New website for OOTA - this is an archive

OOTA writers now have a new website For all relevant and up-to-date information please go to http://www.ootawriters.com  Out of the Asylum (known as OOTA) is a writers’ group that has had close association with the Fremantle Arts Centre since 1996. The Arts Centre building was once an asylum, and the group’s name pays homage to that. The idea for a writing group arose from people who attended the Writing from the Centre classes, during the time when the State Literature office...

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Season's Greetings & Happy Holidays!

The management team of OOTA wishes all its members a very happy Christmas and a safe and healthy New Year. We hope to see many of you in 201...

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OOTA Christmas Party, featuring Irish poet Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis Helen Hagemann OOTA CRISTMAS PARTY! Friday 18th December, 12.30 - 3.00 in the Pavilion at Fremantle Arts Centre Please bring a plate to share Prose reading by Helen Hagemann Poetry reading by Tony Curtis OOTA CHRISTMAS RAFFLE Copies of Westerly for members Tony Curtis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Curtis_%28Irish_poet%29 ...

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OOTA's AGM 17th October 1.30pm

The Annual General Meeting for Out of the Asylum Writers' Group will be held on Saturday, 17th October, 2015 at 1.30 pm in Room 3 of the Fremantle Arts Centre. We hope you will be able to join us. If you are able to bring a plate of finger food to share for the occasion, please email Josephine Clarke at j.sephine.c@gmail.co...

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OOTA's Writing Marathon with Kevin Gillam

OOTA Writing Marathon with Kevin Gillam 10th October 1.00-4.00pm @ Fremantle Arts Centre, Upstairs, Room 3 Cost $25 In the ‘Marathon’ on October 10th, participants will be asked to write to a number of stimuli, including 'cello music, tactile objects, starting lines and sensory imaginations. The idea behind the ‘marathon’ concept is that the longer we write for, the looser our thought processes and imagination become. It is hoped that class members will take at least 2 or 3 ideas away...

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Book Launch: Thylacine by Jan Napier

OOTA warmly welcomes you to the book launch of Thylacine  a collection of poetry by Jan Napier To be launched by Kevin Gillam in the Pavlich Room of the Fremantle Arts Centre, Saturday, 12th of September, 2-4 pm. RSVP  Jan Napier   yangjan10@gmail.com ...

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Aesthetica: Deadline 31st August

Enter the Creative Writing Award by 31 August There is one week to go to enter the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award! Register by 31 August to be in with a chance of winning £500 plus publication in an inspiring anthology of new writing. The Award is dedicated to supporting and championing creative talent from around the world, and is a celebration of outstanding poetry and short fiction. Judges include literary experts such as Arifa Akbar, Literary Editor of The Independent and inewspapers. Prizes...

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OOTA Member Laurie Steed to judge the SALA Short Story Prize

The Arts Council of Mansfield is going national, with the SALA  Short Story Prize. And entries are now open, so polish up those short stories and send them in! National prize – $1000 plus a mixed pack of wine from Delatite Winery and publication in SALA Short Stories 2015 Local author prize – $500 plus publication in SALA Short Stories 2015 Publication for up to 20 submissions – we’ll offer publication in SALA Short Stories 2015 to up to 20 additional submissions. SALA Short Stories 2015...

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One free Copy of Westerly (NOVEMBER ISSUE) for OOTA Members

OOTA advises that membership renewal is now due for July-June 2015. You can download the form in pdf or doc or why not take advantage of our direct debit system? Included in your membership is one free copy of Westerly Magazine.(November issue)  Download membership form here Westerly 60.1 The launch will be held on Friday the 17th of July, at the UWA Boat Shed, from 6pm. The issue will be launched by the wonderful Susan Midalia, and drinks and nibbles will be on offer. The Boat Shed...

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OOTA Writers take out most major prizes at PCWC for the Patron's Poetry Prize

Congratulations are in order to all OOTA writers who took out (nearly all) of the major prizes for the PCWC Patron's Poetry Prize 2015.  Shane McCauley (Tutor at Writing at the Centre, FAC) 1st prize, for ‘Shape Shifter’, Second Prize was awarded to Christopher Konrad for ‘East Gippsland and other Enoch Anecdotes’, and Third Prize was awarded to Julie Watts for ‘Chyna’, Carolyn Abbs received a Highly Commended for ‘Girl at Bus Stop’ and Rose van Son for ‘History Lesson'. Christ Konrad also...

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Two Great Workshops in June @ The Fremantle Arts Centre

Laurie Steed will conduct a workshop on Friday 12th June @ 1pm at the Fremantle Arts Centre. Room 3, Upstairs in the North Wing Guy Salvidge will run the following class on Friday 26th June at 1pm. Both classes will be in Room 3 as usual.   Please Note: the class fee remains at $20 for OOTA members - $25.00 Non-OOTA Members. Laurie Steed is an author and Ph.D Candidate at the University of Western Australia. His work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in Best...

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Launch of Shane McCauley's "Trickster"

OOTA Writers Group Inc. invites you to the launch party of tRICKSTER by Shane McCauley Walleah Press (Tasmania) To be launched by Andrew Lansdown Saturday, 6 June 2015 @ 2pm Pavlich Room Fremantle Arts Centre Please RSVP by 29 May shnmccly@gmail.com SMS- 0432983310 Book sales $ 20 (no credit card facilities) Drinks, finger foods & a trick or two ** The launch will be concluded with raffle and door prize draws.*...

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