In times of crisis, it's even more important to communicate clearly, regularly – and with compassion. Sara shares her perspective on COVID-19's impact from Australia. Read more
Take another thing off your to-do list. Here's a list of the gifts our Australian team will actually be giving this Christmas. Read more
Elizabeth from our Writers Australia office dishes the dirt on her visit to the Writers office in Blighty. Warning: contains copy, with legs. Read more
It’s that time of year again. When the best writers from around the globe come together to excite us word-nerds and bookworms. Our Sydney office comes alive as we flip through the program, plan our festivals, and discuss our favourites. Read more
Christmas is just around the corner and there’s a writer on your gift list. What on earth do you buy them? A notebook?
Zero points for originality there. Read more
We word nerds have told you to beware the blandwagon and not sound like everyone else. Like you, we’re all sick of seeing the same meaningless, pedestrian words and phrases online and in print – ‘quality’, ‘innovation’, and ‘customer-focused’ spring to mind. Read more
It’s always nice to be recognised. So when we found out the website we wrote for Aussie BBQ brand Everdure’s new gas charcoal grill eChurrasco made the ‘site of the day’ on awwwawards.com, we were quite chuffed. Read more
Think of a famous speech. ‘I have a dream…’, ‘Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few…’, ‘It’s not what your country can do for you…’ or ‘You turn if you want to. The lady’s not for turning.’ Or recall someone less famous, who you saw... Read more
A friend just made my day by forwarding me the latest list of Washington Post neologism winners, where clever everyday wordsmiths come up with new meanings for common words. Let’s see if we can slip some of these into our copy this week… I think number 5 might come in handy for a new fertility... Read more
These days most airports and city streets looks pretty much the same thanks to our multinational landscape. Boringly bright fast food chains, long lines for lattes at Starbucks, pan-piping buskers… So it’s refreshing to see the English language is still being mangled magnificently in other countries, as these gems illustrate: Read more