As mentioned in a previous post there will be changes to the Mordialloc Writers’ Group this year.
Unfortunately, no one stepped forward to organise Readings by The Bay on a monthly basis so there have been no dates booked for 2017.
If the readings are revived, regular attendees will be the first to know.
Breda Hertaeg is coordinating the Tuesday night workshops and the following dates have been booked this year. All bookings are for ROOM 1, 7:30 – 10:00 pm.
FEBRUARY 7, 21
MARCH 7, 21
APRIL 11, 25 (ANZAC day)
MAY 9, 23
JUNE 6, 20
JULY 4, 18
AUGUST 1, 15, 29
SEPTEMBER 12, 26
OCTOBER 10, 24
NOVEMBER 7, (Melb Cup) & 21
DECEMBER 5
I guess the changes can be described as ‘an end of an era’ – I founded the group with Noelle Franklyn. I’m the only one remaining who has seen every writer come through the group (over 200 local and not so local writers) – some achieving publishing success with novels and poetry collections. Many published in our nine anthologies, the last one for our 20th Anniversary.
I’m thrilled Breda is running Tuesday nights and although it is sad Readings By The Bay will no longer be a regular fixture there are many other venues for writers to read their work that didn’t exist when I first started our event in Mordialloc.
Good luck to everyone for a great writing year – I’ll still be teaching at three local community houses but I’m taking the second term off to go travelling.
On March 31, I fly to Beijing, then to Mongolia to start my journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway and then fly to London from Helsinki.
In the UK I’ll be catching up with friends and family in England, Scotland and Ireland, plus visiting the Orkney and Shetland Isles, new destinations for me. I’m hoping to catch up with writer friends I only know through the Internet.
I’ll be blogging my trip, so for anyone interested please follow me at Up The Creek With A Pen, https://mairineil.com
And for anyone living near any of my intended destinations and who may want to have a cuppa with me – please get in touch.
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