HOLLY BRUNNBAUER “Someone has to win – why can’t it be you?”
Q&A with Holly Brunnbauer on her debut rom-com, What Did I Miss?
AMY FREUND “Your story has value and deserves to be heard and read, so keep trying!”
Q&A with debut children’s author Amy Freund
KIM ULRICK “Get the words down on the page and worry about editing later.”
Q&A with Kim Ulrick on her debut novel Bad Country.
CASEY NOTT “Published or not, we all have creative worth and it’s important to remember that.”
Q&A with debut contemporary fiction author, Casey Nott
LIZ FOSTER “If you’ve written a novel and you can feel in your bones (and based on feedback) that it’s really got potential, keep going.”
Q&A with Liz Foster, debut author of The Good Woman’s Guide to Making Better Choices
CLAIRE VAN RYN “Set yourself ludicrously achievable goals. Like writing for five minutes a day. You can do that!”
Q&A with Claire Van Ryn on the publication of her debut novel The Secrets Of The Huon Wren
DANI VEE “A few days after the interview, I asked if I could pitch two stories and he signed My EXTRAordinary Mum within two weeks.”
Q&A with debut author of My EXTRAordinary Mum, Dani Vee.
FIONA ROBERTSON “I entered the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer in 2020, and winning that prize meant monetary support (thanks to sponsor Jenny Summerson) plus publication with UQP.”
Q&A with Fiona Robertson on her debut book - a short story collection titled, If You’re Happy.
MEGAN ALBANY “I attended the CYA conference and had some initial interest from Hachette and then used this to secure an agent, who then went on to seal the deal for me.”
Q&A with Megan Albany, debut author of black comedy, The Very Last List of Vivian Walker.
HOLLY CRAIG “I was lucky enough to receive a place in the three-month writing course with Curtis Brown and that was the stepping stone into my finding an agent!”
Interview with Holly Craig, author of The Shallows due for release in 2023.
JP MCDONALD “You can take control of your path but always be open to advice, celebrate the wins and knuckle down for the difficult times, leaning on a network to provide inspiration and support.”
Kelly’s Writerly Q&A with JP McDonald, debut sci-fi author of The Invisible Tether.
CAMILLE BOOKER “When I finished my (very rough) first draft, I had no idea what to do with it. So I entered it into the 2019 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize.”
Kelly’s Writerly Q&A with Camille Booker, debut historical fiction author of What If You Fly?
JESS KITCHING “Querying was tough though, and I was debating giving up right before I received my offer from Kingsley.”
Kelly’s Writerly Q&A with Jess Kitching