Newsletter of the SA Writers’ Centre Inc May 2008 Successful Self-publishing Seminar

Sunday 15 June 10am – 1pm with writers Jill Gloyne, Bruce Lindsay and Jennie Opie; & Stephanie Luke from Seaview Press

Bruce Lindsay will talk about marketing and At the age of sixty, Jenny Opie retired from publishing your own nonfiction book. ‘Use a her profession as a design-winning Interior good quality published book as your model. Architect and with her husband went to live Note the attractiveness of its font, its layout, its in their unlined corrugated iron beach shack binding, its dust-wrapper. Observe its correct at Pondalowie Bay at the bottom of Yorke spelling, grammar and syntax. Note that it Peninsula. She wanted to write and paint. is written in a style which is easy rather than Simple Truths, published by Axiom in 2005, challenging for the reader.’ Bruce has edited and Gathering Driftwood, self-published and self-published the book Harmony of the with Lulu.com in 2007 are the result. Another Soul in 1996 and researched and wrote Chamberlain Australian book, Crazy Love, is in the pipeline. In 2007, the discovery of Innovator which he self-published in 2007. Lulu.com enabled Jenny to self-publish Gathering Driftwood. She became her own publisher as she formatted her manuscript Jill Gloyne has successfully self- on her computer. At the seminar she will share this free method of published books of short stories, poetry getting one’s writing into print, explaining the process and her own and local history, sometimes on her experience. She will also demonstrate another inexpensive self- own and sometimes with the Dudley publishing effort she used twenty years ago. Writers’ Group on Kangaroo Island. She has also had a small collection of poetry Stephanie Luke, the graphic designer at Seaview Press, will talk published by Wakefield Press. She has briefly about the self-publishing process at the firm and the kinds won numerous awards for her writing and of genres and authors that are suited to self-publishing. Seaview been published in various anthologies. Her book of short stories, Press began 13 years ago to provide attractive low-cost books for The Nautilus Shell ... and other tales has sold over 1500 copies. Jill self-publishers. It specialises in non-fiction including: biographies; will talk on what to do to self-publish successfully, and also what autobiographies; histories and family histories; religious; spiritual; not to do. She will also speak on her experience of promoting both and health books. It also produces some fiction, particularly herself and her work. This does not come easily to writers but it is poetry. Seaview Press has now produced nearly 600 titles for South necessary to do if you want to sell your work. To conclude, she will Australian, interstate and overseas authors. compare the financial results of being published by a mainstream publisher and by self-publishing. Cost: $60 for SAWC members; $80 non-members. Bookings on 8223 6772 0r through www.sawc.org.au

2008 Krista Bell to speak at the SAWC’S 2008 AGM Krista Bell is the award-winning author of 22 books for young readers and her latest picture May book, Lofty’s Mission, was published in March 2008 by Lothian Books (Hachette Livre). The story is based on the historical fact that home-bred racing pigeons flew for the Australian Army in New Guinea during the Second World War. Krista, who lives in Melbourne, is so passionate about books that she once owned a bookshop in Sydney, was an ABC Radio book reviewer for fifteen years and now travels extensively around Australia giving talks and writing workshops to students and adults. Krista’s revolutionary concept ‘BookSpeak’ is a unique adult book club held in school or public libraries to extend parents’ knowledge of children’s literature and to help create a reading culture in the local community. Krista will speak after the SAWC AGM

Regina Hona’s entry in the 2008 Archibald Prize: ‘Read My Mind’: award-winning Melbourne children’s author Krista Bell reports on Tuesday May 13 at 7 for a 7.30pm start. Join us for $5 Pizza at 6.30, if you like.

