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Nick Earls: ‘It’s also good when mentoring includes the business side'  /  New & emerging writers

Guest post by Nick Earls

Nick Earls discusses why he agreed to become a mentor as part of The Next Chapter writers' scheme.

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Watch: An introduction to The Next Chapter, and a guide to applying

Guest post by Sophie Black and Jon Tjhia

In this short video, Sophie Black and Jon Tjhia explain what The Next Chapter is, what it's for – and how to put together your application.

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Announcing The Next Chapter mentors  /  Awards & prizes

The Wheeler Centre announces the ten mentors who will work with The Next Chapter's first cohort of writers over the next 12 months.

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Shaun Tan: ‘Self-doubt, I think many creators would agree, is hard to overcome'

Guest post by Shaun Tan

Artist, writer and filmmaker Shaun Tan shares a couple of thoughts on self-doubt, and its place in a writer's work.

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Andrew McDonald: ‘Good writing is about a book that puts forward a kernel of truth'  /  Books, reading & writing

Author Andrew McDonald on the importance of truth in writing.

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Jess Walton: ‘Some people are writing in whatever gaps in their day or their week or their month that they can find'  /  Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Jessica Walton

Picture book author, teacher, parent, daughter of a trans parent, and proud queer disabled woman Jess Walton on the support new writers need in developing a major work.

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Jamila Rizvi: ‘Finding the time and space to write is really, really difficult'  /  Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Jamila Rizvi

Author, presenter and political commentator Jamila Rizvi on the importance of finding the time to develop a larger piece of work.

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Melanie Cheng: ‘Once writing had become part of my routine, I was hooked'  /  Work

Guest post by Melanie Cheng

Writer and general practitioner Melanie Cheng reflects on her dual professional lives – and on finally giving herself permission to write.

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Candy Bowers: ‘There are these little explosions that start happening'  /  Diversity

Guest post by Candy Bowers

Candy Bowers talks about the changing nature of representation in Australian literature.

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Santilla Chingaipe: ‘The strongest work comes from development'  /  Work

Guest post by Santilla Chingaipe

Santilla Chingaipe on the importance of time for development in producing a major work.

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Sami Shah: ‘Everyone wants to know my story as a non-fiction piece'

Guest post by Sami Shah

Sami Shah discusses barriers to diversity when writing fiction in Australia.

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Toni Jordan: ‘It’s an exercise in holding your nerve'

Guest post by Toni Jordan

Toni Jordan discusses the value of mentorship – particularly in getting through publishing your first major work.