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‘GRADUATE SUCCESSES …(more)’ Archives

Magazine Journalism Success Story: Jo Hedges

Magazine Journalism Success Story: Jo Hedges

Jo Hedges completed the Magazine Journalism Course in June this year. Her future in journalism shows huge potential, with four of her articles already published.   Well done Jo!   What writing successes have you had since completing your course? Since completing [Read More]

NZWC Student Wins ‘Her Magazine’ Short Story Competition

NZWC Student Wins ‘Her Magazine’ Short Story Competition

Her Magazine in New Zealand runs a regular short story competition. This month one of our Short Story Course students  – Andrea Stitson – won the competition. Her story will be published in the next issue of the magazine. Look out for ’Dancing with [Read More]

Magazine Journalism Success Story: Madi Hanekom

Magazine Journalism Success Story: Madi Hanekom

Madi Hanekom completed the Magazine Journalism Course in November 2010. Madi is a stellar example of a student who has thrown herself full throttle into writing and selling stories. What writing successes have you had since completing your course? During the course period, [Read More]

The Winners of the 2011 SA Writers’ College Short Story Competition

The Winners of the 2011 SA Writers’ College Short Story Competition

The results are out! Read the winning entries, the judges’ comments and see if your story is mentioned in our Honourable Mention List at www.sawriterscollege.co.za or follow this link. Congratulations to our winners: The overall winner is “The Tokoloshe” by Hannah [Read More]

Graduate Success Story: Short Story Writing

Graduate Success Story: Short Story Writing

Trish Nichsolson completed the Short Story Writing Course at NZ Writers’ College in 2010. We tracked her progress in the literary world.      An Interview with Trish Nicholson What writing successes have you had since completing your course? I was a finalist in [Read More]

Helen Yuretich wins Heartland Short Story Competition

Helen Yuretich wins Heartland Short Story Competition

  Helen Yuretich, a recent graduate of the Short Story Writing Course at NZ Writers’ College (www.nzwriterscollege.co.nz), has won the Heartland 1000 Short Story Competition. The competition, organised annually by The Taumarunui Writers’ Group, was judged by [Read More]

Graduate Success Story – Short Story Writing

Graduate Success Story – Short Story Writing

An Interview with Stephanie Attwood   Stephanie Attwood entered, and won her first short story competition in 1986 (South Island Writers’ Association) with her University Entrance exam story ‘The Break.’ She didn’t write again until undertaking the New Zealand [Read More]

Graduate Success Story: Magazine Journalism

Graduate Success Story: Magazine Journalism

  Karen Taylor-Vermaak completed her Magazine Journalism Course at SA Writers’ College (www.sawriterscollege.co.za) in February 2010. She has since become a regular contributor for Fitness Magazine.       An Interview with Karen Taylor-Vermaak   What writing [Read More]

Graduate Success Story: Hard News Journalism

Graduate Success Story: Hard News Journalism

  Ashley Stander completed the Hard News Journalism Course in 2010. She went on to have articles published in her local paper.     An Interview with Ashley Stander   What writing successes have you had since completing your course? I have had stories published in our [Read More]

Graduate Success Story: Travel Writing and Writing for the Web Course

Graduate Success Story: Travel Writing and Writing for the Web Course

Angela Pearse completed the Travel Writing Course and the Writing for the Web Course at NZ Writers’ College (www.nzwriterscollege.co.nz) in 2009 and 2010 respectively. One of our top students at the college, we were keen to find out how Angela is doing as a writer. [Read More]

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Getting into a Writing Routine

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

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

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]

Sukkel met skrywersblok? – deur Wilna Adriaanse

Sukkel met skrywersblok? – deur Wilna Adriaanse

“There is no rule on how to write.  Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly: Sometimes it’s like drilling rock [Read More]

Spotlight on author Lisa Lazarus

Spotlight on author Lisa Lazarus

  Lisa Lazarus is a freelance journalist for a variety of publications, including Men’s Health, Femina, [Read More]

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