Congratulations to Monte Dwyer on his new novel, The Egg Collector, a top-notch love story of how hard childhoods can breed unconventional adults. You can buy it here: http://www.monte.com.au. om.au
“It’s rare to find an editor with the eyes for the big picture and the glasses for the finish edit – Ed Wright is one such provider. He’ll improve your work by 10-20%.” Monte Dwyer – author and ex weatherman
Congratulations to Hilary Boyd, one of our Saturday morning writers. Hilary’s story, “Hide and Seek” has been published in the latest issue of the UK magazine Mslexia, as part of their Monster Showcase. The judge, Juliet E. McKenna, had this to say about the brilliant and haunting tale: “Told from the unnamed Boy’s point of view –...
I look forward to the workshop every single week. My time is always spent valuably because the spirit of generosity demonstrated by my classmates means I walk away ready again to write, with fresh insights and a revitalised enthusiasm. Our class has developed into a place where we all respect each other’s work and opinion....
I started with the beginners’ class last year, and enjoyed it so much I’m now in my third term with The Creative Word Shop. Wendy James has been an inspiring teacher; she’s down to earth and always helpful. I started just for something to do – looking for a creative outlet. Now I’m starting to...
As a qualified editor as well as published author and writing lecturer Dr Ed Wright is well equipped to not only edit the written word but also to give helpful advice. I found him easy to relate to from the very first meeting. He is encouraging, insightful and empathetic. Although he gave constructive criticism I...
Wendy talks to Culture Hunter about how we came into being and what we can do to help writers of all levels improve, whether it’s an introductory course or editing a manuscript http://culturehunter.org/interview-creative-word-shop/
Huge congratulations to Wendy, co-founder of the Creative Workshop whose next novel, The Golden Child, has been picked up by Harper Collins as part of a two-book deal and will be published in February 2017