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The latest batch of Penguin Classics are out now! Another 50 are now on sale and they include Sartre’s The Age of Reason, Dracula by Bram Stoker, A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (one of my favourite books).
Sydney Writers' Centre posted English Punctuation & Grammar : When to Use an Ellipsis from YouTube to their page
An ellipsis is used to show that there is extended thought going on, that portions of a quote are omitted or that the reader should feel suspense. Find out when to use an ellipsis in sentence with ...
Twelve years ago Richard Harland left his job as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong to write full-time. Since then he has published 15 novels and has just scored a big US publishing deal for his latest book, Worldshaker...
Last Seen in Lhasa by Claire Scobie is the story of rare red lilies, Tibet and friendship. Scobie’s first trip to Tibet in 1997 was in search of a rare red lily in Pemako, an area of Tibet rarely visited.
We are thrilled to share the news that the Sydney Writers' Centre has just been announced as one of 10 Australian finalists in the 2009 Dell Small Business Excellence Awards. The final overall Australian winner will be announced in September...
A couple of literary events have grabbed my attention so I thought I should share them here. If playwrighting is your thing, these two talks should be very interesting. On Sunday 5 July, the legendary American playwright, Edward Albee, will...
Sydney Bauer is the author of the crime series featuring Boston based criminal attorney David Cavanagh. Her debut novel Undertow, also the first novel in the series, was published in 2006 and won the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award for the best crime novel by an Australian Woman...
Booker Prize winning novelist John Banville describes himself as a ‘slow’ writer, a writer more concerned with his prose than his characters and stories. So, writing under his pen name, Benjamin Black, represents a massive change for him stylistically. Banvill
Tim Winton is now in the happy position of being a sure fire hit in publishing. His publisher, Penguin, apparently spares no expense on marketing his books – his latest book, Breath, even features on bus advertising! Winton is highly.
For your chance to win a copy of Inside Steve's Brain: Business Lessons from Steve Jobs, the Man who Saved Apple by Leander Kahney, you'll need to answer the question in the video. Simply email your answer, full name and...
Maree Giles' debut novel, Invisible Thread, is a semi-autobiographical account of life for a young girl in the Gunyah Training School for Girls in 1970. Despite it's sometimes harrowing story, it received rave reviews...
I saw an interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald today about a sequel to J.D. Salinger’s classic novel, The Catcher in the Rye. The sequel has been written by John David California, and follows the adventures of a certain.
Tristan Bancks has featured on our podcast series, and since we interviewed him about his Mac Slater, Cool Hunter series he has secured an American publishing deal and has released two more books for kids. Nit Boy is his new...
Sydney Writers' Centre posted Popular Penguins Launch 2009 from YouTube to their page
The penguins have arrived! You are invited into the VIP lounge at the fabulous launch of the next 50 popular penguins. Take an exclusive glimpse at what happened on the night including an appearanc...
Janeen Brian is an award-winning author of more than 65 books - some of her more well-know children's books are Where does Thursday go?, Hoosh! Camels in Australia and Pilawuk: When I was Young...
At the Sydney Writers’ Centre we get many queries from parents who are looking for a writing course for their school aged children. Unfortunately, there seem to be very few opportunities for primary and high-school children who want to write..
Sydney Writers' Centre posted English Punctuation: The Semicolon from YouTube to their page
We found this great little video with tips on how to use the semicolon. Hope you enjoy it!
The Return to Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 written by Paul Krugman is the perfect layman’s guide to economics and the crises that have led us to our latest recession. Paul Krugman is a Nobel Prize winner in.
Oh joy! More free books! Well, more free books for our subscribers. This week we’re giving away 10 copies of Debra Adelaide’s first novel The Hotel Albatross. First published in 1995, Pan Macmillan is re-releasing the book on the bac
Our newest creative writing teachers, Kate Forsyth, has just released her latest book The Puzzle Ring. Described by John Lloyd on thebookbag.co.uk as a ‘blaze-through-it-one-sitting fantasy’, it is the story of 12 year old Hannah who has just discovered he
Sydney Writers' Centre posted Great tips on how to write a novel from YouTube to their page
How to write a novel! Hint: you need a beginning, middle and end.
Patti Miller is an author and writing teacher. She has written five books including two on the process of life writing, Writing Your Life and The Memoir Book. She has been teaching life writing throughout Australia and overseas for over 15 years and teaches regularly at the Sydney Writers' Centre...
Michelle Bridges has been a trainer on Channel 10’s The Biggest Loser since 2006...
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