The NSW Writers’ Centre and New Holland Publishers have announced their inaugural genre fiction award. ‘A Novel Idea’ is open to all published and unpublished popular fiction adult writers resident in Australia.
Today’s forum, The Business of Writing, with Anita Bell, has unfortunately been postponed. Sorry for any inconvenience, and please check back for new times.
Please note that UK based author Susan Johnson will now be joined by her publisher Annette Barlow, Senior Fiction Publisher, Allen and Unwin.
The Australian Writer’s Marketplace is pleased to announce a special value added promotion for March.
With every copy of The Australian Writer’s Marketplace 07/08 Print edition sold, the purchaser will receive a free copy of Getting an Agent – a CD recording of a recent seminar panel with Tara Wynne (Curtis Brown Australia), Lyn Tranter (Australian Literary Management) and Helen Bain (Show and Tell Promotions).
In honour of World Book Day, the Guardian has put together a quiz. Test your knowledge of the literature of each continent, including Nobel and Booker prize winners, writers and their habits, and the naming of sea slugs. Good luck!
Click here for the Quiz.