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2017 is our tenth anniversary year, so we decided to look at what you, our community, have achieved over the years – and we were gobsmacked. Twenty-seven of you have published books in the past [...]

A story doesn’t consist of a series of unrelated events. Everything that happens is linked causally or psychologically to what came before and what follows. People often forget this, particularly [...]

Imagine you are in your twilight years and you want to tell a grandchild a story to inspire them to overcome some difficulty they are dealing with. Don’t allow your narrator to launch into a [...]

Unusual sunsets, dramatic landscapes, dreamy seascapes have all inspired us to want to capture their essence in words. But I’d hazard that what writers find the most inspiring are not vistas and [...]

Here is a writing challenge for you. It’s inspired by an artwork showcased by, David Krut Projects in Newlands, the inspiring space where we used to host our Creative Writing Course. Write [...]