Faber Writing Academy tutor Patti Miller shares advice on Finding Your Voice, from her book Writing True Stories.
All writers have a distinctive voice, which conveys a sense of their individual being on the page.… Read the rest
How does a book get made into a movie? Ross Grayson Bell is the perfect person to answer this question. Ross was the Developer and Producer of the movie Fight Club starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, and is one of the senior judges for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.… Read the rest
Our Faber Writing Academy tutor Toni Jordan writes of her time teaching the Writing a Novel – Second Draft course this year with fellow tutor Patti Miller, and the long process of developing both a manuscript and a writer.… Read the rest
One of our most popular Faber Writing Academy courses is Patti Miller’s True Stories, which sells out year after year and it’s no surprise either, with many established and debut authors testifying to the impact of her teaching on their writing.… Read the rest
This month we’re offering up tips from our authors on tackling NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, which takes place in November every year. Following on from advice from Lili Wilkinson and Jack Heath, here’s some from one of our Faber Writing Academy tutors Margo Lanagan who recommends planning, and walking away:
Have things planned to the point where you know before you sit down what scene(s) you’re going to be writing today.… Read the rest
Some people, I know, don’t believe in coincidences. But let’s just use the word as shorthand for how I ended up at Faber Writing Academy.
I was floundering. Harper Collins had agreed to publish my first book and all I had to do was write the thing.… Read the rest
We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2015 Writing a Novel Scholarships being offered by Faber Writing Academy at Allen & Unwin in Sydney and Melbourne. Pip Smith in Sydney and Michelle Wright in Melbourne will each have a free place on our flagship six-month Writing a Novel course.… Read the rest
Those keen to undertake our Writing a Novel course with Faber Writing Academy in Sydney and Melbourne have until Monday 9 February to get their applications in for the scholarship, which is available for one applicant in each city to undertake this six month course for FREE.… Read the rest
We’ve had an astonishing run of alumni success stories recently, most notably Jayne Newling winning the Human Right Commission Award for Literature, so we’ve rounded up and highlighted a few of them in celebration of our fabulous Faber Writing Academy students.… Read the rest
We recently sat down with one of our Faber Writing Academy tutors, the acclaimed writer, novelist, storyteller and human rights advocate Arnold Zable, to find out more about his thoughts on storytelling in all forms.… Read the rest
