As we continue with our celebrations of motherhood this May, this week Lauren asks: what it is that our mothers bequeath to us?

Is mothering always a slow tide shifting underneath you?

Lauren interviews the fantastically talented winners of the Curious Playwright Competition for women.

Lauren considers the need for us to interrogate our mythology and legends, especially those that define national identity.

In the last part of the Sensory Landscapes series, Lauren examines how writers can use animals in the landscape as inspiration.

In this post, Lauren examines how we can use memory and contrast in our writing to gain greater insight into landscape and ourselves.

In Part Two of the series, Lauren explores how we can use elements of weather as ways in which to open up new perspectives in our writing.

Two recent moments in my life have been bothering me lately...

In Part One of this series, Lauren explores seasonality and the ways that an intimate knowledge of the land can improve our writing.

In March, Lauren presents a range of short writing exercises designed to help you get motivated to write! The first focus is atomic stories.

The most exciting Australian writing competitions in the first half of the year.

The third post in a series to help you to invigorate your writing practice in 2022!