Featured Challenges

SoCNoC Preparation Challenges - 2012
Complete 4 challenges
01/05/2012
01/06/2012

 

SoCNoC 2012 - Southern Cross Novel Competition
50,000 words
01/06/2012
01/07/2012

 

HalfNoc 2012 - Half a Novel Competition
25,000 words
01/06/2012
01/07/2012

 

6k in a Day - SoCNoC 2012
6000 words in a 24 hour period
01/06/2012
01/07/2012

 

Latest News

Countdown to SoCNoC

Dear Kiwi Writer

The countdown has begun to the Southern Cross Novel Challenge! With winter looming it’s the perfect time to be snuggled up with your laptop or notebook under a blanket and with a hot drink to hand escaping into a novel. Your novel, that is. Sign up for SoCNoC now to write a 50,000 word novel in June. If real life just isn’t going to allow you 1-2 hours each day to pound out 1,666 words sign up for HalfNoC and tackle 25,000 words.

Find Diversity In Short Stories

Dear Kiwi Writer

One of the great things about writing is the diversity. From revising novels to writing short stories and experiment and learning all the while. Here at Kiwi Writers we celebrate that diversity and having brought you Evil Editors Unite in March we now turn to short stories in April.

Anniversary Showcase

Welcome to 2012 - we have a feeling it's going to be a wonderful year! 

February is finally here, and we're excited to bring you samples of fiction - both published and new - from some of our wonderful members. We will be releasing these over the course of the month, and hope you'll enjoy them. Who knows what you might find? Head over to our Showcase page to have a look.

If you've really enjoyed a piece, or want to connect with the authors, why not make use of either kiwimail, the forum, or the comments section, to drop them a line - I'm sure they would love to hear from you. 

Latest Blog Posts

Bloggers we need you for June.

Blogging for SoCNOC

Kiwi Writers is looking for bloggers who can commit to sending in at least 2 blogs during June.
We are hoping to get people who are doing SoCNoC, to blog about the experience. But if you have done SoCNoC in the past or NaNOWriMo, that is just fine.
What I am looking for is ways to prompt, prod and push people to write MORE then they have in the past.
If you are interested in Blogging for SoCNoC, please PM me with the dates you are able to blog on during June.

Mentors, do we need them?

  Mentors for writers. 

Throughout history, we see reports of those getting ahead in life due to having a great mentor.
But the question is, do we need one or will we do fine without?

As with most things, having a mentor can help you attain the goal of being published or even a finished piece of writing, faster then going it alone.
Will having a mentor make it happen if you, yourself have no drive, ambition or dedication? No, and these are things I feel cannot be taught.