Melinda Tognini
January 29, 2019
NB. Please note that the competitions in this post have all closed. For a list of current competitions, please visit my Writing Competitions for Young Writers page, which I update regularly. If you’re a young writer in Australia, and have been wondering about opportunities to submit your work, then look no further. This post contains […]
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January 22, 2019
19 Books to Read in 2019
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I have an eclectic reading taste, as you’ll discover if you check out the list of books I hope to read this year. Some have won awards, others are by favourite authors, and still more have caught my eye simply because they sound like a great weekend read. This year, I’m not committing to any […]
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January 15, 2019
19 Things I’ll Do in 2019
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I’m a little hesitant to publish this post. Mainly because I wrote a similar post at the beginning of 2018, and quite frankly, I didn’t do very well in fulfiling the things I’d said I’d do. I confess, too, that I’ve felt challenged (in a good way) by some who’ve deliberately not created a list. […]
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January 8, 2019
Creative Writing Prompts #2
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In Australia, we’re in the middle of the summer holidays, with most of January stretching out before us. To me, it seems the perfect time to tap into our creativity, and set up some great writing habits for the year to come. So whether you’re a young writer wondering how to fill those long, hot […]
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January 5, 2019
It’s time to play Six Degrees of Separation for the first time in 2019. We’re talking about the bookish meme in which Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest suggests a book title, and we all link it to six others in any random way our minds choose to make connections. It’s easy and it’s fun, so please play […]
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November 13, 2018
The Cost of Speaking Up
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How much does your writing, art, or other creative practice mean to you? And what are you willing to risk in order to express yourself, to tell the stories you want to tell, to speak the words you wish to say? I’m asking these questions of myself, but if they resonate with you, too, please […]
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