Writing Tips
5 easy steps to write your story! (Plus: WIN a creative writing intensive course)
If you have a story to tell, then tell it! Begin writing your memoir today with five easy steps from award-winning author and SA Writers College tutor Alex Smith.
On Writing a Thrilling Short Story – tips from author and creative writing tutor Andrew Salomon
An engaging short story is one of reading’s great pleasures. If you want to write a story that draws the reader in and sweeps them along, here are some tips from Andrew Salomon, author and creative writing tutor at SA Writers College.
On writing: Six top tips for getting started
The blank page can be intimidating for an aspiring fiction writer, but anyone can write creatively, says Andrew Salomon, award-winning author and creative writing tutor at SA Writers College.
Free webinar: Inside the publishing process with Pan Macmillan (1 Dec)
Join Pan Macmillan South Africa’s free webinar for a guide to navigating the publishing process and an overview of the publishing industry.
Non-advice to aspiring writers, from Damon Galgut
‘Let me start my advice to aspiring writers by saying that my advice won’t help you.’ Well, at least novelist Damon Galgut is honest.
Don’t miss Aoife Lennon-Ritchie’s webinar on how to get a literary agent (18 Aug)
How do you get a literary agent? What do literary agents even do, and why do you need one? How does agenting work in South Africa? What kind of titles are agents looking for?
‘If I’m stuck, I kill a character or make them have sex’ – Watch an All About Writing Masterclass with bestselling thriller writer Tony Park
If you missed the Tony Park Masterclass, hosted recently by All About Writing, never fear – you can watch it now on YouTube.
Write your book with Mike Nicol’s new online creative writing course
Acclaimed novelist Mike Nicol has launched a creative writing course!
The Creative Writing Coursebook: 44 Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry
The Creative Writing Coursebook: Forty-four Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry – a fully updated comprehensive guide for improving and practising your creative writing, including contributions from Ali Smith and Kit de Waal.
‘Writing is like removing your own appendix with a pair of rusty scissors’ – Mark Winkler chats about his new book Theo and Flora
Mark Winkler discusses his new novel, Theo & Flora, and why writing is like performing surgery on yourself.
How to get published in South Africa – Jacana Media explains
How to get published in South Africa.
Sign up for the Abantu Book Festival Creative Writing Masterclass with Nthikeng Mohlele and Zukiswa Wanner
Nthikeng Mohlele and Zukiswa Wanner will be leading a Creative Writing Masterclass at this year’s Abantu Book Festival!
The first of its kind: Jacana Media to host a live book-pitching session
On 4 August 2017, Jacana Media publishers and a panel of experts will gather for a live book-pitching session!
Top tips on how to forge a career in writing from bestselling author Jane Green
Jane Green, author of Falling, Saving Grace and most recently The Sunshine Sisters, shares her tips for writers.