
Below are useful links for writers

Writing Festivals
The Writers Collective, Perth Story Festival 6th April, 9am to 6pm, UWA.
Margaret River Writing Festival 2nd-4th May.
Festival of Fiction, Joondalup, Perth 18th & 19th October.
Ubud Writers Festival, Bali, 29 Oct to 2 November.
Sydney Writers Festival 19th to 26th May.
Emerging Writers' Festival Melbourne 11th to 18th September.
Melbourne Writers Festival 8th to 11th of May.
Adelaide Writers Festival 1st to 6th March.
Newcastle Writers Festival 4th to 6th April.

Writing Aids
Essentially functions like the spell checker tool from Microsoft Word or Google Docs, but here’s the great part: it’s a plug-in that will work wherever you happen to writing. That means Twitter, Gmail, Google Docs, Facebook — anywhere. Plus it offers vocabulary or alternate word suggestions — for instance, it might suggest you replace “walking aimlessly,” with the word “wandering.”

Critiquing Sites
Scribophile
Aimed at writers of all skill levels, Scribophile encourages members to share their experiences and give respectful feedback in their friendly community forums.
HyperWrite's Writing Critique AI is a comprehensive tool that provides detailed feedback on your writing.

Writing Courses
The coursera programs offer a diversity of study programs across numerous universities. Their delivery is only, normally with peer feedback, but unfortunately no direct reviews from university staff. That said their material is quite effective. The structure is usually FREE to commence for a stated period of time. Some continue to be free while for others is variable from one week to one month, after which there is a payment structure that is still quite affordable. Below is listed two such programs.
This Specialization covers elements of three major creative writing genres: short story, narrative essay, and memoir. You will master the techniques that good writers use to compose a bracing story, populated with memorable characters in an interesting setting, written in a fresh descriptive style. You will analyze and constructively evaluate peer writing. In the Capstone, you will draft, rewrite, and complete a substantial original story in the genre of your choosing.
Perhaps the most important thing students and professionals of all kinds can do to improve their effectiveness is embrace the following advice: become good with words.
This series of courses targets the writing side of that recommendation. The skills it focuses on include everything from how to arrange a complex set of information in a reader-friendly way, to how to give and receive high-quality feedback, to how to consistently hit deadlines.
If you’ve ever had the dream, the desire or even just a vague notion that you would like to write a novel, this course is for you. Whether you are a full-time student, have a full-time job, a family to take care of or all of the above, you can do it. Really! And I will help you get there.
There is an absolute plethora of short programs in all styles of writing. A few free but most require payments under $80.