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We’re thrilled to announce that registrations are now open for our second Pitching Your Novel Day Workshop, happening on Saturday the 21st of June.

The prose may be polished, the details vivid, but somehow the story doesn’t land. It doesn’t move the reader. Why is that?

Creative writing involves pushing boundaries, taking creative risks, discovering things about yourself and going on an adventure—one where you don’t always know exactly where you’ll end up.

If you’ve ever sat down to write and immediately heard that nagging, nit-picking voice in your head—This isn’t good enough. You’re not a real writer. Why even try?—you’re not alone.

When writing a novel, short story, memoir, or screenplay, it pays to see the process as an act of discovery. The best stories often emerge not from rigid planning but from remaining open to unexpected possibilities.

As we step into the new year, we hope you’ll join us in sharing the joy of writing—and all the possibilities tapping into your creativity brings. Here’s to crafting stories that move, entertain and inspire readers in 2025 and beyond.

As we approach the end of the year, we want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible creative journeys all our writers have embarked on over the last twelve months.

We wish everyone a peaceful and joyful festive season leading into a productive and creative new year.

Creating a compelling novel, memoir, short story or screenplay that resonates with readers doesn't happen by chance. As renowned author Robert McKee says, "You might have the insights of Buddha, but if you can't tell a story, your ideas will be as dry as dust."

In a speech to the Australian Film and Television School, Academy Award-winning director and writer, Peter Weir, revealed a profound insight into the art of writing: the secret to writing is to care and not care.

Never give up on a dream because you are worried about how long it might take to realise it. As Elizabeth Gilbert said when she held up her National Book Award, "This is for all the late-bloomers in the world." Writing is not like dancing or modeling; it's not something where, if you missed it by age 19, you're finished. It's never too late.

Positive feedback is the breakfast of champions. We are always deeply gratified by the feedback we receive from our participants, whether at the end of a course or through spontaneous posts on Google. These testimonials beautifully encapsulate the experiences we strive to provide through our creative writing courses. We are so pleased to be part of their creative journey.

We are thrilled that we were able to link up with two literary agents with decades of experience in the publishing industry, Lou Johnson and Jeanne Ryckmans from Key People Literary Management. Together, we launched our inaugural Pitching Your Novel Day Workshop at the Writers' Studio on Saturday the 22nd of June.

Stories help us make sense of the world we live in and enable us to explore and discover what is important to us. To write your story, whether it be a novel, short story or a screenplay, you have to listen to that still, quiet voice within and take a leap of faith in yourself and the story inside you, waiting to get out.

A burning question many aspiring writers often torture themselves with is "Do I have the talent required to be a writer?"