Books for sale
The Australian Writer's Marketplace 2011/12
The Australian Writer’s Marketplace has thousands of useful and varied contacts listed, and publishing professionals sharing industry insights. Every published or unpublished writer should have a copy of this comprehensive guide to being published. An indispensable tool for writers.
Writing Feature Stories
Matthew Ricketson
A practical guide that shows how to research and write newspaper and magazine articles.
The Writing Book: a Workbook for Fiction Writers
Kate Grenville
A step-by-step guide to the process of writing fiction by prize-winning author Grenville.
Making Stories: How Ten Australian Novels Were Written
Kate Grenville & Sue Woolfe
“Shows 10 acclaimed authors at work, constructing their books from notes, dimly-glimpsed ideas and trial and error.”
Writing Your Life: A Journey of Discovery
Patti Miller
Revised and expanded edition of this bestseller. Everyone can write a life story.
The Memoir Book
Patti Miller
By the best-selling author of Writing Your Life.
The clearest and most creative memoir-writing guide available.
Self-publishing Made Simple
Euan Mitchell
“The ultimate Australian guide to preparation, pre-press, printing, distribution and marketing.”
Writing Fiction: an Introduction to the Craft
Garry Disher
“This book is a guide to the craft for writers who want to understand and master the basics.”
Editing Made Easy
Bruce Kaplan
“An invaluable guide for the beginner and an essential memory-jog for the experienced journalist. Easy ways to solve grammatical problems and make your writing clearer, more engaging and more professional.”
Between The Lines: a Legal Guide for Writers and Illustrators
Lynne Spender
A legal guide for writers and illustrators.
Australian Book Contracts
The Australian Society of Authors
Covers both print and digital contracts.
The book that Thomas Keneally calls his "contractual bible". This is the 3rd edition of Australian Book Contracts - the essential reference book for every serious professional writer in Australia - and the definitive guide to Australian publishing contracts.
Writing Family History Made Very Easy
Noeline Kyle
You’ve done the research, now it’s time to write a fascinating history that will do your family proud.
The Writing Experiment
Hazel Smith
Demystifies the process of creative writing,and offers challenging exercises to help writers of all levels develop their skills.
The Weekend Novelist
Robert J Ray and Bret Norris
A program for each weekend of the year, taking you from the basics of character, scene and plot, to construction of the novel.
Your Writing Coach
Jurgen Wolff
Wolff provides the writer with techniques for finding the time, the will and the way to write.
13 Ways of Looking at the Novel
Jane Smiley
Pulitzer Prize-winner Jane Smiley read 100 novels from the classics to little-known gems to find out why a novel succeeds and how the form has changed over time.
Is There a Book in You?
Alison Baverstock
Using pertinent questions, Baverstock helps you discover whether there is a talented writer in you.
How to Read a Novel: A User's Guide
John Sutherland
“Shows how novels work, what they’re about, what makes them good or bad, and how to talk about them with kindred spirits.”
Writing Comedy
John Byrne
Ghostwriting
Andrew Crofts
Writing Biography & Autobiography
Brian D Osborne
Writing Poetry
John Whitworth
