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Vikki Conley’s path to becoming an award-winning children’s author

Courses taken at AWC:
Writing Picture Books

Vikki Conley dreamed of writing for children and, over the years, that little voice telling her to write books got louder until she simply couldn’t ignore it. She threw in her marketing job, enrolled in an Australian Writers’ Centre course and started writing. Within two years, she has already established herself as a prolific author, with the publication of seven picture books and contracts with four publishers. Her most recent book is the CBCA shortlisted Amira’s Suitcase, while Milly and the Mulberry Tree and Where the Lyrebird Lives will be released in 2022. Vikki’s other publications include Tomorrow Girl, Little Puggle’s Song, The Lost Moustache and Ella & Mrs Gooseberry.

21 August 2023

Competitions and Opportunities

COMP CLOSED: ‘Normal Rules Don’t Apply’ by Kate Atkinson

Award-winning writer Kate Atkinson is back with Normal Rules Don’t Apply, a collection of short stories you don’t want to miss. We have three copies to give away. Here’s the blurb: The first story collection from Kate Atkinson in twenty years, Normal Rules Don’t Apply is a dazzling array of

21 August 2023

Podcast: So You Want to be a Copywriter

Ep 059: How to sell your copywriting business for a seven-figure sum with Kobi Simmat

Would you like to sell your copywriting business for a million dollars, or even $10 million dollars? It’s possible, and Kobi Simmat is going to show us how. Kobi is one of Australia’s most successful business improvement specialists. He recently achieved a $20 million valuation and then a successful sale

21 August 2023

Day: August 21, 2023

Vikki Conley’s path to becoming an award-winning children’s author

COMP CLOSED: ‘Normal Rules Don’t Apply’ by Kate Atkinson

Ep 059: How to sell your copywriting business for a seven-figure sum with Kobi Simmat

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