Nillumbik Shire Council – Awards and Prizes. Here you can read Arnold Zable’s (the acclaimed writer, teacher and in this case, judge) comments about the winning stories of the Alan Marshall Awards. During the award night, Arnold gave generous encouragement […]
What a thrill to win the Local Nillumbik Shire category of the Alan Marshall short story competition! I’ve uploaded the winning entry Paradise under the Short Stories tag on my blog menu. Love you to read it! Julie
I’m an all-ears kind of reader, how bout you? http://betsylerner.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/i-thought-that-i-heard-you-sing/
Why Writers Write Fiction, by Ben Marshall | Writing Novels in Australia. Interesting perspectives about what motivates writers to write… what motivates you? The idea of Immortality? Fame and Fortune? Fun and passion – the I can’t not write?
Since my last post one month after moving house there has finally been progress on the writing front. My short story Helen Shoots the Messenger was published in Page Seventeen’s latest issue – the launch last Sunday was loads of fun
This is my first post in eons – in fact I missed posting in October all together! I’ve been on the move… having relocated from Fairfield to Hurstbridge, an hour’s commute from Melbourne’s CBD. Moving is hectic and exhausting (as if we don’t
I’m delighted that my short story The Bright Star has been Highly Commended in the Write Around the Murray short story competition. A short list of 12 was made from a pool of 180 plus entries. From this, author and writing teacher Carmel
Just had an email from the Page Seventeen ( http://www.pageseventeen.com.au ) mob letting me know that my short story Helen Shoots The Messenger has been short-listed in their 2012 annual short story competition. Winners for this and the Write Around the Murray competitions
Write Around The Murray – 2012 Writing Competitions Now Open. One of my short stories has made the short list in the Write Around the Murray annual short story competition. The judge is the wonderful Carmel Bird, making this short-listing
When I’m not sitting in front of the wood heater gazing at the glowing coals or out to sea, you might find me walking – if the tide is low it’s a scramble across miles of reef , if high
I have booked a week away. Solo. A solo week in a house metres from a rugged coast-line in South Gippsland. Scratched out the entire week in my diary ahead of time to ensure it remain free of clients and everything
Check out this post: Nathan Bransford discussing William Faulkner’s views about a writer’s right to mine stories exposing family and friends, even if what we write effects our relationships and hurts people. Scroll to bottom of the article for the
This is the walking track that inspired my most recent short story. After days of heavy rain and cabin fever I finally caved. ‘F–k it,’ I said, ‘I need exercise!’ And so I did, armed with raincoat scarf and gloves.
Slow Canoe Readings http://slowcanoereadings.wordpress.com/ was a super great night with stand out readings from the wonderful Paddy O’Reilly and Chris Womersley. Paddy read to a packed room her new short story written from the point of view of a 50’s something homeless man
“The top of his head was hot,” says Dickins, “and at first I thought he just had a fever. But he looked quite benign, as if he was glad to leave Reservoir. Which most people are.” http://m.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/best-and-worst-of-times-in-a-bleak-house-20120325-1vs7k.html. With classic pathos and humour, Barry
Q&A with Jennifer Mills, author of The Rest is Weight · Readings.com.au. The following excerpt (open the link for full Reading’s interview with Jennifer Mills) sees Jennifer differentiate between short story, poetry and novel writing – I love the notion of
On Tuesday night, Pleasure Forum in conjunction with Little Raven Publishing organised a line up of writers of erotic literature to tantalise and delight the audience. Stand-outs were Urszula Dawkins http://urszuladawkins.blog.com/ who read two exquisite and lyrical short stories, one of which is the first
Mary Manning’s delightful short story Love in the Fifties evokes memories of teenage love and angst, battles with parents, “stingrays the size of card tables” and that most awful of experiences, being “Woozy with Pimms” (not that I would know!) Hot
Grandma Magic. My own grandchildren are especially dear to my heart… there is nothing quite like it. With so little written about the experience from the grandmothers’ points of view, this book is all the more special. Author and editor
AWW Feature: Jennifer Mills on gender and voice. I’m looking forward to reading Jennifer’s anthology of short stories The Rest Is Weight! ~ Julie