Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW Inc.Of interest to writers across NSW.
JUNE 11 – 14, 2021
Bringing a world class writers’ festival to the scenic Central Coast of New South Wales.
The inaugural Words on the Waves Writers Festival is a celebration of words and ideas.
You are invited to join the organisers for conversations,
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VALERIE PARV AM
Part memoir and part writing guide, Valerie Parv’s book takes you inside her world of words, from the drama of Parvgate to being made a Member of the Order of Australia. Published in fiction and nonfiction since the age of fourteen, she’s sold over 34 million books and ebooks translated into 29 languages.
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Saturday 26 September from 8pm
Proudly supported by Swinburne University of Technology, Department of Media and Communication
Sisters in Crime Australia is thrilled that Val McDermid, Tartan Noir Queen and long-time Sisters friend, will present its 20th Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women and published in 2019.
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Wednesday 12 August 2020 – 12.40pm to 1.20pm
ZOOM KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
“Is it Really Possible to Create a Book Together?”. Seasoned children’s writer Libby Hathorn, and former exec online producer for Chanel 7, Lisa Hathorn, talk about joining forces to create a book about a familiar family scenario!
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Moreton Bay 18 June to 4 July 2021.
The Fellowship of Australian Writers Queensland (FAWQ) in partnership with USC and Moreton Bay Regional Council Libraries, will be holding the inaugural FAWQ Readers and Writers Festival, Moreton Bay, from 18th June to 4th July 2021.
The theme of the Festival is: ‘Stories Creating Connection.’ Workshops,
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Following the decision to CANCEL the Writers Unleashed Festival for this year, the popular Publishing Consultations will go ahead as an online virtual component, utilising Zoom/Skype/telephone between 27 July and 1 August.
Pitch a sample of your manuscript and one of these professional editors/agents could be beaming into your home to offer advice on it.
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Note from the Hon. Secretary
Given the current situation regarding the COVID 19 pandemic, with consequent bans on group gatherings and closure of the Sydney venue, the scheduled Annual General Meeting set down for May 2, 2020 has been postponed until the first Saturday in November:
Saturday November 7,…
Short Story submissions for the 2020 Seniors Card competition have now CLOSED.
Thank you to the many NSW Seniors Card holders who submitted their entry. The judging process is underway and authors of the 100 selected stories and their partners will be invited to the launch event of Seniors Stories Volume 6 at Parliament House,
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Presented by The American University of Paris
Closing date 01 March 2020
The Creative Writing Institute, part of The American University of Paris, offers participants the opportunity to write and share poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction in a workshop-style format working with its accomplished faculty members.
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FAW Secretary Maureen Kelly announced two new state life
memberships at the 2019 FAW Awards Luncheon held in Sydney on Saturday 3rd
November.
“Together with my fellow committee members—Cate Plink, Kay Bakon, Vince Hatton, Narelle Noppert and Pam Ferrari—I am thrilled to honour State Executive committee member Colleen Parker and president Trevar Langlands with State Life Member badges and certificates recognising their dedication to the FAW,”
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Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts (SMSA) has three talks coming up in History Week and Adult Education Week. This is the Sydney venue of the FAW NSW Bi-Annual Delegates Meetings and AGM.
The 2019 Carmichael Lecture on Education: Jo Karaolis AM on ‘What are Schools for?”
Former Teacher of the Year Jo Karaolis AM draws on a life time in education as a teacher and school principal to consider a fundamental question she believes doesn’t get asked enough: “What are schools for?” The Carmichael Lecture on Education honours the pioneering work of the Reverend Henry Carmichael in not only taking the leading role in the establishment of our organisation in 1833,
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Saturday 2 November 2019
11.30 am for 12 noon.
‘York Events’, Club York
95–99 York Street, Sydney
Back by popular demand, our special guest this year is Australian writer, entertainer, broadcaster, humourist, songwriter and historian, Jim Haynes OAM. In 2016 Jim received a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the performing arts.
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Emotional Inheritance, a new imprint of Global Independent Publisher, Exisle Publishing, has published a new book Finding True Connections: How to Learn and Write About a Family Member’s History (RRP$ 39.99).
The publisher offers FAW NSW members a 15% discount when you
purchase Finding True Connections from exislepublishing.com,
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Saturday August 17 at Gymea Tradies (Sydney).
This year’s tenth anniversary Writers Unleashed
festival—hosted by the Sutherland Shire branch of the Fellowship of
Australian Writers—will feature a variety of author talks running throughout
the day, in three rooms. From authors who write for adults,
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London-based Commonwealth Writers, organisers of the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, have announced their shortlisted entrants.
Congratulations to Emma Ashmere of New South Wales, the only
Australian writer selected in the Pacific Region of the competition, for her story ‘Nightfall’.
To see the full shortlist and to read about the selected authors and their submissions,
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16th – 31st October 2019
The Paris Memoir Workshop, taught by award-winning writer (and FAW patron), Patti Miller, is taking enrolments as of January 2019. It offers a 9-day workshop to develop the creative skills of memoir writing during your 14 days stay. Afternoons are free for exploring Paris.
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