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So Very Resourceful Adelaide PEN Thanks to the following people and Adelaide PEN is part of International PEN, organisations who donated books to the a worldwide organisation that rallies for Centre: the release of imprisoned writers, and for the right of free speech. Adelaide PEN hold Wakefield Press, Sex, Knives & events to raise the awareness of persecuted Bouillabaisse by Teri Louise Kelly, writers, the also sends letters to governments 2008 and cards to prisoners. As a non-profit organisation, Adelaide PEN is grateful for Owen Carmichael, Thirst, Vol 2. Issue 2, new members and for donations of money or 2008 books. There is a second-hand book box at Meanjin, Eternal Summer, Vols 66.4 & the SA Writers’ Centre, which is an ongoing 67.1, 2008 source of funds for Adelaide PEN. If you The Poetry and Poetics Centre and have any books to donate, please bring them the University of South Australia, in and give them to Jude. If you would like Vibrant: Poems and symposium more information about Adelaide PEN, papers presented at the Poetry and please call the Centre. Poetics Symposium, Adelaide, April 2008, edited by Guro Nygard and Nikki From the Front Desk Carter. The front desk has been buzzing with activity lately. It’s great to see so many new The Centre also received the latest issues members joining and also some new groups, of Lowdown Magazine, and all State such as the Tarot Writers and a new crime Writers’ Centre newsletters. Thanks writing group. There have been plenty of also to Pam McKee who donated a exciting book launches and workshops too. handbell from Buenos Aires. The SAWC If you haven’t got your SA Writers’ Centre has never had one of these before and t-shirt please place your order. These smart meetings may never be the same again. black and red shirts are available in a range Keep an eye and an ear out for it at the of sizes for $25. We also have copies of The AGM. Australian Writers’ Marketplace for sale at Volunteer Position $44 and the invaluable Handbook for SA The SAWC is looking for an ‘odd jobs’ Writers at $20. Please phone or email Jude person who can occasionally help out if you have any questions. around the place – hanging pictures, banging nails etc. If you think you’re odd Welcome David Conyers to the Team enough, please call the Centre on 8223 7662 David Conyers is the SAWC’s new and tell us what you can do. Communications Officer. He has had extensive experience in marketing for Newsletter Folders organisations such as the Australian Thanks to the following people who helped Submarine Corporation, BHP Billiton and to fold the April newsletter: TAFE . He is also a writer of science fiction Laurie Anderson, Jo Dey, John and Coie whose publications are found in numerous Dikkenberg, Barbara Fraser, Jeanne anthologies in Australia, the US & UK. He Mazure, Janos Pogany, Gay Sanderson, ran a ‘Dark Speculative Fiction’ workshop for Peter Swindon and Joanna Goldsworthy. the SAWC in 2007.

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Writing Short Biographies Poetry: Plot and Presence Tom Mann Jan Owen This workshop will explore the nature and value of writing a short Situation, plot and tone in poetry will be discussed and various biography. Through interactive sessions the participants will learn strategies provided to move the poem forward from perception or how to select material, interview people and access other sources first spark. Incident and story, an exploration of memory and the of information. It will also help develop writing skills, covering working through of a thought plot are some of the pathways to be elements of theme, structure, style, the use of dialogue and the tried. The momentum of interest and writer-reader rapport rely inclusion of anecdotes and photos. The aim is to distil the essence on the ‘vertical axis’ of the poem, the mind field or presence of the of a life story and make it a treasured item of remembrance. writer, so voice and tone control will also be considered. Examples Participants will be encouraged to share in the prospect of writing a will be presented from a wide range of poets and time will be short biography. allowed for exercises and feedback.

After twenty years as a lecturer in agricultural Jan Owen is an Adelaide poet whose science, Tom Mann has continued writing sixth book of verse, Poems 1980 – 2008, with more time on his hands and with a was recently published by John Leonard special interest in biographies. He is currently Press. She has worked as a librarian, working on a number of short biographies editor and teacher, and has been a as well as a full-length one. His publications writer-in-residence in Venice, Rome, include Desert Sorrow, Launching Out in Paris and Malaysia. Awards for her Faith, Grand- poetry include the Wesley Michel Wright mother’s Little Book and short biographies. Poetry Prize, the Gwen Harwood Poetry Saturday 31 May, 2 – 5pm Prize and the Max Harris Award. Saturday 31 May, 10am – 1pm June Workshops

