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DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT EVENTS SCROLL DOWN BELOW FOR FULL DETAILS: Thursday 26 Aug 2010 Conversations with Australian Writers Whitten Oval Friday 27 Aug 2010 To 5th September Melbourne Writers Festival Sunday 29 Aug 2010 Poetry Workshop 253 High Street Northcote Sunday 29 Aug 2010 Book Launch Milding Wilding Melb Writers Festival Tuesday 31 Aug 2010 Closing Date for Deakin High Schools Anthology Wedbesday 01 Sep 2010 St Thomas Aquinas 'Write Around the SDchool' Thursday 02 Sept 2010 The 68th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) to 6th September Thursday 02 Sept 2010 To 24th September Brimank Workshops and Festival Sunday 05 Sept 2010 Bryce Courtney at GPAC Geelong Saturday 11 Sept 2010 World Poetry in Fed Square Monday 13 Sept 2010 An Evening with Ana Kokkinos Wednesday 15 Sept 2010 The Deakin Literary Society (DLS) Meeting Saturday 18 Sept 2010 Katherine Gallagher Workshops Belmont Library Sunday 26 Sept 2010 Poetry Readings 253 High Street Northcote Saturday 09 Oct 2010 World Poetry in The Atrium Fed Square Wednesday 13 Oct 2010 The Deakin Literary Society (DLS) Meeting Sunday 31 Oct 2010 Immigration Museum "Flying Home Wherever That Is" Sunday 31 Oct 2010 Speculative Fiction Story Competition Closes Saturday 13 Nov 2010 World Poetry in The Atrium Fed Square Wednesday 17 Nov 2010 The Deakin Literary Society (DLS) Meeting Sunday 28 Nov 2010 Poetry Workshop 253 High Street Northcote Saturday 11 Dec 2010 World Poetry in The Atrium Fed Square Professional Writing and Editing (tafe), Victoria University presents Rotunda in the West: Conversations with Australian Writers in collaboration with the Western Bulldogs (Whitten Oval) "Talking Footy (the big questions)" Greg Baum ( senior sports writer The Age) in conversation with Martin Flanagan ("The Call", "Southern Sky, Western Oval", "The Game in Time of War", "1970" and senior writer at The Age) and perhap other special guests too. PLUS special appearance by VU lecturer JOHN WELDON plus MUSICAL PRELUDE Thursday 26th August 6.30pm for 7pm start The Whitten Oval foyer 417 Barkly Street Footscray (Café and Bar opens at 6pm for light meal and drinks) Everybody welcome!! FREE event. but Please let us know you are coming! RSVP (essential): Bruno.Lettieri@vu.edu.au 0422 29 86 43 .................................................................. MELBOURNE WRITERS FESTIVAL 27 August to 5 September, 2010 ........................................................... To be launched at the Melbourne Writers' Festival, Sunday 29 August, 2.30 pm. Michael Wilding THE PRISONER OF MOUNT WARNING What were the 60s & 70s really about? How authentic were those stoned revolutionaries? What if it was all a fraud? When Charles Dorritt recovers from a breakdown by doing a creative writing course, he announces he is publishing his memoirs of torture and sex-slavery at the hands of the security services. Plant is called to lunch with lifestyle journalist Angela Dark, political speechwriter Ghostly Sperrit, and the arts editor of a metropolitan broadsheet, all of them deeply concerned that the revelations should not appear. They hire Plant to have a word with Dorritt, But Dorritt heads off to Byron Bay and Plant pursues him through the dope lands of northern New South Wales. A past era of magic mushrooms, free love, American friends, and an alternative newspaper of deep-level inauthenticity begins to emerge, something that no one but Plant is keen to see revealed. From the same college (but a different school) as John Le Carré, Michael Wilding will open your eyes, and darken your mind, with this vision of the not-so-secret state. If this was as much fun to write as it is to read, Michael Wilding must have enjoying writing The Prisoner of Mount Warning. A take on the secret world, mainstream and underground journalism, Writers’ Centres, the counter culture and much else, the book is a heady ride from Sydney to Byron Bay and the Gold Coast with Plant, resting writer, investigating something that might have happened but perhaps not. Wilding has created a world both funny and creepy for Plant and the reader. – Peter Corris Published by ARCADIA, an imprint of Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd., in association with Press On. ISBN 978-1-921509-56-8. Available from all good bookshops or direct from the publisher at 7 Little Lothian Street North, North Melbourne, Vic 3051 tel: 03 9329 6963. fax: 03 9329 5452. email: aspic@ozemail.com.au On-line: www.scholarly.info ............................................................................. Synergy Gallery, 253 High Street, NORTHCOTE - Phone: 9481 1751(next door to the Northcote Uniting Church); we have decided to meet every month instead of every second month, and to offer poetry workshops as well as readings. Marietta Elliott-Kleerkoper, published bilingual local poet, poetry editor and translator, has agreed to facilitate the workshops. Depending on interest, we can offer both activities to stimulate writing and work-shopping poems previously written. As