Here’s a great opportunity for creative non-fiction writers… The U.S. quarterly magazine Creative Nonfiction, in association with the Australian arts company tashmadada, seeks new essays for a special “Australia” issue. They’re looking for a variety of perspectives–from locals, expats, tourists, or anyone else–and will consider essays of all forms and focus as long as Australia’s … Continue reading »
Nuts and Bolts workshop
The AWM team is going to be at Byron Bay Writers Festival again this year – huzzah! Because of who we are and what we do, writers regularly tell us what they need to help develop skills and connect with audiences. So we then get together with a whole range of talented professionals – authors, … Continue reading »
The Waste Land of digital enhancements…
Faber launches an iPad app for Eliot’s The Waste Land, and has the pundits wondering whether digital publishing will save the classics… Chris Meade of if:book gives it a big thumbs up: The gallery is my favourite bit, giving us a clutch of relevant postcards – of Bob Dylan, Dante Alligheri, the first Mrs Eliot, … Continue reading »
Planning for writers' success..
Australia has a rich landscape of literary festivals. This week saw the fantastic National Indigenous Writers & Educators Conference 2011 at Wollongong. Black&Write! representatives report NIWEC was well-represented by indigenous writers and industry professionals from around Australia, and gave rise to many interesting debates about best practices to develop and promote indigenous writers. This weekend, … Continue reading »
Frowny Face(book)
With the rise and rise of social media, is connecting with audiences online something that has become: a) crucial, b) fun, or c) the ultimate time-vampire? Competitions, coupons, tie-ins, shout-outs… Cross-platform promotional activities abound, as writers and publishers seek to enhance audience engagement. Of course, the best way to shake your moneymaker is simply to … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-up…
Positive new moves by indie publishers and public libraries help ‘introduce a new generation of writers to a new generation of readers’ – I love it when people take advantage of changes in the existing industry structure to forge innovative and meaningful new pathways! But a bit of vitriol works sometimes, too: "Too bad, so … Continue reading »
Income opportunities…
Most writers need to supplement any income they derive from sales of their work with other activities – like teaching, mentoring, editing, public speaking, serving coffee and working in bookstores. Being a writer asks more of us than just being an artist, or a craftsperson. We must also be our own project manager, Gantt charting … Continue reading »
Threads of ideas…
The Traumgedanken project brings hyperlinks to print media, in the form of sewn and appliqued coloured threads that link ideas through the pages – a book about dreams that looks totally dreamy. But why am I suddenly feeling all Black Swan? Speaking of beautiful horror, here’s a great opportunity for writers who like everything from … Continue reading »
Romancing Crime tonight!
What’s that sound – is it the starting pistol of another year of AWMonline Writing Races? Yes! Tonight we start with a bang. Romantic suspense author Helene Young has published two books that began as NaNoWriMo projects, so she is a social writing expert, and will rock the Writing Race tonight! Come and write with … Continue reading »