A Decent Proposal

By Rhonda Whitton and Sheila Hollingworth

How to sell your book to an Australia publisher or literary agent.

You’ve finished drafting and polishing your manuscript. So what happens next?
Based on an industry-wide survey and using writers’ successful proposals as examples, A Decent Proposal introduces the techniques required to develop a convincing Book Proposal that will satisfy (yes, and even excite) an Australian publisher or literary agent. This fully revised edition features step-by-step instructions for developing a winning Book Proposal package and includes information on: .....

ABC Book of Australian Children's Illustrators

by Margaret Hamilton
A dazzling presentation of 22 evocative artworks from some of Australia’s best-known picture book illustrators – from Wayne Harris and Julie Vivas to Leigh Hobbs and Kim Gamble.
Australian children’s illustrators took the world by storm in the 1970s. They pushed the boundaries of subject matter and design to produce fresh matter and bold illustrations. Today, their work is as innovative and exciting as ever.
This book showcases the work of 22 Australian children’s illustrators. Each illustration comes from a picture book published by ABC Books. From Julie Vivas and Wayne Harris to Leigh Hobbs and Donna Rawlins, their diversity of styles, media and interpretations create a mesmerising kaleidoscope of colours, shapes, styles and patterns.
About the Author – Margaret Hamilton has been involved with children and their books all her working life – as a children’s librarian, a bookseller, a publisher (Margaret Hamilton Books) and a parent. For her services to children’s literature Margaret has been honoured with The CBCA NSW Lady Cutler Award, The ABPA Pixie O’Harris Award and The CBCA Nan Chauncy Award.
Published by ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation .....

Australian Book Contracts

The book that Thomas Keneally calls his “contractual bible”. This is an essential reference book for every serious professional writer in Australia.

Book Contents:

• Print Contracts
• Digital Contracts
• Special Considerations
• Negotiating with your publisher
• Getting Help Lending Rights and Collecting Societies

Published by the Keesing Press and the Australian Society of Authors.

The Australian Writer's Marketplace 2011/12 Edition

From the Queensland Writers’ Centre

The Australian Writer’s Marketplace has every contact you will ever need to succeed in the writing business.

It is a directory for writers and contains listings of:

• writing markets
• publishers
• agents
• publishing services
• writers’ services (editors, manuscript appraisers, etc)
• industry organisations
• awards, competitions and grants
• courses and events

The Australian Writer’s Marketplace also contains other valuable resources for writers, including essays from industry professionals on topics like What Editors Want and How to get an Agent. .....

Better Than Chocolate

By the Writers’ Dozen

An anthology from an exciting and eclectic group of 13 Sydney-based writers who meet regularly at the NSW Writers’ Centre. Their published work includes novels, short stories and poems.

Better than Chocolate is a delicious assortment of deftly crafted tales that mirror the facts and fantasies of the circle of life. Dip into this magical mix of memoir and imagination and simply enjoy.

Between the Lines: a Legal Guide for Writers and Illustrators

A practical, plain English legal guide for Australian writers and illustrators.

Book Contents:

• Copyright
• Defamation and Censorship
• Contracts
• Ethics
• Getting Paid
• Money Matters
• Wills, Gifts and Bequests
• The Politics of Authorship

Published by Keesing Press and the Australian Society of Authors.

The Essentials of Great Writing

by Tony Spencer-Smith

The Essentials of Great Writing covers the full range of skills required to write well and will be useful to anyone who writes. Whether you want to produce sophisticated corporate copy such as case studies, reports and media releases; have ambitions to become a novelist; or want to write your memoirs or a history of your family, this book will help you.

How to Write Crime Fiction

Edited by Marele Day

Brought together by award-winning crime author, Marele Day, twelve crime writers and readers give invaluable insights into what they do, what they look for-and how you can do it too.

How to Write Crime shows you skills, techniques and short cuts and offers ways to solve problems that have helped the best-selling contributors in their careers. Exercises follow most of the chapters.

Chapters such as ‘Research’, ‘Plot and Structure’, ‘Character’ and ‘Dialogue’ will help you refine your skills; ‘Taking Care of Business’ will give you a headstart in the business of getting published; and ‘The Reader’s Point of View’ should always be remembered. .....

HSC English Extension 2 Play Writing

A Manual for Teachers and Students by Timothy Daly

This book is a very detailed step-by-step guide for both teacher and student, showing how to write effective plays for HSC 4 Unit Extension 2. Also includes a chapter on story structure, sample plays and advice on the page layout of your play.

Each section is self-contained, but whatever form (radio, film etc) that you’re doing you probably should have a look at the first section, on ‘story’, as it’s sure to give you ideas about story and plot (that is, how and when you tell your story). .....

HSC English Ext 2 Radio Writing

A Manual for Teachers and Students by Timothy Daly

This book is the most comprehensive book available on the specialised techniques of radio play writing. Also includes a chapter on story structure, stylistic & formal options, full script examples and advice on the page layout of the radio script.

This kit has been designed, after years of working with hsc writers, to help you get started on your scriptwriting project and make it a fantastic work of imagination— and one that gets the mark it deserves!

Each section is self-contained, but whatever form (radio, film etc) that you’re doing you probably should have a look at the first section, on ‘story’, as it’s sure to give you ideas about story and plot (that is, how and when you tell your story). .....