My Mum, Dad and brother visited me this festive season, all the way from England. I was overjoyed to see them and feel their realness again. Conversations on Skype can only relate so much. At times, old family grievances returned. Still, as usual, I cried at the airport as they disappeared through Departures.
We didn’t stay in Sydney during their vacation, but instead rented a house together up the coast. Luckily that meant coming home to some surprises in the mail, which cheered me up…
First, there was my summer edition of Writers Voice, the quarterly magazine of the Fellowship of Australian Writers. There, on page 17, was an article about me written by Beatrice Yell, the ex-President of FAW’s Manly branch. It was all about my third consecutive win of the Manly branch’s annual short story competition. Thank you, Bea!
Fellowship of Australian Writers quarterly magazine “Writers Voice”, Summer Edition 2012
Then I had a contract to sign and brochures to distribute for some of my upcoming talks this year, on Social Media and Creative Writing. Here are the details:
Mosman Community College
February & March: Mosman Community College, Mosman NSW
12th – Introduction to Social Media: a short introductory session for anyone new to social media, not just writers… attendees will have a variety of motives for getting online.
16th & 23rd – Advanced Creative Writing: a two-part hands-on workshop for writers yet to receive the recognition they deserve.
20th Feb to 20th March – Practical Social Media: a series of five workshops showing attendees how to build actual online profiles, step-by-step.
NSW Writers’ Centre
May: NSW Writers Centre, Rozelle NSW
1st – Social Media for Writers: a seminar specifically for writers, guiding attendees through the minefield that is social networking… from a writers’ perspective.
Want to come along to any of these workshops/seminar? Then simply click on the links above to book your spot.
Award-Winning Australian Writing 2012
Finally, I ripped open a package containing my contributor copy of Award-Winning Australian Writing 2012 (Melbourne Books). My winning entry from the Oberon Writers’ Competition is there in black and white on page 174.
Want to read it? You can! Just follow this link to purchase 🙂
