Day: September 6, 2021

Alumni/Student success stories
Australian Writers' Centre Team

Bec Nanayakkara scores publishing deal for her first picture book

Courses taken at AWC: 
Writing Picture Books

Congratulations to AWC graduate Bec Nanayakkara who has landed a publishing deal for her debut picture book – which is based on an idea she workshopped in our Writing Picture Books course with tutor Zanni Louise just a year ago!

“I wrote a story for one of the assignments, and soon after the course, I polished it up and submitted it to Affirm Press. It was my first picture book submission to a publisher,” Bec told us. “Six months later they got in touch, and I have just signed a contract with them. They will be turning my manuscript into a real live story book in 2023!”

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Australian Writers' Centre Team

COMP CLOSED: WIN Liane Moriarty’s new book ‘Apples Never Fall’

It’s a giveaway treat this week, with the hot-off-the-press latest book from the bestselling blockbusting Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers author Liane Moriarty. This latest one’s called Apples Never Fall and we have three juicy copies to help you keep the doctor away. Here’s a quick synopsis: From

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