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Christos Tsiolkas: The act of writing itself teaches you how to write

The New Writer's Room

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Christos Tsiolkas is a judge for the 2022 SBS Emerging Writers' Competition. Source: Getty Images

In the first episode of season two of The New Writer's Room, Caitlin and Sarah speak to Australian author and SBS Emerging Writers' Competition judge Christos Tsiolkas about his creative process and his best pieces of advice for aspiring writers.

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Published 27 July 2022 10:07am

Updated 2 March 2023 1:10pm

Presented by Caitlin Chang, Sarah Malik

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In the first episode of season two of The New Writer's Room, Caitlin and Sarah speak to Australian author and SBS Emerging Writers' Competition judge Christos Tsiolkas about his creative process and his best pieces of advice for aspiring writers.

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