Cate Carlton has recently died yet is somehow able to watch her family from the afterlife. In the Quiet is a striking debut.

The eloquence of buzz phrases like ‘representation matters’ didn’t exist 25 years ago when I was a wog girl growing up in the bush.

The Serpent’s Secret, written by Sayantani Dasgupta, is a humorous, action-packed middle-grade fantasy debut. 

Like all of my favourite stories, NovioletBulawayo’s We Need New Names, opened the door to a world vastly different to the one I inhabit.

Tessa Feggans has worked on three editions of the Faber Writing Anthology – but is now a commissioning editor.

As the 2021 classes in Writing a Novel Stage 1 near completion we asked our scholarship winners what they’ve learnt and what’s next.

Gabriella Kelly-Davies’ biography Breaking through the pain barrier has been signed by Hawkeye Books in Queensland.

Hodder & Stoughton have acquired world rights to Ali Lowe’s debut novel The Trivia Night  in a two book deal.

We asked Hilary Reynolds, Senior Editor for Children’s & YA books,  for her top tips on the best ways to keep YA readers engaged.

We asked Drusilla Modjeska to talk about hybrid forms of writing and how she’ll be reading applications for her new course.

Want to know just how practical The Crime Fiction Lab is for real crime writers? We asked our tutors R.W.R. McDonald and Katherine Kovacic.

We asked tutors R.W.R. McDonald and Katherine Kovacic to tell us about the crime fiction that currently has them hooked (and why…)

Simmone Howell tells us about the history of YA books, the possibilities for YA authors and what it takes to create a great piece of work.

We asked Rebecca Giggs to tell us about her recent reading – which nonfiction books have stayed with her and why they work.

We asked award-winning author and tutor Rebecca Giggs to tell us about winning awards, how projects begin and her new online course.

Trent Dalton and Aviva Tuffield to appear in Writing a Novel as guest speakers. Speed assessments now available for Writing a Novel applications.

Kristina Olsson, Course Director for the inaugural Writing a Novel program in Brisbane, told us what she’s looking for.

Joey Connolly, Head of Faber Academy in the UK, on the beginnings of the Academy, writing communities and what comes next for Faber in the UK.

Faber Writing Academy is thrilled to announce the recipients of our scholarships in Writing for Children and Writing Young Adult Fiction.

We asked Kathryn Heyman and Margo Lanagan what they’re hoping to discover when they read applications for ‘Writing a Novel’.