So You Want To Be A Writer With Valerie Khoo And Allison Tait: Australian Writers' Centre Podcast

Meet Pamela Cook, author of Cross My Heart. Here's your short story plan of action for this year! Discover 20 words to inspire you to write in 2020. Plus, you could win one of 3 copies of Inner Worlds Outer Spaces: Working Lives of Others by Ceridwen Dovey.  Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Meet Nick Gadd, author of Death of a Typographer. Hear about the demise of the Apostrophe Protection Society and discover what #authorsforfireys is all about. Plus, we have three copies of That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Marc Randolph to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Happy 2020! Meet Tony Jones, former Q&A host, journalist and author of 'In Darkness Visible'. Plus, there are three copies of '488 Rules for Life' by Kitty Flanagan to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Val and Al wrap up 2019, reveal their top 10 interviews for the year and wish you a wonderful holiday season! Plus, you could win one of three copies of 'The Strayan Dictionary' by Dominic Knight. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Are you a planster? Meet the best-selling author of The Family Upstairs, Lisa Jewell. Allison shares her top 10 posts about writing for 2019. Plus, there are copies of Last Christmas by Greg Wise and Emma Thompson to be won. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Want to enter a short story comp about food and drink? Meet Jodi Gibson, author of 'The Memories We Hide'. We have tips to stop procrastinating. Plus, there are five double passes to 'The Truth' (thanks to Palace Films) to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Learn exercises for writers you can do at your desk. You'll meet Elliot  Perlman, author of 'Maybe the Horse Will Talk'. Discover gift vouchers for writers. Plus, we have three copies of 'The Truants' by Kate Weinberg to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Discover what to buy the other writers in your life. You'll meet K.M. Levis, author of 'The Search for Adarna'. We found a list of writing competitions you can still enter for 2019, and we have three copies of 'Magical Maths' by Eddie Woo to giveaway. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Learn tips to overcome your shyness at literary events. Meet Christian White, author of 'The Wife and the Widow'. Discover how you could win a $10,000 advance for your manuscript. We also have three copies of  'Salvation Lost' by Britain's number one science-fiction writer, Peter F. Hamilton, to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Discover scholarships for young writers. You'll meet Kirli Saunders, author of 'The Incredible Freedom Machines'. Are you a late night or early morning writer? And vote in our poll on whether you prefer coffee or tea when writing.  Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Stay in Stephen King's house and write! Meet Melanie Cheng, author of 'Room for a Stranger'. Discover the biggest mistake newbie travel writers make. And we have three copies of 'The Island at the Edge of the World' by Deborah Rodriguez to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Discover how to get the words written. Meet Nicola Moriarty, author of 'The Ex'. Val and Al discuss what you can learn from hanging out in a bookshop. Plus, we have three copies of 'In Darkness Visible' by Tony Jones to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Discover top tips for surviving a structural edit, and meet Sarfraz Manzoor, author of ‘Greetings from Bury Park’, now a hit movie. 13 Australian authors share their creative rituals. Plus, we have three copies of 'Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister' by Jung Chang to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Why does writing books get tougher instead of easier? You'll meet Stephanie Wood, author of 'Fake: A startling true story of love in a world of liars, cheats, narcissists, fantasists and phonies'. Plus, you could win a copy of 'Gotta Get Theroux This' by Louis Theroux. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

You'll meet middle-grade author Pip Harry, author of 'The Little Wave', and our Furious Fiction superfans. What does 'prodigal' really mean? (Possibly, not what you think!). Plus, there are three copies of 'The Weekend' by Charlotte Wood to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

We celebrate 300 episodes! You'll meet journalist, author and podcaster Caroline Overington. Discover ideas to help you revise a book's first draft. Plus, you could win a cracker of a prize for our 300th episode celebration. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

What can you do when you realise when your book is broken? You'll meet Juliet Marillier, author of 'The Harp of Kings'. We have a new online course in development. Plus, there are three copies of 'The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker' by Joanna Nell to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Meet Tristan Bancks, author of 'Detention' and Ali Berg, co-author of 'While Your Were Reading'. Celebrate Reading Hour this week. Plus, there are three copies of 'TRIM: The Cartographer's Cat' to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

Meet Joe Gorman, author of 'Heartland' and discover how to improve your book with beta readers. There are three copies of 'Bake Australia Great' by Katherine Sabbath up for grabs. Plus, the Richell Prize for Emerging Writers longlist has been announced with five AWC alumni making it onto the list.  Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Patti Miller, author of 'The Joy of High Places'. Discover how the Creative Writing Quest for Kids can help your child improve their writing. Learn why you need to stop apologising for your voice. Plus, we have three copies of 'The Joy of High Places' by Patti Miller to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com