It’s a new year, and potentially a new decade, depending on your definition of when one begins and ends. My hope for you is that you’re able to kick creative year off to a good start, especially for those of you on school holidays and with time to spare. However, I am also aware that […]
The year is well and truly racing by and sometimes, for me at least, life just seems too busy to find time for creativity. Remember, though, that if being creative is part of who you are, whether it’s as a writer, artist, photographer, filmmaker or in some other form, then you owe it to yourself […]
I haven’t been to the circus for a very long time, although the Great Moscow Circus was in town recently. I have, however, discovered a writing competition in which the first prize includes a month’s residency at Berlin’s Circus Hotel. The theme is, naturally, ‘the circus’. Whether you’re as tempted as I am to enter […]
February is a meaningful month for me, and perhaps not for the reasons you think. For many, it’s supposed to be the month of romance, with Valentine’s Day on 14 February. For me, though, it signifies International CHD Day, as part of a month long campaign to raise awareness of Congenitial Heart Disease. In Australia, […]
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 […]
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 […]