Writers, editors, agents, publishers and more share their thoughts, experiences and stories.
Writing for the education market, says tutor George Ivanoff, has lead to a career filled with variety and ongoing learning. Ahead of his upcoming workshop, we talked to George about following briefs, meeting deadlines, and comparing boats to blue whales!
Sarah Vincent hasn't always been a natural networker, but now she loves the opportunity to meet interesting people in the writing and publishing world. Ahead of How to... Network, a free workshop for Writers Victoria members, Sarah talks about her experiences (good and bad), proving that even wallflowers can learn to (net)work it, baby!
Carly Findlay began her writing career as a blogger and is now in the process of finishing her first book. We spoke to Carly ahead of her upcoming Pathways to Publication webinar about her own road to publication, which has included television appearances, a high social media profile, and fighting discrimination against disabled people.
"Being able to plan, whether in detail or just an outline, is a critical skill to have," says tutor Eli Glasman. Ahead of his upcoming workshop, we talked to Eli about how mapping out your plot can help you recognise traps in your writing, before you become stuck in them.
Sally Rippin is a prolific author, with the highly popular Billie B Brown series and several novels to her name. Ahead of her upcoming workshop, she shared some of the things she’s learned about children’s writing with Sharona Lin.
Fiction, creative non-fiction - whatever it is you write, once you've found your unique voice, there'll be no holding you back. Ahead of her upcoming workshop, Lee Kofman, author of memoir ‘The Dangerous Bride’ spoke with Writers Victoria intern, Michelle McLaren about getting in touch with your voice as a writer.
You can't understand the present without thinking about the past, says tutor Sophie Cunnningham. Ahead of her upcoming workshop, we talked to Sophie about finding points of connection with the present, to inform writing about history.
Ahead of her upcoming workshop, we talked to tutor Kate J Armstrong about her travels and how she's captured them in writing.
Finding time to write is a choice, says tutor Amanda Apthorpe. Ahead of her upcoming workshop, we talked to Amanda about how to take control of our writing lives.
You only have one debut novel, says tutor Paul McVeigh. Ahead of his upcoming workshops, we talked to Paul about how to take the pressure off and be prepared for its release.
