Five Writing Competitions for Children in early 2023
If you or a child you know is ready to put their written work out into the world, writing competitions…
Preparing for an Author School Visit
Visiting schools as an author is one of the joys of the job. It’s an opportunity to connect with readers,…
5 Tips for Finding Your Story’s Form
When writing a new story it can hard to know which form will suit it best. Some authors are planners…
Write a Book in a Day
On August 22nd 2020 a small team of Darwin writers met at the Harbour View Plaza. The challenge? To write…
Upcoming Competitions for Young Writers
Attention parents, teachers and young writers! Here are some great opportunities for young writers to flex their creative muscles and…
July Writing Competitions
If you are looking for a writing project over the school holidays, look no further. The age range for these…
Writing Competitions for Kids
While everything else has been shut down, writing competitions continue in full force. Hopefully your writing has too. Here are…
CYA Conference 2019 – Day 1
I have known about CYA Conference for several years now and have always dreamed of attending. This year that dream…
My CYA Conference Experience – Day 2
The second day of the CYA Conference was called ‘Everything’s a Genre’ and while the majority of attendees were children’s…
Upcoming Writing Competitions – January 2020
It’s competition time! Dust off those short stories, young adult manuscripts and pint sized poems and enter them in one…