Season's Greetings to all Members

Wishing members Season's Greetings. We hope to see you back again at the Fremantle Arts Centre for classes, readings, lunch and coffee, every Friday. Classes for 2015 commence on Friday, 16th January - poetry with Shane McCauley. Helen Hagemann's Prose class commences on Friday, 6th February. Venue:  FAC Room 3, upstairs North Wing  Day/ Time:  Fridays 1.00pm - 3.00pm Lunch venue for readings is in the Fremantle Arts Centre Cafe. ...

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OOTA 2015 Management Committee Announced

We are proud to publish the new OOTA Management Committee for 2014-2015 President – Julie Watts Vice President – Carolyn Abbs Secretary – Liz Hearnden Treasurer/Membership Coordinator – Leanne Searle Ordinary members: Renée Pettit-Schipp Ross Jackson Josephine Clarke Barry Cassidy ...

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Spilt Ink Winners Announced

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Poetry 1st- Mags Webster – Ded Reckoning  (both Mags and I can spell ‘dead’) 2nd – Mags Webster – Second Language 3rd Shey Marque – Twilight Commended – Shey Marque – Woman in the Waters of Lethe Prose 1st – Richard Regan – The Bush Undertaker Makes Amends 2nd - Mary Jarzabkowski (big applause!!) - A Sweater for Alex 3rd- Alison Davis – The Bus Trip ...

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Writers needed for Bimblebox 153 Birds!

  Calling Poets, Writers, Scientists, Academics! Bimblebox 153 Birds is calling for approx 80 writers to contribute to this art project which describes the bird species that have been officially recorded at the Bimblebox Nature Refuge. We need a myriad of voices to tell us something about the following bird species that are currently wild and free avian residents or seasonal visitors to the Bimblebox Nature Refuge. WHY? Because the Bimblebox Nature Refuge is under threat from massive coal...

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The Josephine Ulrick Poetry/ Short Story Competition

Enter for the chance to win a share in one of the largest creative writing competition prize pools worldwide. Among the richest poetry and short story prizes in the world, the Griffith University Josephine Ulrick prizes in 2015 are worth $30,000 in total prize money. First Prize: $10,000 Second Prize: $5,000 How to enter the Josephine Ulrick Prize: Literature prize 2015: Submit an original work up to 2,000 words Terms and Conditions of Entry for the Literature Prize Poetry...

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Submissions Open for the Cincinnati Review

Cincinnati Review Reading Period on now The editors of The Cincinnati Review (est. 2003) have opened their yearly reading period and are now reviewing submissions for upcoming issues. The semiannual literary journal is edited and published by students and faculty of the University of Cincinnati. Both aspiring and experienced writers are encouraged to submit their work. Poetry: submit up to 10 pages of poetry. Prose (fiction/nonfiction): not to exceed 40 (double-spaced) pages. Long-form...

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Novella Opportunity

Viva has officially launched once more. Continuing on from the success of the last two years, manuscript submissions are now open for Viva La Novella 3. We’ve published five terrific authors so far — want to join the pack? For the first time this year we’re extending our pool to include our New Zealand pals too. Take note, you guys! As always, Seizure is looking for the very best new writing around. Stories that can be read in the time it takes you to miss your train station and double back...

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CRITIQUING CLASS AT SWANBOURNE BOOKCAFFE

Critiquing Class 15th August at the Swanbourne Bookcaffe with Helen Hagemann @ 10.00am This class is for prose writers who wish to brush up on their stories prior to the OOTA Spilt Ink Competition. There is no cost, however purchase of coffee, etc. is required as per usual.  If any new members wish to join us, Helen would appreciate notification in order to book a bigger table!! Mobile: 0404666156 or hagemann.helen@gmail.com    -   Many thank...

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WRITING AT THE CENTRE NEWS

Shane McCauley and Helen Hagemann wish to advise OOTA members that due to regular interim increases of rent at the Fremantle Arts Centre, we have no alternative but to increase class fees to $25 OOTA and $30 Non-OOTA.  This new fee commences on Friday, 8th August. We also add that we are reluctant to do this, and do begrudge the fact that we often sit in a cold room in winter and stuffy hot premises in summer. However, the FAC is our home, our base, and both Shane and Helen hope you understand that the increase is unavoidab...

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Helen Hagemann, Performance Poet at the Monday Supper Club. Dome Cafe, Maylands

OUR NEXT EVENT! Monday 18th August, brought to you by Jane Cornes and Flora Smith Music from Rapt, spoken word from Helen Hagemann Monday Supper Club is a not-for-profit event that supports independent musicians and wordsmiths. Booked performers are fed amd paid a reasonable fee. If you'd like to be notified as new events are announced, please join our email list using the link above right. It's an intimate event, with just 40 seats available. Tickets to MSC must be booked and paid for...

