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presenting at VATE Ideas Lab: Teaching English in the Middle Years Conference

22/6/2023

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Updating my news and events for 2023 and will be appearing at VATE Ideas Lab: Teaching English in the Middle Years Conference on Friday 11 August 2023 at RACV City, presenting Using Fictional Techniques in writing non-fiction. https://www.vate.org.au/events/2023-vate-ideas-lab-teaching-english-middle-years-conference
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words we share book club announcement

20/6/2023

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I have decided to formalise my mother and daughter book club which is called "Words We Share: Uniting Mothers and Teen Daughters through Reading" in which we will be sharing our views about books we have read together. I’ve created a fancy page and added a comments feature so we can have a conversation there, as well as on any social media, and have a hashtag #wordswesharebookclub
Our first one is the most recent book we read The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. Have you read it? Do you want to read it with your teenage daughter?
https://www.amrapajalic.com/words-we-share.html
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sassy saints audiobook giveaway

19/6/2023

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I am in the process of publishing Alma’s Loyalty audiobook narrated by the amazing Nina Nikolic and I’m so excited that I want to do a special giveaway of the first two audiobooks in my Sassy Saints Series. Book 1-Sabiha’s Dilemma and Book 2-Alma’s Loyalty, and it’s super easy to enter. All you have to do is like, tag and follow me. I’ll be giving away an audio pack to one winner on each social media platform with the winner announced on Monday 26 June 2023. I’m also super excited that this is the third audiobook I have published with my small press Pishukin Press, and my fourth is in production. #writergoals
https://www.amrapajalic.com/sassy_saints_series.html

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my radio interview with indira naido about friendship fall out

16/6/2023

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How great is this? Just had the producer from ABC radio email me that interview from Tuesday has been created into its own segment. So happy. Appeared on ABC Radio Sydney Evenings with Indira Naidoo talking friendships based on my SBS Article Can you come back from a friendship fall out. Indira and I were vibing and I think I've got a friend in the making.
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radio interview with indira naidoo about friendship

14/6/2023

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Appeared on ABC Radio Sydney Evenings with Indira Naidoo talking friendships based on my SBS Article Can you come back from a friendship fall out. Indira and I were vibing and I think I've got a friend in the making. Listen to this link at the 2.20.36 mark if you're interested. abc.net.au/sydney/programs/evenings/evenings/102445180
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Words We Share: The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

13/6/2023

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I began reading to my daughter when she was 4 months old and now that she’s 14 years old we are united in our love of words and books. We have been reading and sharing opinions on the same books and I thought it might be fun to open up the conversation in an informal mother and daughter bookclub. So this feature "Words We Share: Uniting Mothers and Teen Daughters through Reading" will be about us sharing our views about books we have read together. Our first one is the most recent book we read The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. Have you read it? Do you want to read it with your teenage daughter?
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reviewer of my audiobook gets me and compliments my narrating

11/6/2023

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​This reviewer gets me. She really gets me. So happy!!!! And the compliment about my narrating. Doing a little dance.
amrapajalic.com/things-nobody-knows-but-me.html
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my 25th and last article with sbs voices-end of an era

9/6/2023

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I have been so blessed to have worked with so many wonderful editors who supported me in developing my voice and writing at SBS. This article, my 25th, is the last article that is being published on the platform as SBS Voices is shutting down. I am so sad for the all the emerging writers who won't have the opportunity I had to to develop my writing. Thank you Candice, Caitlin, Christine, Danielle, Natalie, Sarah, for all the wonderful work you did to promote and uplift underrepresented writers. This is a sad day indeed for the publishing industry.
sbs.com.au/voices/article/my-daughter-thinks-daddy-loves-mummy-more/d14nuy6q5
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another five star review for my memoir audiobook

8/6/2023

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So happy to have received another five star review. And they like my voice. Yay!!!!! amrapajalic.com/things-nobody-knows-but-me.html
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can you come back from a friendship fall-out?

7/6/2023

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My 24th article with SBS Voices where I reflect on friendships now versus how I dealt with fall-outs in my 20s.
sbs.com.au/voices/article/can-you-come-back-from-a-friendship-fall-out/3r1vsamdz
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  • Home
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      • Aspiring writers >
        • Six things writers should do
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    • My Books >
      • Young Adult >
        • Cuckoos Song
        • Sassy Saints Series >
          • Sabiha's Dilemma >
            • The Good Daughter
          • Alma's Loyalty
          • Jesse's Triumph
          • Sassy Saints Series Books 1-3
        • The Climb
      • Memoir >
        • Things Nobody Knows But Me
        • Teacher Teacher anthology
        • Growing up Muslim in Australia
        • Meet Me at the Intersection
        • Rebellious Daughters
        • St Albans piece
      • Romance >
        • Dreams of Destiny Romance Series >
          • Hollywood Dreams
          • Vintage Dreams
          • Vengeful Dreams
        • Return to Me
        • Kings of the Bay Romance Series >
          • That One Summer Anthology
      • Dark Fiction Horror >
        • WomanOnTheEdgeShortStory
    • Contact
    • Amra's Writing Room
    • Authorly Advice
    • Podcast >
      • Benefits of a residency
      • Journey to Self Publishing
      • The Art of the pitch
      • Balancing the pen and the paycheck
      • Short stories for publication portfolio
      • Evolution of an author
      • Wounds to Words
      • Own the Stage
    • Pishukin Press
    • Grant Writing Course
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