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May’s AWM Online forum will take place next Monday, 26th May at 1pm EST with special guest Simon Higgins. Simon is a best-selling author of crime, speculative fiction, thriller and adventure novels. His latest work is the young adult adventure story, Tomodachi: The Edge of the World.

Simon will be online to talk about his work, his inspirations and his passions (like Asian martial arts Kendo and Iaido) and offer advice and insights to budding crime writers, adventure novelists - and anyone who, like him, just wants to write!

Check out Simon’s website for more information and log into the forum next Monday armed with your questions - DON’T MISS OUT!   

REMEMBER: the online forums are for paid subscriebrs to the site ONLY and you must have a separate login to the forum pages. Access via the link on the homepage. If you have questions/queries, email us at membership@awmonline.com.au!

PS - For kids aged 10-14 who are interested in learning more about the art of crime writing, check out Simon’s holiday workshops at Brisbane State Libaray from 23rd June unti l 12 July. Tickets available from qtix 136 246.

Join Peter Bishop, Creative Director of Varuna: The Writers’ House, and Camilla Noli, author of Still Water and participant in Varuna’s manuscript development programs, on the AWM Forum on at 1pm on Tuesday, 29 April to talk about manuscript development. Ask about the stages a writer goes through, and what organisations like Varuna can offer. Find out exactly how much work goes into bringing a manuscript up to publishing standard.

AWM Online is hosting a forum tomorrow!

On Wednesday 27 February, from 11am (QLD time - 12 noon for those of you enjoying daylight savings), Canadian literary agent Sally Harding will be joining us to answer your questions about books, writing, agenting and lots more.

Sally currently works in Vancouver, as literary agent with the Cooke and Harding Agencies. In the past, she’s worked in editing, bookselling and publishing in Australia and New Zealand, and her career in the industry spans over fourteen years. Visit the Harding Agency website for more information, or login to the Forum tomorrow to ask Sally a question!

The AWM Online Forums are for paid subscribers only. Please see the website for registration and subscription information.

Don’t forget, tomorrow is our 1st birthday celebration online forum-fest with events kicking off at 10am (AEST)! If you are a paid-up subscriber to AWM online, make sure you have clicked through to the forum pages and registered a unique forum login, giving you full access to the event.

The line-up:

10-11am: Ron Serdiuk, publisher at Pulp Fiction Press

12-1pm: Best-selling author Nick Earls whose novels include Joel And Cat Set The Story Straight (a collaboration with Rebecca Sparrow), Bachelor Kisses and Zigzag Street.

1.30-2.30pm: Fantasy novelist and Chair of the South Australian Writers Centre Sean Williams, the man behind such works as Books of the Cataclysm, The Resurrected Man and many of the Star Wars series.

3-4pm: Literary Agents Pippa Masson and Tara Wynne from Australia’s oldest and largest literary agency, Curtis Brown.

6.30-7.30pm: Graham Nunn, award-winning poet, Artistic Director of Queensland Poetry Festival and founding publisher at Small Change Press.

(*All times given in AEST, remember to adjust if you need to!)

We are excited to announce the final line-up for our exclusive members-only 1st birthday forum day on Tuesday 20th November, with special guests and timings as follows:

10-11am: Ron Serdiuk, publisher at Pulp Fiction Press

12-1pm: Best-selling author Nick Earls whose novels include Joel And Cat Set The Story Straight (a collaboration with Rebecca Sparrow), Bachelor Kisses and Zigzag Street.

1.30-2.30pm: Fantasy novelist and Chair of the South Australian Writers Centre Sean Williams, the man behind such works as Books of the Cataclysm, The Resurrected Man and many of the Star Wars series.

3-4pm: Literary Agents Pippa Masson and Tara Wynne from Australia’s oldest and largest literary agency, Curtis Brown.

6.30-7.30pm: Graham Nunn, award-winning poet, Artistic Director of Queensland Poetry Festival and founding publisher at Small Change Press.

We hope we’ve got something for everyone - so get thinking now about what questions you would like to ask and lock the times into your diary! And don’t forget you need to register onto the forum pages with a separate login to your usual AWM login to be able to gain access and you must be a paid subscriber to the site!

PLEASE NOTE ALL TIMES ARE GIVEN IN AEST. Please adjust as necessary.

November is birthday month at AWM online as we celebrate a year of helping writers to pursue their dreams!

We’ve lined up a special day of online forums on Tuesday 20th November with special guests Pippa Mason and Tara Wynne from literary agency Curtis Brown, award-winning author Nick Earls, science fiction mastermind and Chair of the SA Writers Centre Sean Williams, award-winning poet, Artistic Director of Queensland Poetry Festival and founding publisher of Small Change Press, Graham Nunn, plus more to be announced! Watch this space for the final line-up and timings!

We’ve also got a special birthday ‘free mouse mat’ promotion for you. If you join, renew or upgrade your subscription during the month of November, simply email us at membership@awmonline.com.au to claim!

Thank you for being part of The Australian Writer’s Marketplace in the past year. We want to hear your success stories - if you’ve had a breakthrough in your writing career because of information you found on this site, please let us know by emailing membership@awmonline.com.au! We’ll publish the best success stories in December’s newsletter.

… but don’t worry you can still log into the forum pages to view the Q&A!

The Online Forum with Agent Sydney has just 24 hours left to run - so log on NOW to ensure your question gets answered!

We will be closing the discussion at 4pm tomorrow - all questions posted will be answered and we’ll upload any outstanding ones on Thursday morning…

Don’t miss out!

Our exclusive online forum with Agent Sydney is now active on the forum pages of the site. Log on now to post your questions and check back later for the reply! 

DO NOT MISS this great opportunity to ask the agent!

On her blog, Call My Agent!, anonymous literary agent, Agent Sydney promises ‘to shed light on the sometimes shadow-shrouded world of publishing in order to help writers work out how the hell they get published’.

And now Agent Sydney is bringing her considerable expertise to AWM online for 3 days only! Put 8-11 October in your diary and start thinking about what you really want to know about getting an agent - and getting a book deal.

We will be accepting your questions on the website from Monday morning (8th October) and Agent Sydney will log on daily to address the issues, solve the problems and help you find your way through the jungle that is publishing.

Tell your friends – this is your chance to get 5 minutes with an agent!

Watch this space for more details closer to the time…