2021 @MosmanLibrary Literary Awards Judge’s Report #MYAL

Today I was supposed to be heading to Mosman’s Barry O’Keefe Library for a ceremony celebrating the 2021 Mosman Youth Awards in Literature, for which I judged the short story entries, selected the winners for the Senior Prose section, and wrote a detailed judge’s report. Since Sydney is in complete…

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Talking Writing With @PanacheCat

Today I’m over on the Panache Cat blog talking to Jacqui Brown, editor of Women’s Ink and Varuna House alumni, about… writing! Here’s Jacqui’s intro to the interview: A run-in with a street thief seems like an unlikely moment to know you’re truly a writer, but that’s the way it…

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People Perceiving People

The other day on Facebook, an old schoolmate gave me a really nice compliment. I haven’t seen or spoken to her since school, so the compliment was based on her memories and online perceptions of me. Still, her genuinely lovely comment threw me because I had no idea she or…

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Remembering When With @MosmanCouncil

Yay! Earlier this week the ‘Remembering When’ anthology I edited was finally launched after months of planning, editing, text and book cover layout, and printing. Woot, woot! The idea for the book came from a conversation with Fiona Russell who, while working at Mosman Seniors Centre, was inspired to help…

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Working at the Top! #Maslow #BetterTogether

Last month I was invited to participate in a brainstorming ‘co-design’ day with my local council to develop a social sustainability strategy – how to be ‘Better Together’ by 2041. It was really fun and thought-provoking, covering topics like feeling safe, included and connected. I was able to share real life…

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