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A little thing I wrote about the empowerment that can come from separation and divorce. Thanks to the good folk at Feminartsy for putting it out there… See the link below: http://feminartsy.com/the-power-of-separation-and-divorce/

If you have a burning desire to write a book, this could well be the workshop for you! Join me at Northcote Library on July 21st from 1-4pm to learn some useful techniques. I\’ll guide you through writing exercises and will provide you with tips on how to keep going once you\’re sitting alone at

I had the great pleasure of being interviewed recently for a brand new podcast. The First Time features Australian writers and industry insiders speaking about the first time they published a book. The brains behind this baby are Melbourne authors, Kate Mildenhall and Katherine Collette. Each episode of the podcast is jam-packed with interesting insights

Recently, I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Melbourne copywriter, blogger, mama and all-round wonder woman, Emma McMillan, about my writing process. Check out the interview below, and if you are ever in need of words that work for you, I recommend contacting Emma via her website. Author Interview

I feel incredibly lucky to be one of this year\’s Bundanon Trust Artist-in-Residence recipients. I have heard wonderful author accounts of time spent at this very special place. I am sure that the creative energy of all those past and present will infuse my work so that I am ultra-productive during my time there in

I am thrilled that my short story, Road Trips and Fairy Tales, was short listed and published in this year\’s Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology. A HUGE thank you to all those wonderful people involved in its publication. It looks fantastic and is a great collection of short stories from around the globe. For more

I am honored and excited to be one of this year\’s Bristol Short Story Prize shortlisted authors. The winners will be announced this Saturday October the 14th. The Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 10 can be ordered from Tangent Books To see all shortlisted authors, please see: https://www.bristolprize.co.uk/news/introducing-our-2017-shortlisted-writers/

I know reviews aren\’t the be all and end all. That you should ignore the bad ones and try to keep the good ones in perspective. But it\’s hard to beat the wonderful buzz of validation you feel as an author when a reviewer really likes your book, and tells the world so. When a

I\’m in the middle of writing the second draft of my third novel. I wrote the first draft in the same stream of consciousness way I wrote my others – head down, brain switched to automatic. I do this based on the best piece of writing advice I ever received, which is to turn the

Tuesday the 14th of September celebrated The Australian Reading Hour, a fabulous initiative aimed at encouraging reading and promoting Australian literature. Check out my take on it by visiting Better Reading: http://www.betterreading.com.au/news/qa-with-emily-brewin-on-the-australian-reading-hour/