Travel Writing Course Success: Ann Huston
Ann Huston completed the Travel Writing Course at NZ Writers’ College in August 2012. Since then, she had her travel piece on Woodville published in the Manawatu Standard. Her article ‘You can lead a...
View ArticleMagazine Journalism Student Success Story: Janet Hart
Janet Hart from Nelson, New Zealand completed the Magazine Journalism Course at NZ Writers’ College in 2012. After 28 years of school teaching, we find out how catching the writing bug has changed her...
View ArticleGraduate 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...
View ArticleAnd now we wait…. An author’s first experience of getting published
– BY HILARY MURRAY For those not familiar with my journey, I recently had my debut novel published (recently, as in ten days ago!). The build-up to the big day was a major learning curve for someone...
View ArticleHow 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 ArticleTravel writer Rosanne Turner about her writing life on a Thai island
Rosanne Turner completed the Travel Writing Course at the Writers’ College in 2008. Dozens of published travel articles later, she finds herself an expert on Koh Samui, her island home in the Gulf of...
View ArticleIan Middleton’s Magazine Journalism Success Story
Ian Middleton completed the Magazine Journalism Course at NZ Writers College with distinction in 2018. While he waits to hear whether his article he wrote on the course will be accepted for...
View ArticleCatching up with Copy-editor, Lesley Wyldbore
Copy-editing is a vital yet often overlooked part of the writing process. Effective copy-editing adds polish to writing, ensuring clarity and removing errors that a writer might miss. We caught up...
View ArticleWriters College Success Story: Award-winning Novelist Martin Steyn
The dark side of human nature holds a certain allure for acclaimed crime fiction author, Martin Steyn. He completed the Skryf ’n Roman (Write a Novel) course with the SA Writers College in 2010. Four...
View ArticleJournalist Rochelle Sewell on Starting Out as a Writer
Rochelle Sewell is a freelance journalist, blogger, and storyteller. She completed the Basics of Feature Writing course in 2015, followed by Advanced Magazine Journalism in 2016. Since then she’s been...
View ArticleGareth Ward – Accomplished Young Adult Novelist
NZ Writers College is proud to showcase one of their Novel Course graduates, Gareth Ward. Gareth’s debut novel, The Traitor and the Thief, has been described by readers as a “Cracker!” and “A story...
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...
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