Researching a Life Story An insider’s view on the picture book! Kristin Weidenbach Sascha Hutchinson This workshop will examine the ‘behind the scenes’ toil that makes The aim of this session is to expand knowledge of the picture book an absorbing biography, autobiography or memoir. Oral histories genre and to inspire, and assist students with some structure as versus archival research; following leads; making the best use of to how they are able to take an initial concept further. In the first your interview time; adding ‘colour’ to your story; and fact checking part of the workshop Sascha will share her work as a children’s will be discussed, along with how much of ‘you’ to put in the story. book author/illustrator and discuss elements she has found to be Participants will have the opportunity to practise and evaluate some successful in her own picture books. She will then describe the of these techniques by constructing a short bio of a contemporary diversity in the picture book of today, and ways in which creatively figure. this offers much greater scope and possibilities for authors and illustrators. In the final part of the session, Sascha will focus on Kristin Weidenbach is the author of the needs and questions of participants who are considering taking Mailman of the Birdsville Track: the their own picture book ideas further. Story of Tom Kruse which has had sales of over 90,000 and is currently in its Sascha Hutchinson has been working 20th printing since publication in 2003. as a children’s book author/illustrator

She has just completed her second book, since 1994. Her first picture book, Snap! 2008 Rock Star: the Story of Reg Sprigg, by Marcia Vaughan, was published by

to be published in 2008. She is a PhD Omnibus Books, shortlisted for the May immunologist who switched to a writing Crichton Award for Illustration, and later career after completing postdoctoral published in the US by Scholastic. Other research at Stanford University in well-known titles include Pig Out!, Little California. After seven years living in America, Kristin currently lives Duck and Counting Clues. Sascha’s most and writes in Adelaide. recent book, See Me Move!, was selected Sun 15 June 2 – 5pm by The Advertiser Little Big Book Club to be published as the winning entry for 2008 and will be distributed in a free reading Cost: $55 for SA Writers’ Centre members. $77 for non-members. pack to all new parents in South Australia in 2008. For more Bookings on 8223 7662, [email protected] or information about Sascha’s work please visit:

www.sawc.org.au through www.sawc.org.au www.saschahutchinson.com.au Sun 15 June 2 – 5pm 3 What’s On

