Once you commit to a course like this one, you’re forced to carve out the time, to secure it as your own. And what a gorgeous thing it is, to be unbound by life’s usual snarl for a few hours every week, and to be immersed instead in something as inspiring as this!… Read the rest
With our Writing a Novel course tutor, Carrie Tiffany, we discussed the pros and cons of writing in first, second and third person. Carrie told us that first novels are often in first person, while novels written in third person are often viewed as more commercial.… Read the rest
Well, we weren’t in the desert, (I could tell that because of the trams) but there was still a sense of excitement as we all turned up for the second session of the six-month Writing a Novel course at the Allen and Unwin office in East Melbourne (read about week one here).… Read the rest
I am seriously running late. I decided to become an author at the wise old age of eight. I was living in Japan with my family for a few months and had recently discovered how much I loved reading, thanks to Enid Blyton, Elyne Mitchell, Noel Streatfeild, and of course, J.K.… Read the rest
We are delighted to announce the recipients of the inaugural Writing a Novel Scholarships being offered by Faber Academy at Allen & Unwin in Sydney and Melbourne. Sarah Price from Wahroonga in Sydney and Clementine Bendle-Thompson from North Melbourne will each have a free place on the flagship six-month Writing a Novel courses in Sydney and Melbourne.… Read the rest
