Writer To Writer
with Balli Kaur Jaswal
Share your ideas, gain fresh insights. Book a one-on-one mentoring session with author Balli Kaur Jaswal to receive expert guidance on your writing project and support for your writing journey.
Course Information
Course Code: WTW-BJ
Duration: 1 hour
Recommended For:
Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced Writers
Dates
21 April to 18 May 2025
Venue
Online (Zoom)
Please Note
- Each registration submission is for one participant only.
- Registrants will undergo a selection process, and those selected must complete payment to confirm their placement.
- ACWP will maintain a waiting list once the maximum number of participants is reached.
- Shortlisted participants will be contacted for payment and confirmation of your session’s date and time.
Overview and Learning Outcomes
During a Writer To Writer session with the Visiting Writer, you will:
- Receive general advice from an experienced writer on your writing project.
- Gain specific, practical insights on the art and craft of writing, including techniques and addressing writing challenges.
- Get help shaping your approach to your writing life.
- Understand what it takes to be a professional writer.
Please note that the one-on-one consultation is not a manuscript assessment.
Who Should Apply?
- Foundation Writers: Early-stage, promising writers with no publication history required. These writers may be writing for the first time or have never written with deadlines or structure before.
- Intermediate Writers: Writers who have chosen to pursue writing as a full-time or part-time career with serious, professional intent but are not yet published with a mainstream or recognized independent publisher.
- Advanced Writers: Writers who have published at least one book with a mainstream or recognized independent publisher, and/or have been published in at least one literary journal or anthology.
Participants will be selected by the Visiting Writer with assistance from the ACWP. A waiting list will be maintained.
Registration and Pricing
Course Pre-requisites
To sign up, please register at the link above and provide the following documents:
- A short summary of your writing project (approximately 100 words)
- A brief biography (50 to 100 words)
If you have registered with us before, you may resubmit the same information with an updated biography.
Course Fees
- $25 for adults
- $10 for senior citizens aged 55 and above, NSFs, and unemployed individuals
- Free for students from Singapore institutions, including undergraduate and postgraduate students
Fees are non-refundable.
For all other inquiries including financial assistance, please email us.
About Balli Kaur Jaswal
Balli Kaur Jaswal grew up in Japan, Russia, the Philippines and Singapore. She is the author of five novels, including the international bestseller Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows, which has been translated to fifteen languages and is being adapted into a feature film. She was named a Best Young Australian Novelist by the Sydney Morning Herald after the publication of her debut novel Inheritance. Her follow-up novel Sugarbread was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize. Balli’s short stories and essays have appeared in the UK Sunday Express, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Griffith Review, The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, and Best Australian Short Stories.