This week, we’re giving away three copies of Australia in 100 Words by Historian and Director of the Australian National ...

Meet Scott Ryder, a former Australian commando, who discusses his memoir Forged in Fire, detailing his 22-year military career and the transition to civilian life. Forged in Fire takes us inside the ...

Welcome to September’s Furious Fiction story showcase – where this month we mixed things up a little with a picture prompt! Writers had to use the image above in ANY way as inspiration to tell their ...

Mo Davey used to distract her kids by telling them stories on the walk to and from school. She wanted to be able to remember them, so when another mum suggested they enrol together in Writing Children ...

Lisa Kenway, author of the psychological thriller 'All You Took From Me' on the So You Want to be a Writer podcast by the Australian Writers' Centre.

Meet Sandhya Parappukkaran, a picture book author with four wonderful books that have all been shortlisted or have won Premier’s Literary awards. This is a huge achievement for this former food ...

Welcome to July’s Furious Fiction story showcase – where we all get to crowd atop the podium of prose and raise the flag of creativity. The prompts for this month’s challenge were: Your story must ...

This week, we’re giving away three copies of The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu. This story is a heartwarming tale set in Tokyo, where a quirky pet shop lends out cats for just three days to seven ...

Synonyms are words with similar meanings – e.g. “angry” and “livid”. Can YOU identify the famous song titles from their synonym twins? (Year of release also given.) ...