We all know the golden rule: ‘Show, Don’t Tell’. But sometimes it’s difficult to come up with ways to effectively show raw emotions. I came across this Cheat Sheet, just an image, that details the subtle body language that shows the emotions we don’t explicitly tell. It’s a pretty good list, and although some of … Continue reading
Author Archives: Kyra Bandte
Finding Time to Write
It’s one of those excuses that every writer uses at some point: I don’t have time to write. And the thing is, we all know in our hearts that it’s bullshit. I recently wrote an article on Writer’s Edit about making the most of your writing time. I didn’t realise that soon enough, I would … Continue reading
John O’Brien Open Writing Competition
With free entry and a chance to win $200, this competition is a great opportunity to get your writing into the world and support the arts in our Aussie country towns. Named after the poet John O’Brien and part of a country poetry and music festival hosted at Narrandera, this writing competition is open to … Continue reading
Writer’s Edit: Anthology Submissions
Calling all new and emerging writers who are looking to be published and part of something pretty special. Literary magazine Writer’s Edit are currently taking submissions for their first anthology to be released later this year. Writer’s Edit is an online lit mag of writing advice, industry news, and new writing. Based in Sydney, but … Continue reading
Are Our Reading Habits Sexist?
If you study the numbers you might notice that the publishing industry is dominated by male writers. The cold hard statistics are right here. And they’re a little bit alarming. The VIDA: Women in Literary Arts have been crunching the numbers for three years, and each year has shown that publications regarding male writers are … Continue reading
Questions Writing Prize 2014
Write about any topic you like, submit online with free entry, and possibly win $2000. As far as writing competitions go, the Questions Writing Prize takes the cake (and gives a share to everybody, because they’re just that awesome). Run by Future Leaders, an initiative that publishes brave writing from young Aussies, this competition is … Continue reading
Questions Journal: ‘Truth’ Themed Submissions
Questions is an online journal started by Australian initiative Future Leaders, and they’re looking for emerging writers and artists to publish in their second issue (it could be you!). Questions is a quarterly publication that features fiction, poetry, and essays of ‘a new generation’ of writers who ‘have bravely decided that their voice needs to … Continue reading
How to Find the Best Writing About Writing
With amazing articles on every writing topic right at the click of a button, Writer’s Knowledge Base is a must-have-bookmarked website for writers everywhere. I first heard about this search engine for writers through Writer’s Edit, and after having a quick browse of WKB I fell in love. You can search for anything, and pages … Continue reading
Visual Adjectives: Steampunk Stories
Publishing house Visual Adjectives are looking for fiction that fuses old and new for their upcoming publication, ‘New Legends: Googles and Gears, Airships and Aethersphere’. If you’re not familiar with the steampunk genre and all its Industrialised-Techno-Victorian glory, maybe this one isn’t for you. But if you’re in love with “post-apocalyptic steampunk, time travel steampunk, … Continue reading
Cuttings: Issue #2
This online journal of new Australian writing is looking for submissions for their second issue, ‘Meanwhile, over the hill…’, which focuses on the ever-expanding genre of ‘farm-lit’. I’m kind of excited about this because I’m deeply in love with the outback and am keen to rustle up some hot and dusty words. Raising goats, knitting … Continue reading
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