Marietta is unavailable on August 1, 2010 to discuss the workshops, we suggest you bring 10 copies of a poem for work-shopping at the first workshop on August 29 (but if you don't want to present a poem, your input is still very valuable). - August 29, 2010, 2-4 pm, poetry workshop - September 26, 2010, 2-4pm, readings - November 28, 2010, 2-4 pm, poetry workshop and end of year celebrations. For the readings we ask for gold coin donation as before in order to contribute towards the overheads at Synergy gallery. Entry for the readings is a gold coin donation, light refreshments included; for the workshops, we ask for $5.00 donations ($2 for Synergy and $ 3 for Marietta’s expenses) & light refreshments included. Please note message from Marietta- OCTOBER- NO EVENT/S .................................................................... imagine: An anthology by High School Students in the Geelong Region. Submit: words@deakin.edu.au OR Words@ Deakin, Faculty of Arts & Education, Deakin University, Geelong, 3217 Accepts: submissions from high school students in the Geelong region, of poetry, short fiction, essays, song lyrics, and articles that reflect the writer's vision of the future. CLOSES 31 August, 2010 ....................................................... Deakin Literary Society 1 Sep: St Thomas Aquinas School Write around the school twilight event. Activities, roaming clowns, music, food. Where: 51 Plume Street, Norlane When: 3.30pm – 6pm During term 3 2010 St Thomas Aquinas Primary School in Norlane is conducting a Literacy Program titled ‘Write Around The School’. Ardoch Youth Foundation supports St Thomas Aquinas PS, and other schools that have high proportions of disadvantaged children and young people. Geelong Ardoch LinCS (Linking Community to Schools) Coordinator invites writers in Geelong community to provide some one-off or a series of writing sessions to groups of students at the school. For further information contact: Gail Bernard Ardoch Geelong LinCS Coordinator 0418334917 gail.bernard@ardoch.asn.au ................................................................................. Workshops held September 2, 9,16 & 23 Poetry Slam event held September 24 2010 www.brimbankyouth.com For more information & registrations call (03) 9311 5888 4.30pm to 6.30pm @ West Sunshine Community Centre 25 Kermeen Street West Sunshine 3020 Workshops run my Members of Royalty www.myspace.com/membersroyalty B involved in the Brimbank Literary Festival. Got something to say? Learn the skills to xpress yourself! Come and find out what poetry slam is all about! ...................................................................... Aussiecon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), will place Australia at the centre of the science fiction and fantasy world. The convention will be held 2-6 September 2010 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Guests of Honour include award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson, award-winning Melbourne artist Shaun Tan, and dedicated fan Robin Johnson. Previous Worldcons in Australia have inspired and motivated both emerging and aspiring writers, and we anticipate that Aussiecon 4 will be no different. The convention is a five-day event bringing together a premium field of authors, illustrators, publishers, and other leading genre figures. It has all the features of an international writers festival but celebrates a very specific genre: science fiction, fantasy, and horror. I am writing to ask you to consider hosting a link to Aussiecon 4 on your website. we would be pleased to do the same for Geelong Ink on the Aussiecon 4 website. We have a web banner ad that can be included with the link if that is appropriate. We would also appreciate your listing the event details for Aussiecon 4 in your website's Calendar or similar section. The details are: Aussiecon 4 68th World Science Fiction Convention 2-6 September 2010, Melbourne Australia. Guests: Kim Stanley Robinson, Shaun Tan, Fan Guest Robin Johnson www.aussiecon4.org.au info@aussiecon4.org.au Finally, would you be interested in running an article on the subject of "How to Succeed as a Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer in Australia" in your newsletter? If so, please let me know what submission date would suit your publication schedule for 2010. Please feel free to contact me at communications@aussiecon4.org.au with any questions. ......................................................................................... GRLC and the Melbourne Writers Festival present Bryce Courtney in Geelong on Sunday 5 September One of Australia's most loved storytellers, Bryce Courtenay, talks about the power of one. In a motivational talk to would-be writers and other dreamers, Courtenay discusses the life issues involved in having a dream and covers the essentials required for ultimate achievement: the problems we encounter and the excuses we all have; the opportunities to grasp and the hardships to endure; and the joy of discovering that we are all more than the sum of our parts. Bryce looks into the