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Writing NSW

Writing Setting and Landscape with James McKenzie Watson

James McKenzie Watson will explore the role setting plays in character development and practice crafting landscapes that speak to your…

Info Sessions

Writing NSW

Online Feedback: Non-Fiction with Tricia Dearborn

Tricia Dearborn will provide feedback on your essays and creative non-fiction work, enabling you to hone your skills over three…

Workshops

Writers Victoria

Creative Non-Fiction with Hayley Singer

Hayley Singer will give you the tools you need to explore the rich possibilities of creative non-fiction and how to…

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Book review: The Good Daughter, Kumi Taguchi

A memoir of the SBS journalist's struggle to understand her Japanese heritage.

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Book review: Chinese Parents Don’t Say I Love You, Candice Chung

Does food as love language bring enough to the table?

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Book review: Always Home, Always Homesick, Hannah Kent

Hannah Kent's first non-fiction book retreads the grounds of her Iceland-set bestseller, 'Burial Rites.'

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Plagiarism claim from RecipeTin Eats' Nagi Maehashi

Are the allegations true or half-baked?

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Book review: Say Everything, Ione Skye

A memoir of a tumultuous Gen X icon growing up in California among musicians and artists.

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Book review: The Surgeon of Royaumont, Susan Neuhaus

Shining a light on Australian female doctors in WWI.

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Book review: Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global, Laura Spinney

An exploration of how hundreds of languages share a single ancient ancestor.

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