How Leearna Shaw rewrote her manuscript and landed a two-book deal

Leearna Shaw had written three manuscripts. She’d been writing, editing and querying in the gaps between work and raising a family, but despite getting tantalisingly close, the rejections kept coming. Determined to find the missing piece, she enrolled in the Australian Writers’ Centre’s Romance Writing course – and it changed everything. After completing the course, […]…
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/leearna-shaw-a-farm-in-golden-clouds/

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How Inessa Jackson went from stay-at-home mum to published crime novelist with Simon & Schuster

When Inessa Jackson left her career as PR Manager at eBay to be a stay-at-home mum, she was looking for a creative outlet – something to keep her brain active. She wondered if she had it in her to write a story. Starting with Creative Writing Stage 1 at the Australian Writers’ Centre, Inessa went […]…
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/inessa-jackson-devil-mountain/

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How Emma Warrender went from first draft to a multi-publisher bidding situation

When Emma Warrender started writing her debut novel, she knew she wanted to do everything possible to give it the best chance of being published. So she enrolled in the Australian Writers’ Centre’s Creative Writing Stage 1 course to build her craft – and to find her people. That investment paid off in spectacular fashion. […]…
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/emma-warrender-driven/

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How teacher and mum Nicole Kelly went from Creative Writing Stage 1 to two published novels

Nicole Kelly was working as a teacher in Ballarat, Victoria, and had just become a mum when she first enrolled in the Australian Writers’ Centre’s Creative Writing Stage 1 course. She wanted to stay on track with her writing and invest in building her craft. Since then, Nicole has gone on to publish two novels: […]…
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/nicole-kelly-shifters/

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AWC graduate Deborah Frenkel is now a successful picture book author

Deborah Frenkel reignited her long-held dream of becoming an author when she became immersed in the world of picture books after the birth of her daughter. Throw in frequent long walks and she soon started to simmer with stories of her own.

Knowing she needed some direction to get her stories on to the page, Deborah jumped into Writing Picture Books at the Australian Writers' Centre.
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/deborah-frenkel-picture-book-author/

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Craig Sheather reaches new heights with his picture book publishing

Craig Sheather is a freelance writer and journalist specialising in the great outdoors. But when travel restrictions limited his writing opportunities, he decided to reinvent himself – taking the Reinvent Yourself course at the Australian Writers' Centre. Feeling inspired, he went on to do two courses for writing for kids: Writing Picture Books and Laugh […]…
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/craig-sheather-picture-book-author-the-incredible-true-story-of-sparky-the-wonder-puppy/

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From dream to debut – Sam Elliott lands a two-book deal

Sam Elliott always dreamt of becoming an author. And now that dream has become reality thanks to the release of his debut novel, Haze. However, it wasn't long ago that he almost gave up on his dream.  “I’d gotten to a point where I’d accepted, in my heart of hearts, that I might not get […]…
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/sam-elliott-haze/

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Katie Hoskins: Turning a dream into a two-book deal

When Sydney writer Katie Hoskins took Creative Writing Stage 1 with the Australian Writers’ Centre, she discovered the confidence and structure she needed to write her debut novel. Her commercial fiction When the Party’s Over will be published by Pan Macmillan in March 2026.
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/katie-hoskins-when-the-partys-over/

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David Hall on his powerful memoir ‘Superbeast’

David Hall shares the extraordinary story behind his memoir Superbeast – a raw account of loss, resilience, and life at full throttle. From a life-altering accident at sixteen to global success on the wheelchair tennis circuit, David reflects on how sport gave him purpose, identity, and a way…
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/david-hall-superbeast/

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More success for children’s author Jo Dabrowski

Before she even had kids, AWC graduate Jo Dabrowski loved buying and reading picture books and dreamed of one day being a published author herself. Today, those dreams are firmly a reality! Since completing Writing Picture Books at the Australian Writers' Centre, Jo has been on a…
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/jo-dabrowski-childrens-author/

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