{"id":5478,"date":"2013-01-11T19:20:53","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T09:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=5478"},"modified":"2013-01-11T19:20:53","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T09:20:53","slug":"what-a-start-to-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/what-a-start-to-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"What A Start To The Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

We didn\u2019t 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\u2026<\/p>\n

First, there was my summer edition of Writers Voice<\/em>, 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\u2019s Manly branch. It was all about my third consecutive win of the Manly branch\u2019s annual short story competition. Thank you, Bea!<\/p>\n

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Fellowship of Australian Writers quarterly magazine “Writers Voice”, Summer Edition 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

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:<\/p>\n

\"Mosman<\/a>

Mosman Community College<\/p><\/div>\n

February & March: Mosman Community College, Mosman NSW<\/span><\/p>\n

12th<\/sup> \u2013 Introduction to Social Media<\/a>: a short introductory session for anyone new to social media, not just writers\u2026 attendees will have a variety of motives for getting online.<\/p>\n

16th<\/sup> & 23rd<\/sup> \u2013 Advanced Creative Writing<\/a>: a two-part hands-on workshop for writers yet to receive the recognition they deserve.<\/p>\n

20th<\/sup> Feb to 20th<\/sup> March \u2013 Practical Social Media<\/a>: a series of five workshops showing attendees how to build actual online profiles, step-by-step.<\/p>\n

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\"NSW<\/a>

NSW Writers’ Centre<\/p><\/div>\n

May: NSW Writers Centre, Rozelle NSW<\/span><\/p>\n

1st<\/sup> \u2013 Social Media for Writers<\/a>: a seminar specifically for writers, guiding attendees through the minefield that is social networking\u2026 from a writers\u2019 perspective.<\/p>\n

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Want to come along to any of these workshops\/seminar? Then simply click on the links above to book your spot.<\/p>\n

\"Award-Winning<\/a>

Award-Winning Australian Writing 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u2019 Competition is there in black and white on page 174.<\/p>\n

Want to read it? You can! Just follow this link<\/a> to purchase \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u2026<\/p>\n

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