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.

The 2024 recipients of our Writing a Novel scholarship are halfway through their programs. Find out how the course has made a difference to their writing.

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

When Pip Fioretti enrolled in Writing a Novel in 2022, she’d already had three commercial fiction novels published.

Helen Signy’s new novel, Maya’s Dance, has just been published. We asked her about the process – its challenges and surprises.

With our intensive courses recently on a break and school holidays occurring, we asked our tutors about their writing practice during ‘downtime’.

We are delighted to introduce Kym Tyzack, who is the recipient of the 2024 scholarship for Writing the YA Novel.

Novelist and tutor Alice Robinson tells us how she kickstarts her novel writing process and where the magic lies.

Learning to prioritise writing time has helped 2023 scholarship recipient Munira Tabassum Ahmed complete a first draft of her novel.

Judith Bishop won the 2023 Scholarship for Writing the Narrative Nonfiction Book. Here she reflects on the program.

Writing the Essay course leader Eda Gunaydin tells us how she came to essay writing and how the form allows a writer to decentre the self.

Course leader Ashley Kalagian Blunt tells us how she came to be a crime writer and why crime is an enduring genre.

Novelist and tutor, Ruby Porter reflects on how she first started to write and how she developed her own skills through study.

Faber Writing Academy is seeking Expressions of Interest from novelists across Australia and Aotearoa / New Zealand.

We are delighted to celebrate the recipients of the 2024 Faber Writing Scholarships for Writing a Novel  and Writing Creative Nonfiction.

Illustrator Beau Wylie tells us how he approaches working on a children’s book in collaboration with an author and publisher.