In Town and City with James Roy
James Roy has been one of the western Sydney authors we’ve worked with from the early days of WestWords. He also happens to be one of Australia’s best writers for children and young adults. Enjoy this...
View ArticleInspiration and the Unknown Reader: Black Spring by Alison Croggon
In this post, guest author Alison Croggon describes the inspiration behind her most recent novel for young adults, Black Spring, and ponders how—or whether—an author always knows who their audience is,...
View ArticleLisa Forrest—The Mystery and Magic of Storytelling
Lisa Forrest was once most famous for being an Olympic swimmer, and Captain of the Olympic swim team at just 16 years of age. These days, she’s known to thousands of young readers as the author of...
View ArticleIn the Pink: An Interview with Lili Wilkinson
Lili Wilkinson was first published at the age of 13 in Voiceworks magazine. After finishing university, she worked for some years at the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria,...
View ArticleCAL WestWords Western Sydney Emerging Writers’ Fellowships
WestWords is proud to announce the winners of the CAL Writers’ Fellowships: Our congratulations to Maryam Azam, Peter Polites and Sheila Pham. The CAL WestWords Western Sydney Emerging Writers’...
View ArticleWest Side Stories Ends on a High
West Side Stories finishes up at Narellan Library West Side Stories concluded its 2nd event this weekend at Narellan Library after launching the week before at The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts...
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