ANNOUNCEMENT: Julia Archer wins the June WWWC!

We’re pleased to announce the winner of the June WWWC: Julia Archer. Responding to the prompt ‘down by the river’ Julia’s winning piece ‘The Gallery Goer’ follows a down on his luck fellow making the most of things.

Read her winning entry in full below. This is Julia’s second WWWC win – her first was in May 2023. Read that entry here.

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Celebrate Art: Wendy Sharpe: Many lives

In Wendy Sharpe: Many lives we find that Wendy Shape’s art has touched many people’s lives around the world. Sharpe believes that there is a possibility of a spirit world parallel to our own and she brings that forward in her art. 

Wendy Sharpe’s exhibition Spellbound is showing at the Art Gallery of New South Wales until Sunday 11 August 2024. We asked work experience student Isobel to flick through the pages of Wendy Sharpe and pick some of her favourite images to share with readers who can’t get to the show. Read on below to see what she chose to spotlight.

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AUTHOR Q&A: With Sonya Spreen Bates

When work experience student Sam picked up a copy of Out of This World by Sonya Spreen Bates, he was quickly drawn into a fast-paced middle grade story about family, fitting in, and finding your place in the world.

In a special blog post, Sam interviews Sonya about the book, her writing process, and her tips for budding young authors out there.

Read the interview in full below.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Valerie Volk Wins the April WWWC!

We’re pleased to announce the winner of the April WWWC: Valerie Volk. Fitting indeed that Valerie’s third WWWC win matches up so perfectly with the prompt ‘three generations’.

Valerie’s winning piece ‘Patterns’ is an examination of mother-daughter relationships and the cycles of behaviour we often fall into. Read her winning piece below.

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