dogged hard work involved to succeed and explains how by living life we learn how to use it in our storytelling. Venue: Drama Theatre (Blakiston), GPAC Cost: $15.00 per person Tickets: Available from all Geelong libraries Places are limited and bookings are essential. About Bryce Courtenay Bryce Courtenay is one of Australia’s most successful authors. He was born in South Africa and adopted Australia as his home. His first book, The Power of One was published in 1989 and quickly became of Australia’s best-selling book by any living author. Other books to his name include Tandia, April Fool’s Day, The Potato Factory, Jessica, Brother Fish and The Story of Danny Dunn. Brought to Geelong by the Melbourne Writers Festival and the Geelong Regional Library Corporation Sue Henczel Manager, Community Engagement & Development p 03 5272 6027 m 0400 416 974 f 03 5272 6036 www.geelonglibraries.vic.gov.au ............................................................................... September 11, 2010: WORLD POETRY IN THE ATRIUM FED SQUARE 2PM - 4PM Feature - Modern Australian poetry by Nosukumo Poets. Nosukumo, was a small Melbourne press which operated until recently from Labassa, a National Trust house in Caulfield. Javant Biarujia was the guiding force in Nosukumo. The publications are invariably handsome, often with a Japanese flavour to their design, particularly in the choice of papers, and style of decoration. ............................................................................ Professional Writing and Editing (tafe), Victoria University presents Rotunda in the West: Conversations with Australian Writers (and film makers) in collaboration with Brimbank Literary Festival 2010 and Harvester College Presents “An Evening with Ana Kokkinos”-acclaimed writer/director-latest feature film Blessed Plus Mini-writing workshops (prelude) PLUS music Monday 13th September 6.30pm (prompt start) Harvester Technical College 76 Suffolk Rd Sunshine North FREE EVENT-please bring a small plate of finger food. Rsvp (essential)- bruno.lettieri@vu.edu.au (0422298643) .............................................................................. The Deakin Literary Society (DLS) The meetings for 2010 (always the 2nd Wednesday of the month) are as followings: Wednesday 15 September Room 3 Wednesday 13 October Room 4 Wednesday 17 November Room 4 August's activitiy is: 'Novel, Novella' Where:Kitchener House, Ryrie Street (opposite the Emergency Department of The Geelong Hospital) When:From 7 pm to 9.30pm The annual subscription for DLS is $25 Monthly entry fee: Non-Members $5, Members $4 ........................................................... Katherine Gallagher Workshops - **new date added Time 18 September 2010 - 9:30am Location Belmont Library ** NEW DATE ADDED ** - Saturday 18 September 2010, Belmont Library Cost: $10.00 per person, per workshop - payment collected on the day. Bookings: Places are limited and bookings are essential. Katherine Gallagher is an award-winning and widely-acclaimed poet and experienced poetry tutor. She grew up in Eastville (near Bendigo) and attended Melbourne University. Katherine has five full collections of poetry, including her most recent, Carnival Edge: New & Selected Poems (Arc Publications, 2010). She has lived and worked in London since 1979 and has been very active in giving readings and running workshops for adults and children. Workshop one: Magic Realism 9:30am-12:30pm Poetry is a strong way of saying, and by looking at metaphor and opening up to the magical we will take off on unexpected journeys beyond realism, discussing inspiring contemporary poems en route. We will explore our own ideas, feelings and memories through writing-exercises and constructive feedback. Workshop two: Places: Discovery & Belonging 1:30pm-4:30pm Using contemporary ‘example’ poems, we will explore our own ideas, feelings and memories, transforming the autobiographical through writing exercises and constructive feedback. In both workshops one and two, we will discuss the place of the senses in increasing awareness of our lives, including our memories, one of our greatest resources. Also, we will explore how poetry heightens our feeling of reality alongside ways to map the tension between imagination and reality in attempts to ‘make it new’. Both workshops are suitable for new and experienced writers. ........................................................................ October 9, 2010: WORLD POETRY IN THE ATRIUM FED SQUARE 2pm-4pm Feature POETRY in Translation - Showcasing contemporary Indigenous voices in the original ancestral languages and in English. As well as Australian poets, translators and small presses (Alice publishing and others) that sustain literature in translation in the 21st century.. .............................................................................. Melbourne Poets Union's October event: 'Flying Home, wherever that is'. The event explores the experience of immigrants returning to their birthplace. Other speakers will include Arnold Zable and Maria Tumarkin. whose recently published memoir 'Otherlands' relates a journey back to Russia with her daughter. Traditionally, the Open Section of the October event is bilingual, but this is not a must. We hope you will take the opportunity to join us at this exciting event, at the Immigration Museum, Flinders St, on Sunday October 31, from 2pm till 4 pm. ............................................................................... AFTER THE RAIN (open July 19, 2010 FableCroft Publishing seeks original speculative fiction stories between 2000-10000 words on the theme After the Rain. The interpretation of the phrase is multi-faceted and may be literal or figurative, but storiesmustcontain some speculative element science fiction, fantasy and horror, and all sub-strands of these, are welcome. The After the Rainanthology is intended for adult readers, but the editor is not looking for overt erotica or gratuitous violence that does not advance the story in some way. Submissions are open to Australian citizens or residents. Please submit stories as rtf file, adhering to usual manuscript formatting guidelines, tofablecroft at gmail dot com. Submissions close October 31, 2010. The anthology will be released at Swancon36/Natcon50 in Perth on the Easter weekend, 2011.Payment will be AUD$50.00 plus one contributor copy. Please inquire before sending reprints, simultaneous or multiple submissions. http://fablecroft.com.au/submissions Tehani Wessely http://fablecroft.com http://worldsnextdoor.wordpress.com ................................................................................... November 13, 2010:WORLD POETRY IN THE ATRIUM FED SQUARE 2pm-4pm Multi Award winners Geoff Page and Jordie Albiston Geoffrey Donald Page is an Australian poet, translator, teacher and jazz enthusiast. He has published over seventeen collections of poetry, as well as prose and verse novels. Poetry and jazz are his driving interests, and he has also written a biography of the jazz musician, Bernie McGann. He organises poetry readings and jazz events in Canberra. He has travelled widely, talking on Australian poetry in Switzerland, Britain, Italy, Singapore, China, the United States and New Zealand. His poetic style ranges from lyrical to satirical, from serious to humorous - and often addresses his concerns about contemporary society and politics. Page is the poetry reviewer for ABC Radio's The Book Show and, for a decade before that, its Books and Writing program Jordie Albiston studied flute at Victoria College of the Arts before turning to writing. Her first collection of poems, Nervous Arcs, won the Mary Gilmore Award. Her next works were in the form of 'documentary' collections, the first about the first European women in the Botany Bay settlement, and the second collection about Jean Lee, the last woman executed in Australia. The "Botany Bay Document" which evolved out of a Ph D she undertook in literature, was later transformed into a performance work called Dreaming Transportation: Voice Portraits of the First Women of White Settlement at Port Jackson by Andrée Greenwell[1]. In 2003 the performance premiered at the Sydney Festival and in 2004 was staged again at the Sydney Opera House. In 2010 Jordie Albiston was awarded the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry. ................................................................................. December 11, 2010:WORLD POETRY IN THE ATRIUM FED SQUARE 2pm-4pm Feature- Danielle Clode author of “ A FUTURE IN FLAMES” and Neil Grant editor of “ 1000 PENCILS-from kinglake to Kabul” plus open readings from the Kinglake Arts Alliance group. Dr Danielle Clode is a freelance writer and researcher. She began her academic career in the politics and psychology before completing her DPhil in zoology at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Her research covers fields ranging from conservation biology to mental health, while her books explore topics ranging from giant wombats to French history. Danielle has been a Thomas Ramsay Fellow at Museum Victoria, a Creative Fellow at the State Library of Victoria and, most recently, the Redmond Barry Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Neil Grant is a writer and Editor from Kinglake. “ 1000 PENCILS-from kinglake to Kabul” is an anthology of writings from students in Kabul and students at Diamond Valley College, booth of whom, in different ways, have direct experiences of fire. ........................................................................................ PUBLICATIONS WESTWORD POETRY Every 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month 5pm @ Dancing Dog Café 42 Albert Street, Footscray 9689.2566 Cost $2.50 Convenor Lynne Dale 0425.704394 Proudly sponsored by Footscrazy accessories .................................................................... “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. This new website is sponsored by the Center for Youth Literature to promote reading as a pleasurable and essential activity for all young people and not just more boring homework! The site promotes YA literature and highlights Australian authors in particular. It has sneak peaks of book chapters, themed booklists and competitions. You're even encouraged to express your views via opinion, discussion, reviews and feedback. There’s even prizes to be won! To learn more just visit: www.insideadog.com.au Proudly sponsored by The Centre for Youth Literature, State Library Victoria Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) The Australia Council Victoria – The place to ................................................................... The Centenarians: Life's Quiet Sunset Society’s fascination with centenarians is enduring and buried in Melbourne’s historic Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery (Charman Road) are 28 persons who reached the grand old age of 100...plus those who just missed out! Written by Travis M. Sellers, The Centenarians: Life’s Quiet Sunset is the first book in the Remembering Them series published by the Friends of Cheltenham and Regional Cemeteries Inc. For these hale and hearty centenarians, their longevity is worth remembering… The A5-sized book comprises 172 pages in colour and 48,000 words with an index of over 800 names [PDF-341KB]. It is a rich source of genealogical information containing birth, death and marriage records, burial details, wedding notices, emigration and shipping records, death and obituary notices, probate records, census details, electoral rolls, military service records, newspaper articles and publications, as well as extracts from the Victorian Government and Police gazettes. The book foreword is written by Joan E. Hunt, FRHSV (Councillor, Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc.) and Dr. Graham Whitehead (City Historian, City of Kingston). Download the index and see if your ancestor is included! [PDF-341KB] A limited edition print run of just 70 copies, each book is individually numbered. Paperback (A5 book in colour): $40.00 incl postage and handling ($36.00 for financial members) Electronic (PDF file on CD): $20.00 incl postage and handling ($18.00 for financial members). ......http://www.focrc.org/shop.htm...... ............................................................................................. Writing at Cloverdale Community Centre Always wanted to write a novel, short story or poetry? Explore various writing styles, enhance your writing skills while improving your literacy and grammar in a friendly and supportive group with writer Maree Smith. Wednesday from 14 April 9.30 For more information call 5275 4415 or email cloverdale@datafast.net.au .......................................................................................... Create a Kids’ Book Create a kids’ book assesses manuscripts written for children of all ages, toddlers to YA, including illustrations. Assessors named and available for follow-up advice. Assessment includes copy editing, work on subsequent drafts and an open letter of recommendation in exceptional cases. Qualified assessors for specific genre and Virginia also comments on each submission. Writing e-courses on novels or picture books, have ten modules, with individual feedback. Starting and ending dates to suit. Virginia runs picture book writing, with input from illustrator Jo Thompson. Novelist Jennifer Dabbs runs novel writing. Mentoring a particular work through to its conclusion begins with the relevant e-course. The modules can also be purchased as documents without feedback. Full day workshops on writing for children are held monthly in Victoria. ( next in Ormond on Saturday 17th April 2010, Geelong October 16th) Free monthly bulletin on writing and children’s literature generally. For more information and bookings: www.createakidsbook.com.au or call 03 9578 5689 Virginia has a PhD in Children's Literature, has lectured in Children’s literature and English at university and been a judge for the CBCA Book of the year awards and convener of the Crichton Award; Create a Kids' Book has been operating workshops and manuscript assessments since 1997. Her book Stories, Pictures and Reality: two children tell (Routledge) was published in 2007. .............................................................................................. Torquay Theatre Troupe Have a look at our NEW website here: http://www.ttt.org.au/Nextshows.html for more information. Membership The Troupe’s membership year started on 1 August so for best value, you should take out your membership of the Troupe now for 12 months – only $20. We look forward to your participation in any or all of these activities – come and strengthen the bond between us. “Let’s Play!” ................................................. What's on at the Wheeler Centre 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne For more information please visit their website ........................................................... What's on at the Victorian Writers' Centre 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne For more information please visit their website ........................................................... A SITE FOR 0N-LINE READING-THOUSANDS OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES ....http://www.scribd.com/ .......................................................................... The April 1 issue of http://writingraw.com/ is NOW online: Writing Raw is a FREE world literary ezine dedicated to new and emerging writers. Our goal at Writing Raw is simple - to serve the literary community with the opportunity to have their work online and out in the world. In this world of disappearing literary magazines, Writing Raw is providing the blank pages for writers to fill. ............................................................................. Whitmore Press/Poetry Idol Manuscript Prize In 2010 Whitmore Press is partnering with Poetry Idol to offer publication of a limited edition chapbook to the poet submitting the best manuscript sample. To enter, you don't have to be a performance poet or take part in a poetry slam. The Whitmore Press/Poetry Idol Manuscript Prize is judged strictly on the merits of 'poetry on the page', with the winner announced at the 2010 Melbourne Writers Festival. Whitmore Press publisher Anthony Lynch will judge the prize along with fellow GW member, the novelist and poet A. Frances Johnson. Ten poets shortlisted for the manuscript prize will also be published in the annual Paradise Anthology, and will have the option of performing at the final of Poetry Idol to be held at BMW Edge, Federation Square as part of the 2010 Melbourne Writers Festival, competing for the first prize of $2000. The deadline for submissions for the manuscript prize is 9 July 2010. Further details, including guidelines and entry form, are available at www.whitmorepress.com or www.paradiseanthology.com. Poetry Idol in Geelong ....................................................................... First Edition Book Sales… handpicks unique, quality independently published books from all over Australia and brings them directly to booklovers through book groups and the local community Want to know more? Visit: http://www.firsteditionbooks.com.au/ ................................................... The Fellowship of Australian Writers has opened a Creative Writing Centre in the Masonic Hall in Box Hill at 710 Station Street, Box Hill. Initially the Centre will only be open for specific events but we hope that it will become a Hive of activity all week and thus we've called it the "The FAW Hive Creative Centre". *Among the events to be conducted there are:*_ *The Writers Lounge*: Where writers can drop in and discuss their work, in an informal relaxed environment, read to other writers in a quiet private creative environment with access to computers and the internet. well. This will initially run on Sunday afternoons from 2pm to 4pm commencing on Sunday 15th November 2009 but we hope as the centre grows that it will become more regular. Cost $5 with 20% discount to FAW members, this includes plunger coffee, light snack menu will be available as the Centre grows but not in initial meetings. All writers or writers groups are welcome it is not restricted to FAW members. _*Please forward this message to others.*_ For full details visit the Hive Website: _ www.thehivecentre.com._ Other website at _*www.freshstarttraining.com.au*_ *Public Reading Events:*_ As you'd be aware we conduct Reading Events at Fed Square each month on the Second Saturday of each month between 2-4pm. In 2010 these Readings will be repeated on the fourth Sunday of each month between 2-4pm at the HIve Creative Centre, subject to the availability of the guest ..................................................................... Blue Giraffe Press: This press operated by poet Peter Macrow produces the chapbook series, Blue Giraffe magazine. Submissions to the editor. Closing date extended so send now! Up to 5 poems not previously in print or electronic media and not under offer elsewhere to petermacrow@hotmail.com or, with SSAE or email contact for reply, to Peter Macrow 6/16 Osborne Street, Sandy Bay, TAS 7005 ............................................................. Reef of Despair is the comprehensive story of the steamship SS Admella, from her launch in Glasgow, her maiden voyage under sail to South Australia, to her tragic demise less than two years later on 6 August 1859, with the loss of 89 lives, including many children, and the brave endeavours of the rescuers. Of a total complement of 113 passengers and crew, only 24 survived, rescued eight days after the ship struck a then uncharted reef, now known as Carpenters Reef, about 30 km north-west of Cape Northumberland, and 4 km north-west of Cape Banks. EARLY BIRD OFFER 15% discount email to lorraine@freestylepublications.com.au ......................................................................... A fantastic book by Australian author Gregory Victor Babic, "Words to Inspire Writers", that we published eighteen months ago. Because it has proven so popular with writers around the world we have now released it under a Creative Commons licence for FREE distribution. Here is the direct link to the download: http://fcsachandsonspublishers.