Christine Betts is a novelist, author of award-winning short stories. She teaches creative writing workshops and ekphrastic writing. Her work has found recognition in writing competitions including The Tasmanian Writers Prize, Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize, and The Scarlet Stiletto Awards.
Christine is the Workshops Manager for the Currumbin Crime Writers Festival. She has been a member of the Gold Coast Writers’ Association since 2018 and served on the committee as newsletter editor (2021-23) and speaker coordinator (2023-24). Christine is the creator of the Write and Sip fundraising events, patron/judge of the GCWA Short Story Competition (2022-23) and the creator of the popular GCWA members’ Critique Groups.
A firm believer that creativity will save the world, she writes daily and encourages everyone to join in. She lives and works on Bundjalung country with her family and two spoiled cats, but spends as much time traveling as she can.
2026 Events and Workshops
SEPTEMBER 30 – WRITING WORKSHOP, GOLD COAST (subscribe for more information)
October 24 – Art Write Now Workshop at HOTA, Gold Coast
OCTOBER 28 – WRITING WORKSHOP, GOLD COAST (subscribe for more information)
November 2 – In conversation with Fleur McDonald, Murwillumbah Library
2027 Events and Workshops
February 13 – Rural Romance panel with Alison L Robson and Leanne Lovegrove, Murwillumbah library
Art Write Now – writing workshops at HOTA dates TBA
- Workshop Manager, Panel Moderator, Currumbin Crime Writers Festival 2025
- Published, RWAus Flash Fiction, The New Gardener. Published
- Hawkeye Manuscript Development Prize-Longlist, February 2025
- The Art of the Title Competition, Winner, SelfPubCon, 2023
- Gold Coast Writers’ Association Andrew McDermott Annual Achievement Award 2023
- Honorable Mention, Queensland Writers Centre RightLeftWrite competition, August 2022
- Fiona McIntosh Commercial Fiction Masterclass, July 2022
- Published, Eastern Regional Library (Vic) Anthology
- Winner, The Tasmanian Writers Prize 2022
- Highly Commended, Scarlet Stiletto Awards 2021
- Finalist, Brisbane Writers Festival Flash Fiction
- Published, Rainforest Writing Retreat Anthology 2022 and 2021
- Winner, Queensland Writers Centre Right Left Write 2021
Christine is grateful to the original storytellers and Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters of the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers, the Yugambeh people and family groups within and the Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung country in particular the Goodjinburra, Tul-gi-gin and Moorung – Moobah clans as being the traditional owners and custodians of the land and waters within the Tweed Shire boundaries and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
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