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Hosted by Australian Writers' Centre · arts · EN-AU · 738 episodes
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about succeeding in the world of writing and publishing. Learn practical writing techniques, go behind-the-scenes and discover how real-life authors got their big break. Uncover the creative processes of writers who have made it. Your host is Valerie Khoo – author, journalist, creative and CEO of the Australian Writers’ Centre.
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Signup to Generate a PitchEverything you’ve always wanted to know about succeeding in the world of writing and publishing. Learn practical writing techniques, go behind-the-scenes and discover how real-life authors got their big break. Uncover the creative processes of writers who have made it. Your host is Valerie Khoo, author, journalist, creative and CEO of the Australian Writers’ Centre.
So You Want to be a Writer is hosted by Australian Writers' Centre. The show has published 738 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Writing Podcast Episode 739: Adam Geczy looks through the lens of his new book, 'Glasses'" (19 October 2026, 55 minutes), "Writing Podcast Episode 738: Bridie Blake and her debut rom-com, 'The Boyfriend Clause'" (12 October 2026, 55 minutes), and "Writing Podcast Episode 737: Award-winning author Emily Howes reimagines 'Mrs Dickens'" (5 October 2026, 51 minutes).
So You Want to be a Writer publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 54 minutes across 738 episodes.
Booking probability for So You Want to be a Writer is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. So You Want to be a Writer requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. So You Want to be a Writer's contact route on record: verified email.
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Australian Writers' Centre hosts So You Want to be a Writer, an arts show with 738 episodes published.
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So You Want to be a Writer
Glasses are a necessity for some, a curiosity for others, and even a status symbol in other contexts. So when Sydney-based academic Adam Geczy was tasked with writing about this ubiquitous item for the Object Lessons...
So You Want to be a Writer
Some authors dream of writing when they’re young but leave it behind to focus on another career. But not Bridie Blake, who instead quit university and made her work fit around her publishing aspirations. After...
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Imagine being married to one of literature’s most famous wordsmiths and having him describe your life as “a blank”. This is the reputation that Charles Dickens’ wife Kate of 22 years – with...
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Scottish-Australian author and AWC grad Judith Katherine went from being crippled by fear about sharing her writing to publishing her debut novel, Simply Beside Herself . In this episode, Judith shares the lockdown...
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UK-based queer author Curtis Garner burst onto the scene a few years ago with his debut novel, Isaac . Now he’s back with Orange – a coming of age novel that explores two characters as they grapple with a...
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From the ice rinks to the locker rooms, sports-related romance is sizzling HOT right now. So perhaps it comes as no surprise that AWC graduate and debut author Emma J. Warrender found herself in a fast and furious...
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Want to go to Mars? The main character in Jordan Prosser’s new novel Blue Giant certainly does, and will stop at nothing to achieve this goal. In this episode, Jordan explores the origins of this story, the...
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With a mountain of rejections, AWC grad Leearna Shaw was ready to throw in the proverbial towel with her dream of novel writing. But just a few years later, her rural romance A Farm in Golden Clouds wins the Romance...
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Have you ever sat on a train and wondered about the lives of the other passengers? Author Samantha Sotto Yambao certainly has. In fact, she’s written a book based on that very concept! In this episode, Samantha...
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Ever wanted a step-by-step insight into building a novel? Well, in this episode, you have access to bestselling author Kate Forsyth’s note-taking, research and writing process in the creation of her latest novel...
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Train platforms are fascinating people-watching locations. And if you’ve ever sat and imagined the lives of the strangers standing next to you, UK-based author Ilona Bannister’s new psychological thriller...
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Same-sex couples fought long for marriage equality, but finally getting it didn’t necessarily equate to ‘happily ever after’. That’s the area UK-based bestselling author Tom Rob Smith explores in...
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Every day we experience ‘sliding doors moments’ – those decisions we make that unwittingly affect the future. In this episode, bestselling author Petronella McGovern explores this concept through her...
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Do you believe in second chances? In this episode, author Michelle Wright discusses her new novel Good Boy – about a long-term prisoner who joins a dog rehabilitation program and is assigned a troubled pooch he...
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Are YOU curious about self publishing? Wondering how much you can make from it and how it differs from traditional publishing? In this episode, prolific self-published author Matt Rogers shares his experience writing...
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After a first-hand experience with a witch, author and AWC graduate Inessa Jackson started researching the real world Wiccan community, and the result was her debut crime/thriller novel, Devil Mountain . In this...
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She’s baaaaack! Any chance to chat with my former podcast co-host Allison Tait (who writes as A.L Tait) is a good day, and she’s back with yet another book hitting shelves – tween romance, The Last...
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Do you love historical fiction? I have to admit to being a sucker for a different time and place – and both are on offer in Mary-Lou Stephens’ latest novel, The Hobart Hotel . In this episode, Mary-Lou...
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OMG, I adored Katie Hoskins’ debut novel, When the Party’s Over ! In so many ways, it’s the PERFECT book – nailing structure and narrative to tell a nuanced and contemporary story. In this...
So You Want to be a Writer
Australian bestselling crime author Sarah Barrie has a dozen books to her name, with her latest standalone thriller Dark Sanctuary , exploring the nuanced world of mental health support, prisons and more. In this...
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