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/babic-words-to-inspire-writers-cc-version.pdf Miss Ricki-Lee Watts - Marketing Manager F. C. Sach & Sons, Publishers ................................................................................ MELBOURNE REFLECTIONS The current exciting project being undertaken by Poetica Christi Press is a coffee table book of poetry, photography and art work showcasing Melbourne in some of its many aspects. The book contains 213 poems (including 29 rooku) the work of 144 poets including a number of well known Melbourne Poets and 70 artworks/photographs from 25 different artists photographers. It will have a laminated hard cover. Cost will be $48. Pages can be sponsored A launch is expected in August 2009. Contact poetica@iprimus.com.au ...................................................... Press On is the initiative of a number of novelists, publishers & booksellers to intervene actively in the publication & promotion of new fiction in Australia. Adopting the classic 18th & 19th century strategy of subscription publishing that worked for Henry Kendall & others, it needs just 200 subscribers to get the first three titles of this innovative, exciting program into print & onto the web. Subscribe now for $50 ($80 overseas) and save a third off the recommended retail price on the first three titles. Discover more about these new novels by Peter Corris (Wishart’s Quest), Michael Wilding (The Prisoner of Mount Warning), Phillip Edmonds (Leaving Home with Henry), & Inez Baranay (With The Tiger) just press on the link www.press-on-publishing.net For more information phone Michael Wilding in Sydney (02) 9979 7689, or Phillip Edmonds in Adelaide 0407728401, or email books@michael-wilding.com or phillip.edmonds@adelaide.edu.au ........................................................................................ THE AUSTRALIAN POETRY CENTRE The Poetry Archive is proud to announce that they can now bring the voices of more Australian poets to the ears of their visitors. The River Road Press, an Australian press devoted to publishing recordings of the country’s poets, has teamed up with the Archive to make five of their poets available online. UK Poet Laureate Andrew Motion said: “It has always been our intention to make the Poetry Archive as widely representative as possible of poetry in English, and these latest additions, by very distinguished Australian poets, are an ornament to the site. We’re proud and grateful to have them, and the wider world will be grateful too.” The first poets to be featured are Stephen Edgar, Judith Beveridge, joanne burns, Peter Boyle and Vivian Smith. River Road Press will be continuing this partnership with The Poetry Archive with more work and voices of more key Australian poets later this year. ....................................................................................... Why choose Amazon if The Brotherhood can help you find what you need as a champion of recycling, reusing and saving the planet... and helping those less fortunate. BROTHERHOOD BOOKS ................................................................. Australia's Biggest Book Group Your regular book group is invited to join the fun. http://www.australiasbiggestbookgroup.com/ Hilarious book by Cate Kendall Raising money for Muscular Dystrophy research and care. Would you like to be part of this year's most sophisticated and exciting fundraising event? You can join our on-line book group and raise money for Muscular Dystrophy. Simply register on-line, buy a copy of the newly released Versace Sisters by Australian author Cate Kendall and enjoy a hilarious read. ....................................................................... STORYBOARD Created by Regional Arts Victoria is an interactive website that provides you with a creative space to share your photos, videos, artworks and stories about the 2009 Victorian bushfires. www.rav.net.au/storyboard .............................................................................. Attn: Arts and Culture Officer/Manager You are invited to participate in a new research initiative of the Victorian Writers’ Centre in collaboration with the Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas. This research aims to develop a complete database of literary activity within Victoria which will be available to the public. This will assist in building audiences for the literary sector. You may be aware that Melbourne has been named a City of Literature as part of UNESCO’s Creative Cities network. A central part of the City of Literature initiative will be the establishment of Australia's first Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas at the State Library of Victoria later this year. It will be the heart of Victoria's literary and publishing community and a hub for the public to access Victoria's widespread literary activity in one location. This research will greatly assist the Centre in establishing networks crucial to building this dynamic hub. In order to collect as much information from the arts sector as possible, we ask that you take a few moments
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