Spotlight On: James Butler

James Butler, co-founder and fiction editor for Scum Magazine, tells us about essays, theses, and writing.

Day 9: Short Fiction

It’s Day 9 and we’re checking out the best short fiction competitions around.

NYWM Poetry: Romy Durrant

Week 2 of National Young Writers’ Month sees us throwing the spotlight on Poetry, with an interview series of young poets by Izzy Roberts-Orr

Day 7: Your Brain on Reading

It’s rare to find a writer that doesn’t read. We read for pleasure, for adventure, for learning and for love of lexical felicity. Perth writer and NYWM participant Alex Griffin poses another reason for reading in his article published last month in Overland ‘Reading for Reason‘, highlighting the value of reading widely, and reading out […]

Day 6: Bad Advice for Young Writers

Everyone has a golden rule when it comes to writing, but the habits of all great writers are different. Day 6 is looking at Bad Advice for Young Writers.