{"id":13552,"date":"2019-11-11T08:25:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T21:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=13552"},"modified":"2021-08-30T16:43:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T06:43:51","slug":"of-beasts-butterflies-launched-by-zalisteggall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/of-beasts-butterflies-launched-by-zalisteggall\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Of Beasts & Butterflies’ \u2013 Launched by @ZaliSteggall!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Happy Book Day! Congratulations to all the fine writers included in the latest NBWG anthology, \u2018Of Beasts & Butterflies<\/a>\u2019, launched on Saturday by our local Federal MP Zali Steggall<\/a>! It\u2019s an anthology of reimagined fairytales for a modern Australia, and I had the honour of being the anthology\u2019s Editor-in-Chief, as well as writing a story for it! What fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The anthology features stories inspired by familiar tales such as Cinderella, Narcissist, The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, The Sorcerer\u2019s Apprentice, and Little Red Riding Hood; as well as the unfamiliar tales of The Lovers Who Became Butterflies, The Little Fairy Sister, In A Thousand Years Hence, and The Shepherdess & the Chimney Sweep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once upon a time, fairytales were magical,\nenchanting tales where anything could happen, and the real world often met the\nsupernatural with a creative spark that captured our imaginations. Often\nintended for or featuring children, they were handed down from storyteller to\nstoryteller, and many have been adapted and retold countless times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Of Beasts & Butterflies<\/a>\u2019 is no exception, and I\u2019d like to thank the authors who contributed, for running with my idea to create a broad range of reimagined tales not<\/em> for children! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their generous imaginations, creativity, and collaborative spirit has produced a fascinating and delightful anthology of original stories. Well done: Phil Burgin, Azmeena Kelly, Tara Ray, Joanna Mawson-Lee, Susan Steggall, Mijmark, Suzi Green, Rodney Jensen, Bronwen Bowden, Claire Hampson and Sonia Zadro!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The launch was a simple and fun afternoon. I gave a little speech, then so did Zali, we enjoyed an author reading by Susan Steggall, then we all celebrated with some delicious snacks…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thank you to our sub-editors who gave up their valuable time to read and edit stories, often multiple times: Phil Burgin, Suzi Green, Megan Holbeck, Azmeena Kelly, Joanna Mawson-Lee, Tony McFadden, Mijmark, Tara Ray, Rose Saltman, and Susan Steggall. Thanks also to our exceptional proofreaders who gave up their valuable time to hunt for typos: Rodney Jensen, Rebecca King, Campbell McConachie, Tara Ray, Howard Reid, Rose Saltman, Amy Spurling, and Susan Steggall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, I\u2019m sure everyone would like to\nthank their friends and families for their support, as I would like to thank\nmine \u2013 your support and acceptance are the backbone to everything I do. You\nknow how I love books!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Of Beasts & Butterflies\u2019 is now available for sale at most online bookstores, as well as through the NBWG over here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy Book Day! Congratulations to all the fine writers included in the latest NBWG anthology, \u2018Of Beasts & Butterflies\u2019, launched on Saturday by our local Federal MP Zali Steggall! It\u2019s an anthology of reimagined fairytales for a modern Australia, and I had the honour of being the anthology\u2019s Editor-in-Chief, as\u2026<\/p>\n

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