Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW Inc.Books published by FAW Members.
New anthology from Lake Macquarie FAW
The Lake Macquarie Branch of FAW NSW has published another great anthology of writing. The anthology’s thirty-three pieces, both short stories and poems, were the top-ranked entries in last year’s Alice Sinclair Memorial Writing Competition, as selected by the competition’s judges Magdalena Ball and Jenny Blackford.
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Julie Thorndyke
Illustrated by Jennifer Harrison. A country child, Alice ran barefoot. On smooth waxed floorboards, over dusty clay in the yard, through icy water in the creek…she refused to wear shoes. After losing her sight and hearing through illness, Alice found her way to language through tactile signing,
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Mudgee Valley Writers
Footprints in the Valley showcases the lives and achievements of local residents. Mudgee is known as ‘the nest in the hills’. The surrounding areas are home to many folk with stories to tell. In this book nineteen locals have their stories told through interviews with Pamela Meredith and Connie Eales.
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Brian Haydon
A large collection (227 poems, 325 pages) of original poems by a member of FAW Southern Highlands. Greg Tome wrote “Whatever the topic or the style, Haydon’s poetry is marked by an energy, a verve, an originality that the reader can’t help being struck by.” Mostly whimsical rhyming couplets,
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Brian Haydon
A smaller collection (57 poems, 114 pages) of previously unpublished poems by a FAW Southern Highlands member. See Greg Tome’s review in this edition of Writers Voice. Late night thoughts on life, some stories and some observations and comments on modern life.
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Judy Turner
An eclectic collection of 21 short stories. Funny, sad, nostalgic and reflective, some have won awards and have been published in anthologies and publications. A mixture of fiction and memoir to make you laugh and cry. Stories of simpler and more carefree days. Days of sunshine and freedom.
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Karen Lieversz with Davina Stone and Kristin Silk
Indulge your wildest fantasies – dive into paranormal, and fantasy realms, immerse yourself in contemporary and historical worlds. Fall for an underworld god, make a deal with the angel of death, get sexy with a satyr and be voracious with a vampire.
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Kathryn Berryman
Suitable for children aged 10+ Gunner was written as a picture book to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin on 19th February 1942.
Based on actual events, ‘Gunner’ is a stray dog that is injured during an air raid by the Japanese.
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EASTWOOD/HILLS FAW
Assorted Dreams is an anthology of short stories, memoir and poetry by writers from the Eastwood/Hills branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW. The collection aims to showcase an assortment of primarily unpublished writing by our members in 2022, including prize-winning contributions.
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Gaylene Parker
Ages: 4-8yrs ( a lot of adults have purchased this book for themselves!) Teachers say they have purchased it to include in their ‘Nature/ wildlife’ lessons.
PRECIS : A young girl and her grandmother decide to find out why there is so much wombat poo in the bush where they go for their walks.
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J F Nodar
Enjoy 39 stories each under four (4) minutes to read and share them with your partner!
New release available at www.jfnodar.com.au
An anthology of stories can be a fun thing or a scary one. Deciding what goes into an anthology can be daunting.
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Margaret Zanardo
#189 Pocket Poets series, Ginninderra Press, South Australia, 2022.
Life has never been so unpredictable as it is now: like ocean waves—unrelenting, vast and ferocious, yet sometimes also strangely beautiful. These poems reflect the confronting times we are living in. But still our daily life continues,
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Julie Thorndyke
Amelia Fielden, poet and translator, wrote: “Borrowed Riches is an apt title for this fine collection of 100 short lyrics composed by an experienced and skilful poet. With her deft usage of the traditional Japanese tanka form, Julie Thorndyke presents to the reader a range of thoroughly modern,
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Judy Parkinson
Four couples set out on a self-drive three-day river cruise. Brett and Crystal, both in relationships with other partners, discover a deep attraction for each other. This does not go unnoticed, and anger and resentment begin to simmer between the friends. On the last day of the trip,
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Greg Tome
Book of poetry: “…a rich meditation on what it means to be human. In this collection, Greg Tome ruminates on the universal and the personal: the tug of kith and kin, the scars of the past, and the seasons that ebb and flow around us and inside us.
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LAMBING FLAT YOUNG FAW
Nuggets of Gold is an anthology containing the first prizewinning short stories and poems over past years of the Lambing Flat Young Branch annual writing competition from 1982 to the present. It also includes a history of the branch with photographs and material from branch archives.
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