Becoming an Author in Queensland

About this role

Write literary works of fiction for publication or performance; research and write non-fiction work for publication.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for an Author include:

• gain inspiration and develop ideas and themes for written works
• write novels, plays, musicals, screen productions, educational texts, information texts or multimedia products
• research subject matter through original and secondary materials, interviews and other media
• plan, organise, write and review material
• work with editors to improve the work.