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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