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Hello to all our subscribers,
Winter is upon us and what better pastime to take up in the colder
months ahead than writing?
With the Sydney Writers' Festival and the Emerging Writers' Festival in
May, the Melbourne Writers’ Festival in August and Brisbane soon after
in September, 2009 is shaping up as a busy one for Writers. And these
are but a few of the important writers events that will take us through
to the close of 2009.
May also marks the end of the Writers' Resource Centre’s short story
competition. So, if you want to enter, you have until the end of May to
get in your submissions. Best of luck to all of you who have entered,
and there are quite a few, too! Click here for more details.
"After I finished reading Get Your Book off the Ground I just wondered
why I had been making it so hard for myself to complete my book and get
it published. I realised it was easier than I thought, I just had to
follow the steps in this book."
N.F. (author and executive, Vic)
Read more reviews and get your copy here.
OPPORTUNITIES
Watsonia Library Writing Competition
Winter Words
Write a poem or short story with the theme of winter (Up to 500 words). Junior (under 16) and adult sections. Entries displayed at the Library. Winners announced at Winter Warmer celebrations on Saturday 18 July. Prizes to be won. Submit entries to Watsonia Library by Saturday 4 July marked ‘Winter Words Competition’
2009 'The Nib': CAL Waverley Library
Award for Literature recognises excellence in research. The Award's major sponsor, Copyright Agency Limited's Cultural Fund, provides a winner's prize of $20,000 + trophy and all shortlisted authors receive the Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize. All genres of writing including fiction and non fiction, published between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009, are eligible. The closing date for nominations is 10 July 2009. More information at www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/library/award
Published Authors Needed
Chat about your book and what you like to read at Yarra Plenty Regional Library's Bedside Reads events. Sell your book at the event. Apply to:
kpleydell-sander@yprl.vic.gov.au
UPCOMING EVENTS
MAY
May 22 - May 31, 2009
Emerging Writers Festival
Melbourne - Melbourne Town Hall, State Library Victoria and Federation Square
www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au
JUNE
June 5 - 8 2009
Woodend Festival
Woodend, Victoria
www.woodendwinterartsfestival.org.au
ARTICLE: What is a Poem?
Budding poets can learn from Ted Witham's experiences. He encourages poets to re-write a poem until its form expresses its ideas.
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QUOTE
"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible."
~Vladimir Nabokov, Russian born American Novelist, Critic and Author of "Lolita" (1899-1977)
WRITING EXERCISE
What a Shock
Think of a conservative person you know - your mother, an older relative or a close friend. Devise
a conversation with this person where you say something that shocks them. Think about how they would
respond in such a situation.
© A Year of Writing Inspiration by Suzanne Male
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