How to Become a Writer: Laura Elvery
Laura Elvery is a writer from Brisbane. She has a PhD in Creative Writing and Literary Studies. Her work has been published in Overland, Griffith…
Read MoreLaura Elvery is a writer from Brisbane. She has a PhD in Creative Writing and Literary Studies. Her work has been published in Overland, Griffith…
Read MoreReading is like shaking the kaleidoscope of who you are: the shards in there are the same old shards, but something reconfigures them….
Read MoreThis series is based on an early short-story by Lorrie Moore called ‘How to Become a Writer’, a wry account of all the seemingly random events, choices and…
Read MoreIn early October I had the delight and privilege of taking part in Geraldton’s Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival. Before the formal…
Read MoreKate Mildenhall is a writer and teacher. Her debut novel, Skylarking, was named in Readings Top Ten Fiction Books of 2016 and longlisted…
Read MoreWelcome back to How Writers Earn Money, in which I pull back the curtains and reveal closely-guarded secrets about writers’ incomes. I believe it’s better to have honest conversations about the realities of the incredibly low incomes most writers earn, as well as exploring other avenues for earning income beyond advances and royalties. I share real figures, facts and tips and stories from writers about how they manage to pay the bills while writing.
Read MoreMeg Mundell is a Melbourne-based author, researcher and journalist. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Eureka Street,…
Read MoreSo your first book has been accepted for publication: congratulations! In the next few months your face will be all over television and…
Read MoreI like this slightly different take on the ‘write what you know’ idea: Rather than write about what you know…write about what you…
Read MoreMy guest on this edition of How to Become a Writer* is Donna Mazza. Donna is an award-winning author of poetry, short fiction and novels….
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