{"id":14596,"date":"2022-08-16T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=14596"},"modified":"2022-08-16T17:55:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T07:55:26","slug":"2022-creativeopen-harryhartogbookseller-beachescouncil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/2022-creativeopen-harryhartogbookseller-beachescouncil\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 #CreativeOpen @HarryHartogBookseller @beachescouncil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s been a busy few weeks preparing for the 2022 Creative Open, for the fabulous <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au\/things-to-do\/whats-on\/northern-beaches-local-authors-table\" target=\"_blank\">Local Author Table<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au\/things-to-do\/whats-on\/publishing-writing-qa-booth\" target=\"_blank\">Publishing\/Writing Q&amp;A Booth<\/a> I organised to support local writers and writing on Sydney&#8217;s Northern Beaches. I even did a little video to get readers and writers interested \u2013&nbsp;what do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CznwNx1cRTo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-AU&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After these past few pandemic-obscured years, it was so much fun talking to book-buying readers and writers about stories on Saturday! It really makes a difference, knowing how your creativity and hard work is appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My sincere thanks to Harry Hartog Booksellers at Warringah Mall for hosting and presenting such an amazing display of all our books, for putting them into their system, and offering to keep any leftover books on the shelves for future sales. All the authors took turns behind the exhibition table, cross-promoting each other, which was easy since, collectively, we had something to offer everyone! Well, almost&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-4.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-4-803x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14599\" width=\"402\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-4-803x1024.jpeg 803w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-4-235x300.jpeg 235w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-4-768x979.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-4-1205x1536.jpeg 1205w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-4-118x150.jpeg 118w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-4.jpeg 1570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/local-author-showcase-including-me\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13960\">Towards White<\/a>&#8216; by me \u2013 mystery, thriller, science fiction, romance, Iceland.<\/li><li>&#8216;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/portfolio\/into-tordon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Into Tordon<\/a>&#8216; co-authored by me \u2013 middle grade (8-12yrs), gaming, adventure, science fantasy, Australia.<\/li><li>\u2018<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/campbell-mcconachie\/the-fatalist\" target=\"_blank\">The Fatalist<\/a>\u2019 by Campbell McConachie \u2013 true crime, narrative non-fiction, biography, Sydney.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u2018<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guyhallowes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joe<\/a>\u2019 by Guy Hallowes \u2013 people smuggling, wealth management, corruption, Africa, London.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u2018<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guyhallowes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Icefall<\/a>\u2019 by Guy Hallowes \u2013 climate change, ice caps, thriller, worldwide.<\/li><li>\u2018<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/steggalls.com\/about\/update\" target=\"_blank\">The Heritage You Leave Behind<\/a>\u2019 by Susan Steggall \u2013 historical fiction, mystery, art, Scotland, Australia.<\/li><li>\u2018<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/steggalls.com\/about\/update\" target=\"_blank\">Tis the Doing Not the Deed<\/a>\u2019 by Susan Steggall \u2013 historical &amp; contemporary fiction, mystery, art fraud, France, Australia.<\/li><li>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55782743-see-you-at-randell-s\">See You at Randell\u2019s<\/a>\u2019 by Jenny Brosnan &amp; Anne Stephenson &#8211; local history, ballroom dancing, Sydney 1940s-80s.<\/li><li>\u2018<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/21254942.Bruna_Gomes\" target=\"_blank\">How to Disappear<\/a>\u2019 by Bruna Gomes \u2013 YA, contemporary, murder mystery, Sydney, worldwide.<\/li><li>\u2018<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/21254942.Bruna_Gomes\" target=\"_blank\">Triple Citizenship<\/a>\u2019 by Bruna Gomes \u2013 poetry collection, identity, multiculturalism.<\/li><li>\u2018<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsayer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Where Your Happiness Hides<\/a>\u2019 by Mark Worthington \u2013 self-improvement, happiness, society.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to all the wonderful authors who supported my vision and joined in the fun. Thank you to Northern Beaches Council for championing the idea. No one actually came into the bookshop because they <em>knew<\/em> the Creative Open involved our events or that the Creative Open was even happening, but having the council involved gave us legitimacy \u2013&nbsp;when we mentioned it, readers took a step closer to the table, and anything that brings readers closer to buying a book is appreciated!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-2-1024x716.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14600\" width=\"512\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-2-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-2-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-2-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-2-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Harry-Hartog-Guy-Hallowes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Harry-Hartog-Guy-Hallowes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14619\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Harry-Hartog-Guy-Hallowes.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Harry-Hartog-Guy-Hallowes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Harry-Hartog-Guy-Hallowes-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Harry-Hartog-Guy-Hallowes-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Guy Hallowes closing a sale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bruna-Gomes-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bruna-Gomes-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14616\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bruna-Gomes-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bruna-Gomes-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bruna-Gomes-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>YA author &amp; poem, Bruna Gomes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Anne-Jenny-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Anne-Jenny-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14617\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Anne-Jenny-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Anne-Jenny-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Anne-Jenny-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Anne-Jenny-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Anne-Jenny-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Anne-Jenny-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Ballroom Dancing Legends, Anne Stephenson &amp; Jenny Brosnan <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Susan-Steggall-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Susan-Steggall-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14618\" width=\"512\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Susan-Steggall-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Susan-Steggall-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Susan-Steggall-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Susan-Steggall-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Zena-Shapter-Susan-Steggall-Harry-Hartog-Creative-Open.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Susan Steggall &amp; me<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More book news to follow soon hopefully, something I&#8217;ve been sitting on for a while!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a busy few weeks preparing for the 2022 Creative Open, for the fabulous Local Author Table and Publishing\/Writing Q&amp;A Booth I organised to support local writers and writing on Sydney&#8217;s Northern Beaches. 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