The latest from Faber Writing Academy tutors and students.
With experience as a writer and editor, Ellen O’Brien will be guiding Faber students though the editing process…and more.
Tutor Lee Kofman on why we find memoirs so compelling, the books she loves and kickstarting your own memoir.
Tutor Pip Smith teaches both Kickstart Your Novel and Writing a Novel. Here she reflects on how that works, for her, and for students.
We asked tutor Lauren Chater to tell us about life as a writer of historical fiction – why she’s drawn to it and whose work inspires her.
Here’s a brief update on recent milestones from our teaching team – Emily Bitto, Sophie Cunningham and Emily O’Grady
We’ve checked in with the recipients of our 2022 Scholarships for Writing a Novel and they’ve shared their insights and surprises.
We asked Richard Cooke to tell us more about why the book proposal is like an ‘audition’ for a book and what students will take away from the course.
Katherine Boo will be a special guest speaker in our new course Writing the Narrative Nonfiction Book with Deborah Robertson.
We asked award-winning journalist Oscar Schwartz to tell us more about his forthcoming Faber Writing Academy course.
Author Deborah Robertson on why she’s working with Faber Writing Academy on a new non-fiction course for writers in Melbourne.
The Faber Writing Academy is delighted to announce the recipient of the 2022 Faber Writing Scholarship for Writing Creative Nonfiction.
The Faber Writing Academy is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2022 Faber Writing A Novel Scholarships.
In 2021 Louis Decrevel was on the verge of quitting as a writer for children but then found a community. What happened next?
Brooke Scobie writes about a year that was challenging but built confidence and made her ‘a brand-new shiny writer’.
Jane O’Sullivan, 2021 Scholarship recipient on a lifetime’s supply of practical fiction writing techniques.
One of our 2021 scholarship recipients for Writing a Novel in Melbourne reflects on her year studying with Sophie Cunningham and Emily Bitto.
James Bradley’s new course Writing Environmental Crisis shows how fiction can explore the impacts of climate change and reimagine the world.
Songwriter Jack Colwell joined Anwen Crawford’s course Writing About Art and came away with a new reading group.
Apply to join Kickstart Your Novel with Pip Smith for free. For writers in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
Pip Smith was a Faber Writing Scholarship winner and now leads our program Kickstart Your Novel: The Opening Chapter and Beyond.