Speculative Fiction Group North-Eastern Writers Ad Astra Speculative Fiction Writing The next meeting will be held on Thursday Group is now accepting new members. the 15th of May from 7.30pm-9.30pm at To be considered, please send a sample the Tea Tree Gully Memorial Hall. Our PoeticA of your writing to Katherine Phelps: guest speaker this month will be Helen Presented by Mike Ladd, Saturday at [email protected] Lindstrom. All welcome. Enquiries to Ken 3.05pm, repeated 3.05pm on Thursdays. Please keep a copy of your work, as 8380 5348 or Sharon 0403 831170. Program details for May: submissions will not be returned. Poetica continues its season on the Campbelltown Friends of the Library poetry, prose and music of the Seven Beatnik’s Art Cafe Literary Lunch Deadly Sins. Musicians Club and Art Lovers To be held on May 29 at the Volunteers 3rd Greed – arranged and ‘1st Friday of the Month’ (Open Mike) Centre, Anderson Court, Newton (directly produced by Libby Douglas. Come, tell a joke, poetry, sing, dance? behind the Cambelltown Library on 10th Pride – arranged and Make new friend, be entertained? Gold Montacute Road). The guest speaker produced by Jane Ulman. coin entry. Open 8.30 till late. 17 Bagster is Sandra Lindemann on the subject 17th Lust – arranged and produced Road Salisbury North. Contact Tina on ‘Relationships that develop between by Anna Messariti. 0422 328 209. biographer and subject, plus the ethics of 24th Best of the Adelaide Festival writing biographies’. Lunch will commence Writers’ Week – highlights Henley Scribblers at 1pm with hot soup and crusty bread. from the poetry read at this New members are welcome to join us Donation $5. RSVP on 8336 1220. year’s Writers’ Week, including at the Henley Community Centre, 196A Paul Durcan, Bill Manhire and Military Rd., Henley Beach, on alternate Grant Seekers Theatre Meetings David Malouf. Monday mornings (9.30 - 11.30). The These meetings are specifically for 31st T.A.G Hungerford – a next fortnightly meeting will be on May individuals and groups who have developed selection of Hungerford’s 12. Enquiries to Lettie (am only) 8356 a project idea and who intend to apply to poems read by Jack Thompson. 7812 or Clare 8347 4593. the Theatre Board’s grants programs. Meet with staff from the Theatre Board in Book Launch Sunday With SAWT Adelaide on Wednesday 14 May. Meetings Jodi Picoult will be launching her latest A script-in-hand performance of a new will be held at Arts SA, West’s Coffee Palace, bestseller Change of Heart on Tuesday, play, Final Round, by Ross Barrett. 110 Hindley Street, Adelaide. For more 13 May, 2008, 7pm to 8.30pm at When: Sunday 4 May starting at 1pm information about these meetings and our Greater Union Cinema No. 30. (Marion Where: Holden Street Theatre, grants program, please visit http://www. Megaplex). Book signing follows. Tickets Hindmarsh (next to Hindmarsh australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/theatre $9 per person. Payment required at the Stadium). Alternatively, contact the Theatre Board time of booking. Tickets are available Admission: $10 (pay at door). Includes on 1800 226 912 (toll free) or email from Angus and Robertson Bookstore soup, buttered roll, guest speaker and [email protected] to make an at Marion, phone 8298 3032. Proudly the performance. Ample free car parking appointment. hosted by the Marion Library Service, at theatre. and Angus and Robertson Evil Play Reading Bookstore, Marion. Sunday Workshop A staged reading of a new play, Evil, Workshop of a new play, Draw the Line, adapted by Leslie Jacobson from the novel FRIENDLY ST. POETS INC. by Meg Roberts of the same name written by Diane Bell, Meeting Tuesday May 6th. When: Sunday 18 May from 2pm - 5pm will take place on Friday, May 16th, at 4:30 Friendly Street Poets meet at the Where: SA Writers’ Centre, 2nd Floor, p.m. in the Third Floor Music Studio at SAWC from 6.30pm for a 7pm start. 187 Rundle Street, Adelaide the Adelaide Centre for the Arts, 39 Light • May 2008 Please remember each poet has only 4 Admission: Free. All welcome Square, Adelaide. A discussion with the minutes reading time, which includes actors, the playwright and the author of the any introductions. The Guest Reader for General Meeting novel will immediately follow the reading. May is Janine Baker, one of our three The meeting will commence with There is no admission charge for the poets published in the New Poet Series: ten-minute readings of new work by performance. However, to reserve a seat New Poets 13. This book was highly playwrights followed by the reading of and for further information, contact: praised by acclaimed poet John Kinsella two new plays; Boiled Cabbage, by Tony [email protected] or mobile number: 0431- at its Writers’ Week launch. Cost:$4 Moore and Sounds of Silence by Peter 952-218. entry with free wine, juices and ice cold Burke. water. When: Wednesday 21 May from 7pm www.sawc.org.au Where: SA Writers’ Centre. All welcome