How I started writing, and finally self-published my book
by Louis Wiid The beginning of a new journey Sitting through hours of traffic jams every day on my way to and from work, snailing through the streets of Sandton, I found myself stuck in a rut....
View Article‘n Onderhoud met oud-student, Gina van Staden
V: Hoekom het jy besluit om ʼn skrywer te word? A: Want ek het baie om te sê! My skryfwerk word grootliks beïnvloed deur verhoudings- en geloofskwessies, want dit is waar my passie lê. V: Watter...
View ArticleThe Writers College Student Success Stories
Some of our students have gone on to occupy full-time jobs in the magazine and/or publishing industry. You can read short interviews with past-students here. Here are a few writing success stories from...
View ArticleGlenn McGoldrick – published short story writer
Glenn McGoldrick completed the Short Story Writing For Magazines Course at UK Writers College in 2016. Since then he has enjoyed a spate of literary successes with several stories published, and...
View ArticleMagazine Journalism Course Success: Ansie van der Walt
Ansie van der Walt completed the Magazine Journalism Course at SA Writers College. Apart from working at her new job as assistant editor at an Australian publishing house, Ansie writes for her blog,...
View ArticleGraduate Success Stories – Hard News Journalism
Everson Luhanga was awarded a bursary in 2010 to study Hard News Journalism at SA Writers’ College (www.sawriterscollege.co.za). Everson thrived on the course and went on to get two articles published...
View ArticleGraduate Success Stories: Magazine Journalism
Christo Valentyn completed the Magazine Journalism Course in 2007. Apart from selling articles to big titles like Cosmopolitan and Longevity, Christo has carved a niche for himself as a successful...
View ArticleGraduate 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...
View ArticleGraduate 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...
View ArticleKaren Taylor-Vermaak’s 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....
View ArticleGraduate Success Story – 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...
View ArticleHelen 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...
View ArticleThe 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....
View ArticleMagazine 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...
View ArticleNZWC 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...
View ArticleMagazine 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...
View ArticleNovel Writing Course Success – Mark Scheepers
Mark Scheepers received the Mavis Bleazard Bursary (sponsored by her daughter Hazel Carlstein) and completed the Write a Novel Course at The Writers’ College earlier this year. We are delighted to hear...
View ArticleAn interview with Andy Evans
Andy Evans decided to get more serious about his writing this year, and enrolled in two NZ Writers’ College courses, namely, The Basics of Creative Writing and Literary Short and Flash Fiction. Read...
View ArticleMagazine Journalism Success: Angelique Noll
Angelique Noll completed the Basics of Creative Writing Course as well as the Magazine Journalism Course in 2011 at The Writers’ College. Here’s what she has been up to since then…. 1. What writing...
View ArticleShort Story Writing Course Success: Chenél Pieterse-Boyle
Chenél Pieterse-Boyle completed the Short Story Writing Course at SA Writers’ College. Her writing successes since then have been nothing short of inspirational. 1. What writing successes have you...
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