JOURNALISM ARTICLES ... (more)
Starting out as a freelance journalist: where to even begin!? By Samantha Moolman
So – you’re committed to this writing thing and you’re raring to go. Good for you! But now what? Do you have a [Read More]
Journalism: How To Build Your Professional Brand
All journalists should have some sense of idealism. Even if you aren’t the all-guns-blazing world-changer you set out [Read More]
Branding 101: Journalism and The Importance of Branding – by Samantha Moolman
The future of print journalism is an issue that has been bludgeoned to death. In fact, it’s deader than the issue [Read More]
GRADUATE SUCCESSES ...(more)
Magazine Journalism Success Story: Jo Hedges
Jo Hedges completed the Magazine Journalism Course in June this year. Her future in journalism shows huge potential, [Read More]
CREATIVE WRITING ... (more)
Getting into a Writing Routine
“Every morning between 9 and 12 I go to my room and sit before a piece of paper. Many times, I just sit for [Read More]
Beating Writer’s Block
“Every writer I know has trouble writing.” – Joseph Heller “Never, never, never, never give up.” – [Read More]
What is a memoir, and why write one? – by Lisa Lazarus
“Given motivation and time, anyone can write a memoir – the waitress at your favourite coffee shop, the [Read More]
YOUR STORIES
Dreams Come True – by Andrea Stitson
“Dreams are goals I haven’t yet managed to reach.” During the course of my writing journey, I’ve [Read More]
WEB WRITING ... (more)
Grammar Don’t Matter (And Other Online Writing Myths) – by Greg Walker
You’ve read it before, probably on multiple occasions: Perfect grammar is less important when writing online content [Read More]
Think Proofreading Isn’t Important? Think Again… – by Greg Walker
Proofreading. The word alone is enough to bore the socks off most writers. After going through the whole [Read More]
Writing for the Web is a Matter of Survival – by Karen Lotter
Writing for the Web is very different from Writing for Print. Honest. I’m not just saying so ‘cause I want to [Read More]
COLLEGE NEWS ... (more news here)
Spotlight on author Lisa Lazarus
Lisa Lazarus is a freelance journalist for a variety of publications, including Men’s Health, Femina, Psychologies, Shape, Cosmopolitan, Femina, Healthy Pregnancy and the Mail & Guardian. Her memoir The Book of Jacob, co-written with Greg Fried, was published [Read More]
Spotlight on author Helen Brain
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998 she won an ATKV award [Read More]
Q & A with award-winning novelist Sonny Whitelaw
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist has [Read More]
What past-students say about our writing courses
What we do at The Writers’ College (NZ Writers’ College, SA Writers’ College, UK Writers’ College) [Read More]
