CONFERENCES and WORKSHOPS ARE A GREAT WAY TO GET INSPIRED
May
Readers and Writers Festival
June
Haiku Festival (Katikati)
Michael King Writers' Centre (Auckland)
August
Storylines Festival
Readers and Writers Festival
June
Haiku Festival (Katikati)
Michael King Writers' Centre (Auckland)
August
Storylines Festival
Resources
Books
Juicy Writings by Brigid Lowry
Exercise book for Writers - Victoria University
Leap write in! Adventures in creative writing to stretch & surprise! by K. BENKE
Authors by request: an inside look at your favourite writers. by J CAMPBELL and C COLLISON
Write your own adventure stories by P DOWSELL & P HOPPE
How to become a famous writer before you’re dead: your books in print & your name in lights. by A. GORE
Writer’s toolbox: learn how to write letters, fairy tales, scary stories, journals, poems, reports. by N LOEWEN & C LYLES
Write that story! (Get Writing series.) by S McCARTHY
Bullying under attack: true stories written by victims, bullies and bystanders. (Teen Ink series.) by S & J MEYER
Stories. (How to Write series.) by C WARREN
All available on Amazon where you can check them out and sample a few pages.
Websites
writing generator
10-things-teenage-writers-should-know-about-writing
Teen Ink online writing magazine
6 Great Websites for Teen Writers
Worldbuilding
5 Powerful Writing Tips From C.S. Lewis
Maryville University: Creative Jobs for English Majors
Online Collaborative Community
Hitrecord
Organisations
Tauranga Writers
New Zealand Society of Authors
The School for Young Writers
The New Zealand Freelance Writers' Association
Speculative Fiction Writers of New Zealand
Science Fiction and Fantasy Association New Zealand INC (SFFANZ)
Taurarunui Writers
Franklin Writers Groups
NZ Writers' College
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