Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW Inc.Of interest to writers across NSW.
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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The 2018 publication Seniors’ Stories Volume 4 is available on the NSW Government Seniors Card website:
www.seniorscard.nsw.gov.au/news-activities/items/seniors-stories-volume-4-launch
A copy can be found at all local libraries across New South Wales, or a PDF version can be downloaded from the above blog page.
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Join us for our annual get-together, enjoy a delicious lunch, hear our Guest Speaker and applaud this year’s winners of the prestigious FAW NSW writing competitions:
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Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts (SMSA) has several talks this month, two of which are listed below…
Emma Harcourt in conversation with Meg Keneally
Wednesday, 12 September, 2018. 12:30–1:30pm
Emma Harcourt talks to Meg Keneally about her new novel, The Shanghai Wife,
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Seeking submissions
Strong & Bold Publishing is seeking new submissions in all genres for e-publication.
Strong & Bold Publishing – a carbon neutral business – is an independent e-publisher based in Macclesfield, South Australia specialising in Australian writers of all genres and Australian history and poetry.
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18 October–3 November 2018
PARIS, FRANCE
The Paris Memoir Writing workshop, taught by FAW NSW Patron Patti Miller, is the ultimate writing retreat. 17 days in Paris, with a 9 day workshop and individual consultations with Patti on your own writing.
It is run by Better Read Tours from the wonderful bookshop in Newtown,
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Ambassadors Announced
Full Program Released Tuesday 15 May
Five celebrated Australian writers will headline the National Writers’ Conference on June 23-24 at the State Library of Victoria as part of the 2018 Emerging Writers’ Festival.
The ambassadors include Melissa Lucashenko (Mullumbimby,
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with Mary Moody
Mary Moody’s background is journalism and feature writing, however she fell into a career as a gardening author/magazine editor and television presenter (ABC’s Gardening Australia) after moving to the mountains and becoming involved in the organic gardening movement in the 1970s.
Later,
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Visual Art & Poetry Honouring Our Returned Service Personnel
Panthers Port Macquarie Wednesday 4 April 2018
11:30am–7:00pm
Art Studios Co-operative invites FAW members and their guests to the Australian Spirit Touring Exhibition.
The Australian Spirit project has spanned over four years with 2018 being its concluding year.
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Thursday 12 April 2018
Salt of the Earth: A Skinny Book of Short Stories by Malcolm Bailey. Illustrated by Mick Joffe.
MC for the launch event is Trevar Langlands, State President of the Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW.
PAY BAR
Download the Invitation (PDF 1.6Mb).
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APRIL KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr Rae Luckie: ‘Oh the places you’ll go!’ The pleasures and perils of life writing.
The term life writing (generally called creative non fiction in the US) encompasses the writing of one’s own or another’s life, and includes memoir,
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Call For Submissions
Closing date: Sunday 28 January 2018.
The NSW Writers’ Centre is delighted to announce that its Kids & YA Festival on Saturday 30 June 2018, will be directed by best-selling, internationally published children’s author Belinda Murrell.
To ensure the Festival will cover the emerging trends and diversity of voices in the field,
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The NSW Writers’ Centre has announced that Round 2 of the Writing NSW Access for Regional Writers Grants are open from Monday 20 November 2017, closing on Sunday 3 December 2017.
These $300 travel grants are designed to assist writers in regional NSW attend a professional development event that helps develop their careers as writers.
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Join us for our annual get-together, enjoy a delicious lunch, hear our Guest Speaker and applaud this year’s winners of the prestigious FAW NSW writing competitions:
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Date Saver Alert: Celebrate Author Dymphna Cusack’s Work
A State Library of NSW Lunchtime Event celebrating what would have been Dymphna’s 115th Birthday with the launch of her LOVE POEMS Chapbook from the new Volume II of Come in Dymphna… Dymphna Cusack: Lucky in Love.
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