lingering on the shelf? Today we’re focusing on ways to keep up motivation after […]
Today’s contribution to the NYWM Travelling Story will be written by Liam Campbell. Liam Campbell (13, Cook ACT) is currently in Year 8 at Canberra High School. He’s both an avid reader and writer, and he’s studying all aspects of creating theatre, including writing, directing and acting with Canberra Youth Theatre. Liam enjoys books with […]
Check out (and purchase) the Emerging Writers’ Festival’s publication. It’s literally the most valuable commodity on the planet for a young writer. The Emerging Writer: An Insider’s Guide to Your Writing Journey Every writer has to find their own way to emerge – there is no set route, no absolute path and no road that […]
We just had to mention this one. Sleepers Publishing are having a Massive Winter Book Sale. This is your chance to pick up amazing Australian work including back copies of Sleepers Almanac (a must if you’re planning to submit to be published in the Almanac, especially as submissions are open now) and authors including Kalinda […]
Developing fully-rounded characters is vital to making your fiction believable and engaging. This post on The Editor’s Blog is a fantastic explanation of why characters need goals and how it will inform your fiction. You can also take a look at Lillie Ammann’s post on the topic (part of a comprehensive series of her posts […]
Today’s contribution to the NYWM Travelling Story will be written by Annie Scott. Annie Scott (12, Narrabundah ACT) loves writing short stories and scripts for film and theatre. She especially enjoys composing music and making movies. Annie has also written several series of horror stories called Sponge Stories, which she emails to her friends each […]
Entries are sought from schoolchildren in the following categories. Section 1 Years 10, 11 & 12 max 60 lines Prize $200 Section 2 Years 7, 8 & 9 max 40 lines Prize $175 Section 3 Years 5 & 6 max 40 lines Prize $175 Section 4 Years 4 and under max 20 lines Prize $50 […]
The Newcastle Poetry Prize is now open for entries! Coordinated by the Hunter Writers’ Centre, it is one of Australia’s oldest and most important literary competitions and boasts a distinguished list of past winners and judges. Opening / closing dates Entries opened 9am EST, Monday 9th April, 2012 and will close 5pm EST, Friday June 8th, 2012. How […]
The Rad Library, a mobile library of books, zines, DVDs, and games, defines a ‘rad’ resource on their website as something that is: hard to find and/or expensive to obtain present perspectives and voices that are often marginalised in our society are donated by people who hate to see things collecting dust on shelves when […]
