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Australian Short Story Festival 2019
18 October - 20 October EventsFounded by Anna Solding of MidnightSun Publishing and Caroline Wood of Margaret River Press, the Festival connects audiences with short story writers, storytellers, publishers, and editors of literary magazines. It …
View eventWriting in Regions – Spring Workshops
18 October @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pmOne event on 12 September 2019 at 10:00 am
One event on 22 September 2019 at 10:00 am
One event on 18 October 2019 at 10:00 am
One event on 22 October 2019 at 10:00 am
One event on 14 October 2019 at 10:00 am
Six-time novelist and best-selling Amazon author Karina McRoberts will be holding low-cost workshops in regional areas to help anyone wishing to write and publish, in print or online.
View eventIn Conversation with Tracy Farr and Annabel Smith
18 October @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am EventsCome along and hear Tracy’s thoughts on having her novels adapted for stage and radio.
View eventLife Writing with Rosemary Stevens
19 October @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pmAn event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Saturday, repeating until 2 November 2019
This 7-week course offers an intimate, safe and relaxed environment in which to begin, or reinvigorate, your life story.
View eventWorkshop: Speedy, Simple and Low Cost Self-Publishing
19 October @ 10:15 am - 5:15 pm WorkshopsHelen Iles, Author, Publisher and Editor is conducting this workshop which includes book design; working with templates and style sheets; front matter; graphics; cover design and cover images; uploading to …
View eventFree Public Play Reading: Kind Regards by Michelle Aitken
19 October @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Performance WritersRegister your place at a free public play reading for Kind Regards by Michelle Aitken, a questionably autobiographical play about family, peace offerings and unrequited emails.
View eventPerth Poetry Club: October 2019
19 October @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 2:00 pm on Saturday, repeating until 26 October 2019
Perth Poetry Club meets each Saturday afternoon at the Moon Cafe in Northbridge.
View eventLaunch of Paper Bird Classics & Sparks
21 October @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm EventsNeeding direction for your child or students reading? Paper Bird Classics & Sparks are core lists of children’s literature, packaged in neat dozens, tailored to each year group (K-6) and designed for classrooms and home libraries
View eventA Stolen Life : The Bruce Trevorrow Case
21 October @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EventsDr Antonio Buti explains how he came to tell the story of Bruce Trevorrow, the man at the centre of his new book, A Stolen Life.
View eventA Day of Literary Feasting
22 October Events, WorkshopsA Day of Literary Feasting offers a series of mouth-watering sessions for book lovers, aspiring writers and anyone seeking inspiration from authors and the written word. This one-day event on …
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Brevity Special Issue, September 2020: Experiences of Disability
OpportunitiesBrevity publishes flash nonfiction: crisp, concise essays of 750 words or fewer. The editors are currently reading for Brevity‘s Special Issue “Experiences of Disability.” Submit brief nonfiction (750 words or fewer) …
Read moreDenmark Festival of Voice: Call for Performers and Presenters
OpportunitiesThe Denmark Festival of Voice is currently seeking applications to perform and/or present at the 2020 Denmark Festival of Voice. The Denmark Festival of Voice is an intimate festival held …
Read moreVaruna Publisher Introduction Fellowships
OpportunitiesWould you like the opportunity to have your work read by one of Australia’s leading publishers, with a view to possible publication? Varuna’s Publisher Introduction Program (PIP) offers just that, …
Read moreThe Hill End Artists in Residence Program
OpportunitiesVisual artists, writers/curators, musicians, new media/film/video artists are all encouraged to apply for residencies at Hill End. Successful applicants spend 4 weeks living and working in either Haefligers Cottage or Murrays Cottage at …
Read moreThe W B Yeats Poetry Prize for Australia
Competitions, Poet's HubThe Annual W B Yeats Poetry Prize is open to residents of Australia for previously unpublished poems up to 50 lines. Entry fees: $10 for first poem, $4 for subsequent …
Read moreUnnatural Order Anthology Submissions
OpportunitiesToo often fiction portrays the non-human as Other; as a threat to be destroyed, to be conquered… or to be “saved”, assimilated back into the teeming throngs of humanity. Not …
Read moreMaurice Saxby Creative Development Program
Competitions, OpportunitiesThe Children’s Book Council of Australia (Vic Branch) Inc. is offering emerging children’s and Young Adult writers and/or illustrators a two-week mentorship in Melbourne from 17 August to 2 September …
Read moreAustralia Council’s 2020 International Residencies Program
OpportunitiesApplications are now open for the Australia Council’s international residencies program. These international residencies provide an opportunity for artists to immerse themselves in a new arts context, market, community and …
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