Archives by Tag 'QWC'

Join me for the QWC Year of the Novel 2012

By Helene - Last updated: Wednesday, November 23, 2011

I’m a bit of a sucker for writing courses and workshops. I love the feel good glow as I’m blinded by the multitude of light bulbs going off in my mind. I love the inspiration that floods through me – even when it leaves me incapable of putting words on the page for several weeks. [...]

Writing Races?

By Helene - Last updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2011

They say writers need to exercise their writing muscles to keep them strong, so what better way than to sprint for an hour or two! Queensland Writers Centre has an online department called Australian Writer’s Marketplace Online – AWM Online. It’s a wonderful resource for writers covering everything from advice to on-line courses, to forums. [...]

Writers on Rafts

By Helene - Last updated: Thursday, January 27, 2011

The amazing folk at the Queensland Writers Centre were washed out of their new home in the State Library by the rising tide of the Brisbane River. Undaunted, and working from temporary offices, they’ve put together a fund raiser for the QLD Flood appeal. The list of prizes is huge with over 150 well known [...]

Queensland Writers Center – WQ

By Helene - Last updated: Friday, February 5, 2010

Author profile – February WQ PROFILE Hélène Young Hélène Young’s first published novel, Border Watch, will be published by Hachette Australia in March this year. With a job as a pilot, Hélène finds inspiration all around her. ‘I live in a tiny slice of paradise in Far North Queensland on a beach north of Cairns. [...]

Cairns City Life

By Helene - Last updated: Friday, February 5, 2010

Author profile – Cairns City Life