So You Want To Be A Writer: Australian Writers' Centre podcast

How to give a bad author talk (yes a bad one!). You’ll hear about the Kids & YA Festival (now in its tenth year) and learn about The Business of Writing. Discover your chance to win a copy of ‘Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies’ by Kitty Flanagan. And meet Dr Anita Heiss, editor of the anthology 'Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia'.  Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Learn how you CAN write a publishable first novel, and how female artists get paid less than males – and what to do about it. Discover your chance to win double passes to ‘The Bookshop’. And meet Robyn Cadwallader, author of ‘Book of Colours’. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Congratulations to Astrid Scholte and her upcoming publication. Cockygate goes nuts, how to write a book when you have a full-time job, and should you read when you’re writing? Discover your chance to win a copy of ‘Sounds Appealing’ by David Crystal. And meet media personality Sami Lukis, author of ‘Romantically Challenged’. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You’ll discover how to avoid query stage with agents and publishers, and how other authors know when their writing is “good enough”. And meet Josephine Moon, author of ‘Three Gold Coins’. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Valerie and Allison share tips on how to be prolific and why you should enter the Richell Prize. You’ll discover your chance to win movie tickets. Plus, meet copywriter Donna Webeck. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tips for getting into a writing habit and and check out this grammar vigilante from Bristol. Another round of Furious Fiction begins Friday 6 April and discover your chance to win a signed copy of ‘The Book of Answers’ by our very own AL Tait. And meet Danielle Clode, author of ‘The Wasp and The Orchid’. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should you write under two names for two different genres? Allison Tait’s The Book of Answers is out now! We congratulate the winner of the latest Furious Fiction contest. And you’ll meet the hilarious and charming Kerri Sackville, author of ‘Out There: A Survival Guide for Dating in Midlife’. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new prize is announced for crime authors who do not feature a female victim. The writing myths we tell ourselves and Norwegian Airways writes a poem to a passenger. To celebrate National Indexing Day on 29 March 2018, you’ll meet indexer and crossword creator Denise Sutherland. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allison Tait’s ‘The Book of Answers’ is nearly here! HarperCollins announces a new fiction prize for Australian writers. We share tips for kicking out a first draft fast. Find out more about the Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. And meet true crime author Campbell McConachie. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Discover 10 ways to become a more productive writer and tips on how to be a successful freelancer. Our word of the week comes from the back of a toilet door! We have 10 movie vouchers to giveaway. Plus, you’ll meet publishing consultant and self-publishing expert Joel Naoum.  Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Discover common plot holes and how to fix them. Val and Al discuss the art of the paragraph. We are giving away the opportunity to become a master dream interpreter with ’The Dream Handbook’. Plus, you’ll meet Eliza Henry-Jones, author of ‘P is for Pearl’. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to turn your story ideas into amazing stories and how writers organise their personal libraries. We have 3 copies of 'Quark's Academy' by Catherine Pelosi to giveaway. Plus: meet Sally Hepworth, author of ‘The Family Next Door’. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new project that hopes to have you fall in love with books at the first chapter. How to write for yourself when you write for a living and should you show a first draft to your agent? Plus: meet children’s author Catherine Pelosi. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to find your fiction writer’s voice when you’ve been working as a journalist. Allison Tait’s tips for author blogging and how one writer won $125,000 in a literary prize. A budget airline is running a rather quirky poetry competition. Plus: you’ll meet Jack Heath, bestselling author of ‘The Hangman’. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We go behind the scenes of ‘The Woman Who Fooled the World: Belle Gibson’s Cancer Con’ by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano. Plus, there are 3 copies of 'Rooms with a View: The Secret Life of Grand Hotels' by Adrian Mourby to be won. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.