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Writing Australia has announced some new investment programs, new partnership and publishing industry grants. You can read more here.
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RMIT academics in the Master of Writing and Publishing program are currently researching the impact of postgraduate writing and publishing programs on the book industry and its future. You can access the survey here.
Books in the Media
National-
Gravity Let Me Go / Trent Dalton (Fiction)
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Soft Serve / George Kemp (Fiction)
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Iluka / Cassie Stroud (Fiction)
ACT-
The Wardrobe Project / Emma Edwards (Non-Fiction)
NSW + VIC-
Half His Age / Jennette McCurdy (Fiction)
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Six Walks in the Fictional Woods / Umberto Eco (Philosophy)
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The Ten-Year Affair / Erin Somers (Fiction)
TAS-
Gus and the Burning Stones / Troy Hunter (Fiction)
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Departure(s) / Julian Barnes (Fiction)
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In a Common Hour / Sita Walker (Fiction)
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The Heir Apparent / Rebecca Armitage (Fiction)
*All information gathered from Books+Publishing -
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Featured Blog Posts
If I was running a 45 minute training session for indie authors what would be on the curriculum?
Here an experienced indie author publisher shares 4 topics every aspiring self-publisher needs to know.
Self-publish your book by raising funds through crowdfunding
You can fully finance you project (and more) if you apply the necessary effort.
Is Goodreads good for authors?
Estimated reading...
What is typesetting?
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Social media marketing for authors
Social media...
Have you got the book hierarchy blues?
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The economics of selling your book
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What 99.9% of authors don’t know.
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Three tips for drafting your own work
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