MY NEXT AUTHOR ACADEMY 4 DAY RETREAT IS IN HOBART IN JULY 2024

MY NEXT AUTHOR ACADEMY 4 DAY RETREAT IS IN HOBART IN JULY 2024

Hello there, my name is Andrew Griffiths, I’m an international bestselling author. I’ve been writing books for almost 25 years. In that time I’ve written 14 books that have been sold in over 65 countries. I’ve been published by leading publishers, Allen & Unwin and Simon & Schuster and in recent years, I’ve embraced self publishing, working closely with Publish Central.

Just about every day someone comes up to me and to say that they want to write a book. I’m often amazed at just how many people want to write a book, but the big problem is they simply don’t know where to start. And in reality, the book writing and publishing process is a complex one, where it’s easy to make mistakes. In other words you need a great guide, and that’s where I come into the picture.

In the past 10 years I’ve personally coached and mentored well over 900 people to write and publish their first book (and I’m very proud to say that some have written two, three, four and even five books with my coaching). I’ve worked with authors from virtually every industry sector who have written books on just about every topic imaginable. I’ve developed unique frameworks, models and processes for new and aspiring authors that help them not just write a good book but write a world class book. I’ve taught book writing and publishing programmes in the UK, Singapore, Bali and throughout Australia.

A few years back I started to run 4 day Author Academy retreats. The concept was to take a group of new authors to a beautiful location and help them map out their books in detail and get them one hundred percent ready to write. I ran my first few Author Academy retreats in Bali and they were very successful. The people attending the retreat loved the immersion concept and I loved teaching in this environment. We had the time for deeper discussions, one on one coaching and workshopping of everyone’s book concept, structure and overall plan. And of course, this has translated in virtually every author doing the retreat writing and publishing their book.

I’ve run these retreats in Bali, Cairns, Inverloch – and now Hobart. The main aim is to help you get clear on your book idea, develop your book plan and give you the skills and knowledge to be able to write your book.

AUTHOR ACADEMY is exclusively for aspiring authors who are ready to write their first non-fiction book. It’s going to be an energetic, informative and engaging few days where you will learn a great deal about the book writing and the book publishing worlds. The group size will be kept at 15 or below, so spaces are limited. All of the information you need to know about AUTHOR ACADEMY can be found below.

Cheers,
Andrew Griffiths

THE WINNERS OF THE 2023 SMART WFM AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCED

THE WINNERS OF THE 2023 SMART WFM AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCED

THE WINNERS OF THE 2023 SMART WFM AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED….
Last night we had the winners ceremony for the 2023 ABBAs – announcing the 10 category finalists and winners as well as the “Cover of the Year” and the “2023 Book of the Year”. A truly amazing collection of books were entered, representing the quality of Australian Authors and the Australian publishing industry overall.
The recording from last night will be getting posted today – but if you’d like to check out the finalists for each category and the winners – here’s the link – https://www.businessbookawards.com.au/2023-winners/.
A giant shout out to everyone who entered. It’s so hard to work through the judging process when the quality of the books entered is so high.
And a big thank you to our team of highly committed and experienced judges. The judging process is a huge operation, managed extraordinarily well by Anna Clemann.
The Smart WFM team have been our naming rights sponsor for 4 years now. Without the commitment and support from Jarrod McGrath and Michelle Mcgrath the awards would not be as successful as they are. Thank you so much.
The ABBA’s are not for profit. Everyone involved does so voluntarily. Any excess funds raised are donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. This year we were able to write a cheque for $15,000. This brings our total commitment to ILF since starting the ABBA’s to $60,000. Now the $100,000 mark is within site.
As a co-founder of the awards, I’m so humbled and proud of how they have grown and evolved. Celebrating and acknowledging Australian non fiction authors is so important and providing a platform to recognise excellence in the writing and publishing space is vital to help the industry and Australian Authors to grow and develop.
Here’s to the 2024 Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards. If you’d like to be involved as a sponsor, volunteering in some way, judging, media or any other role, please drop me a line.
Cheers,
Andrew
AUTHOR INC GROUP WRITING PROGRAMME KICKS OFF IN FEBRUARY 2024

AUTHOR INC GROUP WRITING PROGRAMME KICKS OFF IN FEBRUARY 2024

I’m launching my part time book writing programme, called Author INC, in February 2024. This is a group book writing and publishing programme. I work with you via live webinars and 1:1 coaching, and there is also a complete and comprehensive online learning programme that supports the book writing process. How deep you want to dive is up to you, but my job is to help ensure you have all of the support and information to write and publish a world class book.

All of the details can be found via the link below.

Cheers,

Andrew