The WestWords Podcast
Enjoy these bite-sized conversations with some of WestWords' creatives, from the heart of Greater Western Sydney. These episodes cover many of the skills required by writers at all stages of development.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 87
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
"IT'S JUST BUSINESS": MAKING THE MOST OF NETWORKING TOOLS with Amanda Rose
Corporate coach, networking expert and media commentator Amanda Rose (amandarose.com.au and @theamandarose) shares her expert insights into how anyone trying to make a go of it in the business and/or…
"ONE DAY THIS WILL MAKE A GOOD STORY" with Wai Chim
Award-winning children's and young adult writer and previous WestWords presenter, Wai Chim, recently appeared in Australian Survivor: Brains vs Brawn, which saw two teams of competitors face off in t…
RESOURCES 101: PIXAR'S 22 RULES with James Roy
In this podcast, James Roy takes a closer look at Emma Coats' (@lawnrocket) legendary "22 Rules of Storytelling According to Pixar".
FEEDBACK – WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? with Fiona Murphy
Fiona Murphy is an award-winning Deaf poet and author. Her work has been appeared in The Guardian, ABC, The Age, Kill Your Darlings, Overland, The Saturday Paper, Griffith Review, The Big Issue, and …
"FULL CIRCLE BACK TO AGORA" - LIBRARIES THEN AND NOW with Paula Kelly Paull
Lifelong educator and champion of public libraries, Paula Kelly Paull, speaks with James about the journey of libraries, from public spaces to hallowed halls of learning, and all the way back to publ…
PITCHING YOUR WORK TO A PUBLISHER with Erica Wagner
Erica Wagner is a thirty-plus year veteran of the Australian publishing industry, and has worked at Penguin and Allen and Unwin, amongst others. In this conversation with James she discusses what pub…
ETHICAL HISTORICAL FICTION with Laura Greaves
Writer and former journalist - and current WestWords-Whitlam Institute Female Orphan School Writer-in-Residence Laura Greaves speaks with James Roy about some of the necessary ethical considerations …
PAGE TO SCREEN - ADAPTING FOR FILM with Kirsty Eagar
Kirsty Eagar (Raw Blue; Summer Skin) speaks about the process and the challenges involved in adapting her YA novel Raw Blue into a feature film.
"MONKEY-FISH MOMENTS" – INTERVIEWING FOR BIOGRAPHY with Emma O'Neill-Sandham
Writer, journalist and WestWords Western Sydney Emerging Writing Fellow Emma O'Neill-Sandham speaks with James about looking for the unusual "monkey-fish" moments in people's stories and memories, an…
FINDING THE THREAD with James Knight
James Knight recently prepared the text for the WestWords-MECA Refugee Week postcard project, and in this mini-masterclass he talks about the method he used to identify the threads of a bigger story …
WRITING FOR THE STAGE with Brooke Robinson
Playwright Brooke Robinson shares her insights on writing for theatre, how to get started, and how it compares to other writing forms.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE - WORD PROCESSING OPTIONS with James Roy
At its most basic, writing really only needs two tools - something to write with and something to write on. But with so many digital options available, which word processor is right for you? Author o…
SPECIAL EDITION: Kavita Bedford in conversation with the "James & Ashley Stay At Home" podcast
We are so grateful to James and Ashley from the James & Ashley Stay At Home podcast (https://jamesandashley.libsyn.com/) for allowing us to present their recent conversation with Kavita Bedford, West…
THE POST-COVID WRITER with Kirsty Eager, Will Kostakis, Belinda Murrell and Tsu-Ming Teo
Four writers discuss the ways their writing practice has changed after 2020, and COVID-19.
"HIRED GUNS" - FREELANCING with Andrew Shaw
Andrew Shaw talks about working as a freelancer, weighs up agency vs free agent, and discusses writing copy for companies who simply can't decide what they want from one day to the next.
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FINDING DISCIPLINE IN YOUR WRITING with Tim Harris (Part 1 of 3)
Bestselling children's author Tim Harris (Toffle Towers; Mr Bambuckle's Remarkables) talks about finding discipline in your writing life, and discusses the various challenges and strategies. This pod…
PRESENTING YOUR WORK (Part 2) with Deborah Abela
Deborah Abela is one of the busiest and most sought-after presenters in the children's book industry, and in this second of two parts, she talks about some of the tips and tricks that are key to maxi…
PRESENTING YOUR WORK (Part 1) with Deborah Abela
Deborah Abela is one of the busiest and most sought-after presenters in the children's book industry, and in the first of two parts, she talks about some of the tips and tricks that are key to maximi…
TECHNICAL WRITING with Adam Turner
Adam Turner is a prolific and award-winning freelance biz-tech and consumer-tech writer and podcaster. In this mini-masterclass he speaks with James about how to secure this kind of work, how to deci…
REALITY AS FANTASY with Isobelle Carmody
Isobelle Carmody is a shining light in the global fantasy world. In this talk, recorded as part of WestWords' monthly Kitten Cub event, she discusses writing fantasy as a means to understand the trau…