Faber Writing Academy is delighted to announce the winners of the third round of the 2025 FWA Alumni Award, Aneil Fatania and Sarah J Neal.

Davina Bell is an award-winning author of books for young people of all ages from babies to teens. For over fifteen years, she worked as an editor, commissioning editor and publisher at Penguin Books, Affirm Press, and Allen and Unwin. Ahead of her course, Writing For Kids: Picture Books and Children’s Fiction, we chatted with Davina about what it’s like to collaborate with an illustrator, what we can learn from publishers, and what you can expect from Writing For Kids: Picture Books and Children’s Fiction.



Liz Evans is an award-winning British writer, journalist, author and novelist. Ahead of her course, Writing a Novel (Hobart), we chatted with Liz about Tasmania’s literary scene, Liz’s rockstar past, what she’s looking for in a scholarship application, and what you can expect from Writing a Novel (Hobart).

As Round Three of the FWA Alumni Award opens, our Round Two winners share what it was like to participate in the Faber UK Industry day.

Faber Writing Academy is delighted to announce the winners of the second round of the 2025 FWA Alumni Award, Amanda Maxwell and Fliss Goldstein.

Anthony Mullins is a BAFTA, Emmy and AWGIE award-winning screenwriter, director and script producer. Ahead of his course, Adapting Your Novel for the Screen, we spoke to Anthony about his approach to screen adaptation and what we can expect from this exciting new course.

It’s always exciting to introduce the talented writers who will be joining us as scholarship recipients. Join us in wishing them well.

We are asked our current and recent scholarship recipients to reflect on their courses to date. Find out how their courses have made a difference to their writing.

Allen & Unwin, 15-time Publisher of the Year and Australia’s leading independent publisher, is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated person to become our Receptionist and Faber Writing Academy Coordinator.

Writer and tutor, Ingrid Horrocks, tells us about the exploratory nature of creative nonfiction, what it’s like to write across genres, and what makes for a strong scholarship application.

Faber Writing Academy is delighted to announce the winners of the first round of the 2025 FWA Alumni Award, Rachel Bonnar and Lawrence Parmenter.

Building the discipline to generate abundant new material and developing the confidence to kill some darlings, scholarship recipient Joseph Falsone deepened and strengthened his draft.

We are pleased to announce a new merit award for graduates of our 2023 – 2025 Stay the Course, Edit & Submit Your Novel, Advanced Novel Workshop and Writing a Novel programs: the FWA ALUMNI AWARD.

We asked Alexandra Christie, an agent with Curtis Brown Australia, and Abigail Nathan, an agent with Alex Adsett Literary, all about agenting, and their involvement in our inaugural FWA ALUMNI AWARD. Here’s the inside story on their passion for their roles, as well as some invaluable advice to those who have just begun to submit their novels to agents. 

Ahead of Writing for Kids: Picture Books and Children’s Fiction, we spoke to Kate about the joy of working with an illustrator, what makes a work of children’s fiction stand out, and the importance of workshopping and being open to feedback as part of any creative practice.

Ahead of her intensive creative nonfiction course, we spoke to Sophia about how to spot a successful memoir manuscript, the challenges of writing about real-life people, and the memoirists she’s reading now.

Ahead of her short course, Writing Poetry, we spoke to Eileen about what attracted her to poetry, the highlights of her career, and the poets who have inspired her.

“The Game” is a story from Emma Hislop’s debut collection, Ruin and Other Stories, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press, and winner of the Hubert Church Prize for Fiction, for Best First Book at the 2024 Ockham NZ Book Awards. 

Ahead of his short course, Writing a Life, we spoke to Arnold about his omnivorous taste for all literary forms, the authors who enrich his life, and the importance of writers being attuned and open to the world, its landscapes and people.

Robyn Cadwallader will be a special guest speaker in our Writing Historical Fiction course with Lauren Chater.