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One Copy of Westerly for OOTA Members

OOTA advises that membership renewal is now due for July-June 2015. You can download the form @ http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~helen.hagemann/OOTAMembershipForm.pdf We are also pleased to announce that our new membership journal is WESTERLY. Latest Issue 59.1 (June 2014) Here is a notice from Delys Bird - Managing Editor.....  Westerly is planning a special second (November) issue in 2014, to celebrate 6 decades of Westerly publishing. We hope to feature strong West Australian writing...

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The Astronomer's Wife by Dick Alderson - Book Launch 7th June

Sunline Press invites you to the launch of the astronomer’s wife a collection of poetry by Dick Alderson to be launched by Lucy Dougan 2.00 – 4.30 pm, Saturday 7th June 2014 The Pavlich Room  Fremantle Arts Centre 1 Finnerty Street  Fremantle 6160 RSVP dickaldersn@iinet.net.au by 2nd June (for catering) ...

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OOTA Prose Workshops with Nandi Chinna

Writing at the Centre -  May/June prose workshops with Nandi Chinna A Vast Emptiness. A Possible Book Virginia Woolf said that ‘writing a novel is like walking through a dark room, holding a lantern which lights up what is already in the room anyway’. Another writer says that writing is like having to rearrange the furniture in a dark room, and then when it was all rearranged the light will come on. Still another writer comments that writing is like being in an empty room which is...

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SWAMP - Launch Review & Pics

In the large building of the Cockburn Wetlands Education Centre, the room was crowded. Nandi and friends delighted the audience with songs by Mei Saraswati (Swamp Gospel) and poetry read to music with Danna Checksfield on Viola. Some of the gathering had previously gone for a 15 minute walk around part of Bibra Lake, and we believe the publishers Georgia Richter and Wendy Jenkins also visited this eco system on another occasion. The afternoon was a great treat and also Nandi's poetry came alive...

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OOTA Announces its Spilt Ink Competition 2014

  Spilt Ink Competition 2014 Categories: Poetry and Short Story Poetry First Prize $200 Second Prize $100 Third Prize $50 Short Story First Prize $200 Second Prize $100 Third Prize $50 Submissions deadline: 31 August 2014 Enquiries to: ootawriters@gmail.com                                                            ...

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"Swamp" Book Launch: a new collection of poems by Nandi Chinna

Nandi Chinna Invites OOTA Members to Swamp walking the wetlands of the Swan Coastal Plain poems by Nandi Chinna published by Fremantle Press 2014 Launched by John Mateer with performances by Danna Checksfield - Viola and Mei Saraswati - Swamp Gospel Sat May 10 2pm for short wetland walk (depending on weather) 3pm – 5pm launch. at the Cockburn Wetlands Education Centre                             ...

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Launch of The Lake's Apprentice by Annamaria Weldon

The Lake's Apprentice book launch 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Wednesday 2 April 2014 Please join us for the launch of: The Lake’s Apprentice by Annamaria Weldon To be launched by Lucy Dougan Venue: Sugar Gum Room, Building 1 (upstairs), UWA Claremont Campus, Cnr Princess & Goldsworthy Roads, Claremont WA Date and time: Wednesday 2 April, 6.30 – 7.30pm Free event, please RSVP by Wednesday 26 March on (08) 6488 6827 or email marketing-uwap@uwa.edu.au ...

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Jukebox for Sale : OOTA's Anthology of poetry, short stories and creative non-fiction

Copies of our 2013 anthology are available for purchase from the Fremantle Arts Centre on Fridays, after the Writing at the Centre workshops. Alternatively you can transfer the $22.50 ($20 cost plus $2.50 postage) to the OOTA bank account  306-048  0462814 then send a copy of the receipt to ootawriters@gmail.com along with your postal address and they will be posted asap. If you buy 5 copies together the postage is reduced to $8. Please note: Book cover is size A5 and...

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OOTA represented at the Perth Writers Festival - February 2014

Fremantle writers from OOTA (Out of the Asylum Inc. ) will be at the Perth Writers Festival on both days, Friday 21st February, and Saturday 22nd February. We will be in the REMIDA tent; and you will find it marked on the map that is a link below. The tent is adjacent to the entrance of the Romeo Tent on a triangular section of the lawn and sits beside the FIBRANT tent. The Festival is also providing 20 chairs and 8 x trestle tables inside this venue for our use. So please come along, we would appreciate a quick hello or a spell for a quick...

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Harper Collins Opportunity

Harper Collins Wants Your Love! SUBMIT WEDNESDAY On Wednesday 19 February, HarperCollins Australia's online submission portal, The Wednesday Post, will be searching for fabulous Romance, Erotica and Women's Fiction manuscripts. They're looking for charming love stories that will keep readers hooked till the beautiful, or bitter end. Whether or not you’ve been previously published, this is the perfect opportunity to submit your work and have a chance to be published by an award-winning, international...

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