Writing resources
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 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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June 26, 2018
NB: The competitions in this post have now closed. For a list of new competitions for February to July 2019, check out this more recent post. Are you a young writer? Perhaps you’ve been scribbling down – or typing up – stories or poems or plays or songs for some time now. If you’re wondering […]
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May 8, 2018
Walking in their Footsteps
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Are you someone who can create entire worlds in your head, like some of the best dystopian and speculative fiction writers I know? Or do you, like me, need to experience a place to be able to write about it? Whether it’s a community history (such as Many Hearts, One Voice) or family history, or […]
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April 17, 2018
As Anzac Day approaches each year, I find myself thinking about members of my family who have served their country in war. I’m fortunate enough that my 94-year-old grandfather is still alive, and willing to talk about his experiences. He has also gifted me with the letters he and my grandmother wrote to each other, […]
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February 6, 2018
NB: Please note that these competitions were for the first half of 2018. For a list of competitions for the second half of 2018 go to Writing Competitions for Young Writers in Australia: July to December 2018. If you’re a young writer, and have been putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) for a […]
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