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Archived content for the tag ‘writing’

June 5th, 2015 | Blog | Tags:

Last week was National Reconciliation Week. Carissa Godwin shares how writing can contribute here… As Indigenous Australians, we are often encountering obstacles that can be a little unimaginable for people who have co existed with the rest of their known world without interruption. Being Indigenous, for me, and upon observation […]

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April 15th, 2015 | Blog | Tags:

By Catherine Bauer If revenge is a dish best served cold, perhaps when it comes to rejection, it would be best if the kitchen misplaced your order! A boo is louder than a cheer and rejection, no matter how nicely worded, can feel world ending. Doesn’t matter if it’s the […]

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March 19th, 2015 | News | Tags:

in partnership with The Walkley Foundation In an Adelaide first, we’re offering an exclusive opportunity to learn from some of the greatest digital innovators from around the country, in partnership with the Walkley Foundation. The Boot Camp will provide an overview plus practical tutorials in the web tools, apps and […]

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March 3rd, 2015 | Blog, Festivals, Industry news | Tags:

Director of Adelaide Writers’ Week, Laura Kroetsch, gave a special presentation to SA Writers Centre members to let us know her top picks for AWW. http://youtu.be/ETRWd2_ENWE

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February 19th, 2015 | Blog, Books, Festivals | Tags:

We were joined by Laura Kroetsch, Director, Adelaide Writers’ Week today as she regaled us with her hot tips of – as writers – who we should pay particular attention to during this year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week. We were also fortunate enough to have Laura impart some solid wisdom about […]

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February 17th, 2015 | Media, News, Videos | Tags:

SA Writers Centre’s industry forum during Adelaide Writers’ Week in 2014. “Getting Discovered” featuring Jeff Sparrow, Jane Novak, Julianne Schultz and chaired by Jennifer Mills.

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January 28th, 2015 | Blog, Travel | Tags:

By Max Anderson I got paid $1200 and $500. There. I told you. Who paid it? Not telling. But I will say the $1200 payment was for a story published in a highly regarded overseas magazine. And that sounds a lot, right? Well yes and no. For one thing the […]

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October 2nd, 2014 | Blog, Latest, News, Writing for Children | Tags:

By Georgina Chadderton Come to Georgina’s workshop here (kids only!)   I’ve been writing and drawing comics for almost as long as I can remember and have found comics the perfect medium to help me share the stories I have to tell. ‘Why comics?’ I hear you ask—well, let me […]

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September 25th, 2014 | News, Opportunities | Tags:

Food & Drink Writer, Time Out Melbourne Are you a gun food writer adept at reviewing restaurants, cafés and pubs? Do you have your finger on the pulse of Melbourne’s dynamic food and drink scene?

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September 19th, 2014 | Blog, Insights, Tips | Tags:

By Ben Brooker Everybody has a point of view but it takes more than just an opinion to be able to write a review that other people will want to read. Your job as a reviewer is not just to tell your readers if you thought a book, play or […]

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August 30th, 2014 | Blog, Books, Genre, Getting Started, Guest posts | Tags:

by Raelke Grimmer Serialised fiction was once the way people read fiction, published in instalments in newspapers or magazines. Dickens’ work first appeared in serialised form, with fans anticipating each new instalment of his work. Over the years, serialisation has given way to completed novels, but with the advent of […]

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August 27th, 2014 | News | Tags:

Call out for Quick and Dirty performers. Event to be held 30th October 2014. The title is ‘Grave Matters’ and is a collections of readings that explore mortality.

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August 21st, 2014 | Blog, Workshops | Tags:

By Cameron Raynes How important is visualisation to the writer? To be able to see, in some small strange way, the characters you have created, the places they live, the things they do? How they hold themselves? How others around them react to what they do?

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August 12th, 2014 | Media, News | Tags:

7 August 2014

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July 29th, 2014 | News | Tags:

SA Writers Centre and Wakefield Press will be presenting a stylish dinner that marries the two worlds of art and literature as part of the SALA festival this year. On 7 August, at 7pm guests are invited to join art world aficionados to discuss the importance of literature and how […]

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