Lessons from the Books on The Bay Literary Festival
An impressive congregation of writers gathered for Books on the Bay’s inaugural literary festival in the naval village of Simons Town, South Africa – a feast for readers and a trove of [...]
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Posted The hidden secrets of writing with Joanne Hichens
‘Sometimes, in writing memoir, we are faced with extreme pain, says writer Joanne Hichens. ‘It’s important to recognise that these “scenes” might be included in the story.’ Joanne is [...]
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Posted The hidden secrets of writing with Michele Rowe
Andrew Sherwood is a dead man. The last time forensic psychologist Marge Labuschagne saw him, alive, was a fraught confrontation in the benign setting of a neighbourhood fair. The scene which [...]
Last chance – 20% off our Screenwriting Course – ends midnight 16 February
This is your last chance to get a massive 20% discount on our Crash Course in Screenwriting, starting 27 February. This ten-module course will lay a foundation of understanding of the range of [...]
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Posted The hidden secrets of writing with Vincent Pienaar
Limerence by Vincent Pienaar (Penguin Random House)* is another novel we’d like to feature in this blog series on the published books of our Creative Writing Course alumni. Nominated for the [...]
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Posted The hidden secrets of writing with Tracy Todd
We at All About Writing are proud to have seen Tracy Todd’s memoir, Brave Lotus Flower Rides the Dragon (Tracey McDonald Publishers)*, from its inception to its final published state. This is [...]
December/January flash fiction challenge ending Midnight 31 January
This is also your last chance to enter our December/January Flash Fiction Challenge and stand a chance to win a literary assessment on 5000 words of writing worth R 2750 / £ 150 or a [...]
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Posted The hidden secrets of writing with Lisa-Anne Julien
I would like to introduce you to a fascinating novel called If you Save Me, by Lisa Anne Julien (Kwela Books)*, in another of our blogs showcasing the work of our past Creative Writing Course [...]
Last chance – 25% off our Online Creative Writing Course
This is your last chance to get a massive 25% off our Online Creative Writing Course. The sale ends at midnight. Don’t miss out. The online course allows participants to work at their own [...]
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Posted The hidden secrets of writing with Adam Kethro
We’re launching a series of blogs, The hidden secrets of writing, that will, we hope, achieve two things. Firstly, they’ll introduce you all to extracts from various books that past students of [...]
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You don’t have to spend 20 years learning to be the best writer you can be. Our flagship Creative Writing Course contains everything we wish we’d known when we were starting out as writers – and [...]
