Category Archives: Writing

A Writing Masterclass with John Marsden

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

John Marsden, the writer of the masterful Tomorrow When the War Began series, is holding a writing masterclass at the Wellington City Library this Saturday (the 13th) from 10am to 12pm. The Children’s Bookshop in Kilbirnie is the organising force … Continue reading →

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Scrawl Short Story Winner – Micah Timona Ferris

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

We’re pleased to announce, with the gratefully received help of and the winner of vicbooks Scrawl Short Story competition. Micah Timona Ferris with her story, Apples. There was a great mix of stories submitted this year, leading to an enticing … Continue reading →

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Apples – by Micah Timona Ferris

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

The day she was due to arrive from the other end of the world, mum went grocery shopping. It was autumn and the leaves were nearly all brown, their little bodies curling inwards. That’s what happens when you die, you … Continue reading →

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Writing Tips for Poetry – Scrawl

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

As we did for short stories, we now do for the poetry side of our Scrawl writing competition. Poetry, we think, is more difficult to write – if only because it takes a more refined knowledge of grammar, form, cadence, … Continue reading →

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Writing Tips for Short Stories – Scrawl

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

As short story entries for this years Scrawl Writing Competition wash in on the electronic tides, we thought we’d browse the interweb for tips and pointers on writing methods and pass them on in a digested manner. There’s the practical … Continue reading →

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Scrawl Writing Competition 2011

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Scrawl is back in its second incarnation – widened in scope, more confident in demeanor and with its general hubbub all sleek and streamlined. We received hundreds of entries last year, far more than we (or our judges) expected, which … Continue reading →

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Japanese Earthquake Charity eBook

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

On the 18th of March a blogger and tweeter in Japan started something quite remarkable. He wanted to generate some financial and moral aid for those devastated by the recent earthquake (see his original post here). The idea was to … Continue reading →

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The Joys of Re-reading

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

I have a self-imposed rule that my books can’t go on the shelf until they’ve been read, in case I forget I own them and either don’t end up reading them, or, more likely, buy them again. This usually means … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

In the accent-less world of textual communication, where the addition of the occasional (possibly unnecessary) “u” to certain words acts as verbal camouflage, you might never know that I am American.  But, there it is.  As an American abroad I … Continue reading →

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Joy Cowley tells stories at Book Council event.

Posted on October 14, 2010 by

About thirty people gathered last night at Cafe L’affare to listen to Joy Cowley read from her new memoir “Navigation”, and talk with Lynn Freeman about her life and writing. “Children don’t dissemble”, she says, and because of this, they … Continue reading →

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