Wyndham Writing Awards: Get inspired!

Explore our collection of resources and get inspired for the Wyndham Writing Awards. Prizes will be awarded for unpublished works in three categories: short story, flash story, and poetry. Shortlisted entries will be published in the Wyndham Writing Awards Anthology 2025.

For more information and entries visit: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/writingawards

Updated April 28, 2025
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Wyndham Writing Awards: Get inspired!

Explore our collection of resources and get inspired for the Wyndham Writing Awards. Prizes will be awarded for unpublished works in three categories: short story, flash story, and poetry. Shortlisted entries will be published in the Wyndham Writing Awards Anthology 2025.

For more information and entries visit: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/writingawards

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Always Take Notes: Advice from the world's greatest writers
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Damn fine story : mastering the tools of a powerful narrative
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The desire to write : the five keys to creative writing
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The emotion thesaurus : a writer's guide to character expression
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Successful author and creativity expert Jessie Kwak is here to help you do just that - and have fun doing it. To her, every part of the process is important: idea generation, development, research, planning, drafting, revising, and publication and they're all covered here in friendly, accessible...
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