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January 17, 2011
July 10, 2009
Aesthetica Magazine Annual Creative Works Competition
Aesthetica Magazine Annual Creative Works Competition
3 winners To receive £500 each – Additional prizes include an Olympus E-420 SLR camera and a boutique holiday for two.
The winners and finalists will also be published in the next Creative Works Annual that will be released nationwide in the UK in December.
The 2008 Aesthetica Creative Works Competition provided a huge boost for the winners and finalists involved. Since the publication of the Creative Works Annual, some of the winners and finalists have enjoyed further publications and commissions, as well as exhibitions around the globe from London to New York.
The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition has become a great place to look out for new and talented artists.
There are three categories in the competition
Poetry, fiction, artwork & photography
How to enter
For full details please on the link below.
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/submission_guide.htm
Entry to the competition is £10
You can send your submission up until 31 August 2009.
Competition now open for entries
Pauline Bache, Marketing Officer. Aesthetica Magazine
PO Box 371, York YO23 1WL 01904 479168
July 9, 2009
Kingston Library Short Story Writing Competition
The Kingston Library is running a Short Story Writing Competition – to run from July 15-August 15, 2009 in 2 categories – young adult 15 to 20 years and adult 21 years and over. The theme is open and the word limit is 1500. They are finalizing the conditions of entry at the moment, so more info TBA.
The launch is on July 15 at Parkdale Library at 6.00pm. Paddy O’Reilly is the guest speaker and she will provide tips on entering a short story competition – good for members of the Mordialloc Writers Group and all others to attend.
The awards ceremony will be on August 31st, 2009 and Paul Mitchell will be guest speaker.
June 10, 2009
Author Talk at Doncaster Library
For information at the Author Talk at the Doncaster Library, click on the link.
May 28, 2009
Coming up: ASA’s PUBLICISING YOUR BOOK seminar
Do you have a book being published in the near future?
If the answer is YES, do you have the skills to promote your book successfully?
The ASA’s PUBLICISING YOUR BOOK seminar will prepare you for promoting your book from first contact with your publicist to handling media interviews and building an online presence. It is aimed at people who are self-publishing or working with a publisher: everyone will take away something from this workshop.
Industry professionals with promotions, publicity and events experience will share their knowledge and give you the skills and confidence required to publicise your book. Sessions confirmed include:
BEING AN AUTHORPRENEUR
presented by Hazel Edwards, ASA Committee Member and best-known as the author of ‘There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake’,
Being ‘media-worthy’ in the business of creativity is a survival skill for a writer or illustrator. Learn how to design a self-promotion plan tailored to your needs, including the strategic use of website, networking, bios and how to organise ongoing PR if there’s only you to do everything.
WORKING YOUR YOUR PUBLICIST
presented by Kirsty Wilson, Publicity Manager at Text Publishing
Whether you’re working with a publisher or self-publishing your book, you’ll need to think about working with a publicist in putting a campaign together; finding a clever hook or angle; targeting the appropriate media, timing the approaches and much more.
ORGANISING YOUR BOOK LAUNCH OR PROMOTIONAL EVENT
presented by Jan Bottcher, Event Manager and lecturer at Sunbury Campus, University of Melbourne
Everything you need to know about costing the event, finding a suitable venue, compiling guest lists, attracting the media, inviting a guest speaker and sponsorship: in other words, a blueprint for your event.
MEDIA SKILLS (speaker tbc)
A practical session that will demistify the rules of a good interview when promoting your book. Learn how to get your message across succinctly; be prepared for difficult questions; feel comfortable at interviews and have more control over your media appearances.
Date: Thursday 25th June, 2009 from 10.00am-4.00pm
Venue: North Melbourne Library, 66 Errol Street, North Melbourne – (Tram 57 Melways reference: Map 2A, J10)
Cost: $100 ASA members, $232 non-members. Non-members pay the member’s rate plus $132 – the cost of Affiliate membership. We encourage non-members to join and receive all the benefits of ASA membership.
Includes lunch and light refreshments
Registration deadline 17th June. Places are limited, so book early!
Download your registration form at: http://tinyurl.com/r65257
For further information phone 02 9318 0877 or email: ambra@asauthors.org
May 20, 2009
Readings at Safi’s
FAW Bayside will once again present open readings in a café in the Brighton area, just as we (FAW B & MPU) did at the now defunct Poémes in Hampton.
Venue: the proprietor of the Safi Bar Bistro has allotted us an alcove for our readings. Safi is located in Martin Street, Gardenvale, close to the station, between the Nepean Highway and the railway bridge,
Melways Map 67, ref. G7.
Date & Time: 2. 00 pm on the 3rd Sunday of the month; our 1st reading
will be on March 15th.
Our Philosophy: entry is free, simply be prepared to read your poetry, prose or drama and pay for your coffee, food and wine.
The Rules: none, other than sticking to the time limit which may vary depending on the amount of work being read, but keep to within 5 minutes, until we see how we go. If necessary, a bell will indicate when a reader¹s time is up. If time permits a second reading is possible.
This will be a trial run: we can change things (other than the venue and set date) to suit the majority of participants. I am sure that lunch before the readings will become the norm for many of us.
Enquiries to Fred Curtis ‹ tel: 9580 7630 or email: fgcurti at optusnet.com.au
May 14, 2009
Book copyright plan failed in New Zealand
Cross-posted from Australians for Australian Books:
The Australian book copyright changes proposed by the Productivity Commission failed in New Zealand.
Click here to see more.
April 17, 2009
Petition – territorial copyright/ parallel importation
Follow the link to a petition to protect our rights to territorial copyright and oppose changes to the rules on parallel importation: http://www.ausbooks.com.au/petition.php
Google Books (authors should read this!)
Cross-posted from the ANZ LitLovers Blog
For information about the implications of the Google Books Settlement, go to.
http://anzlitlovers.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/google-books-authors-should-read-this/
All Australian authors need to act on the implications of this settlement before 5 May 2009.
April 15, 2009
FAWQ short story competition
FAWQ (the Fellowship of Writers, Queensland) is running a short story competition to celebrate the 150th birthday of their state. The details are on the entry form below.
Stories should be between 1000 and 3000 words and have a strong Australian theme. The closing date is 5th June and First prize is $300.
