A New Critique Group at Write Links!
Hello aspiring and emerging authors and illustrators! Are you like me when I started writing and have googled extensively on 'how to get published' and found out that it's super helpful to join a writing group and take part in critiques? Well
Quality Critiquing Workshop with Melanie Hill
I wrote my first chapter book for children in 2005. It was brilliant. It was a masterpiece. It was a future best seller. I know because my mum said so. I still have the rejection letter from Penguin. It’s an actual
The Criteria for Children’s Literary Awards – with speaker Mia Macrossan
The dream of many writers is for their books to win awards. It brings prestige, money, increased sales, and affirmation. But how to win them? While no one can give the magic formula for this, this October, Write Links hosted a
Getting published in children’s magazines: Wise words from Annaleise Byrd, Ayesha Uddin & Melissa Salisbury
Happy chatter filtered through the congregation of authors, illustrators, creators, and booklovers who had gathered in the beautiful Mount Coo-tha Botanical Gardens for the July meeting of Writelinks. As we settled in, our attention was directed to the array of
Workshop with Judith Rossell
There was a packed house at the Write Links meeting at the State Library of Qld on Saturday, with good reason… the incredible Judith Rossell, author of Withering By Sea, was in residence. Listening to the story of her career
“Idea Creation and Collaboration” with Sean Williams at BSAB October 2022
Jacqui Halpin introduced Sean Williams as: supremely talented. Sean Williams introduced himself as: one who was too stupid to give up. I’ll also add to these words of praise: extremely knowledgeable, funny and relatable. Sean shared so many pearls of wisdom, helped us
September meeting – Pitch Practice
Pitches! What to include? Do you give away the ending? Can you finish with a question? How do you entice an agent or editor to request your manuscript? Do you include comparison titles? What is the word count for a pitch? Does the thought of writing a
‘Getting to know the US market’ with the founders of Kidlit411.com
The Write Links August meeting was held on July 30 and we were so lucky to have children's author and founder of Kidlit411, Sylvia Liu took us through an informative session on getting an agent and submitting in the US
July Hybrid Meeting & PD with Alison McLennan
If you felt a creativity tremor emanate from the QLD State Library last month, never fear, it was just our July Write Links meeting! A hybrid meeting, attendees contributed in person and via Zoom. To begin, Write Linkers shared their news
Object writing: A traditional writing exercise visits a Zumba class…
And things get fun (think colour, music, movement, goofiness, and an all-round sensory party!) Confession: I’m not usually a huge fan of writing prompts. In my opinion, they’re like the veggies of my childhood—probably good for me, but bland and unpalatable