For more information please go to www. 4 sawt.org.au The Society of Editors a chance for you to sit back and watch enquiries, please contact Trish Morey at The Society of Editors (SA) is devoting its the process of making theatre unfold. No [email protected] next meeting on Tuesday 20 May bookings are required and it is free! at the SA Writers’ Centre to a question- Mile Franklin short-listed authors set and-answer session about the first Emerging Writers’ Festival to tour South Australia Australian editing exam, to be run by the The fifth Emerging Writers’ Festival is to be The short-listed authors up for Australia’s national body for editors, the Institute of held from Friday 9 May to Sunday 11 May, most prestigious literary prize, the Miles Professional Editors (IPEd). Candidates 2008 at the Melbourne Town Hall and in Franklin, will tour South Australia is May. will be able to sit for the exam in Adelaide. Federation Square. David Brooks (The Fern Tattoo, University The session will be run by Karen Disney, Download the 2008 program at http:// of Queensland Press), Steven Carroll (The the current chair of the national IPEd www.emergingwritersfestival.org/ Time We Have Taken, Fourth Estate), Accreditation Board. The other South As in previous years, the Festival will Rodney Hall (Love without Hope, Picador), Australian assessors, Kathie Stove, Celia present a weekend of panels, performances, Gail Jones (Sorry, Vintage) and Alex Miller Jellett and Susan Rintoul, will be there to readings and workshops featuring the best (Landscape of Farewell, Allen & Unwin), provide the latest information and answer Australian writers you haven’t heard of... can be seen and heard at: questions. This is a free session, of interest yet. – City of Burnside Library, Burnside on to all editors and those thinking of Monday 26 May, 6:45pm for 7:00pm entering the profession. 2008 Romance Roadshow is Ready – Riverview Room, Berri Resort Hotel, to Roll! Berri, Tuesday on 27 May, 6:45pm for Open House Romance Writers Australia is taking 7:00pm Stephen House’s latest play Borrowed romance on the road! If you live in SA – The Clare Sports Club at The Valleys Time begins rehearsal in June and opens at then make sure you take advantage of the Lifestyle Centre, Clare on Thursday 29 May, the Bakehouse Theatre at the end of July. inaugural one-day Romance Roadshow 6:30pm for 7:00pm To follow on from the SA Writers’ Centre’s events in Adelaide on Saturday May 17th. – Old Redemption Cellar, Peter Lehmann successful open rehearsals, playwright Anne Gracie, Marion Lennox and Trish Wines. Barossa on Friday 30 May, 6:30pm House and the highly experienced team Morey will be headlining a programme that for 7:00pm. of actors are making this offer again. also makes the most of our local author The three-year touring program Beginning Tuesday June 10th until talent. The Adelaide event will be held at launched in 2007 is made possible through Tuesday July 15th (every Tuesday), the the SA Writers’ Centre. The bargain price the financial support of the Australian team invite you to observe a professional of $100 per head includes lunch, morning copyright management company, Copyright theatre group at work. The ‘In-House’ and afternoon teas. Partners are welcome Agency Limited (CAL). rehearsal session runs from 3.00 pm - 4.00 and it should be a great way to wind pm. It is not an interactive session – more down after a hard day’s conferencing. For

ASA Comics/Graphic Novel Portfolio

The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) recently formed a Comics/Graphic Novels Portfolio – an advocacy group that aims to provide industry support to Australian artists and writers currently working in the comics medium and, in particular, the graphic novel format.

The major objectives of the Portfolio are to: (1) Protect and promote the professional interests of comics creators (both writers and artists); (2) Form a professional community of active members who operate in this specialist discipline; and 2008 (3) Liaise and cross-pollinate ideas with like-minded Australian and overseas organisations whose focus is on the promotion of the comics art form. May

Dr Jeremy Fisher, ASA Executive Director, says, ‘The ASA wants to actively support a neglected (and often vulnerable) group of literary creators in the Australian comics/graphic novels community who have never had the opportunity to be part of a professional association or been exposed to prior formal or consistent intellectual property rights education before’.

Dual portfolio holders Jozef Szekeres (artist) and Julie Ditrich (writer) of Black Mermaid Productions (www.blackmermaid.com) who contended with their own legal challenges by a US comics publisher several years ago, proposed the idea for the portfolio because they wanted to prevent Australian comics creators from signing away their intellectual property rights. Julie Ditrich says, ‘Several years ago the ASA contract advisor saved 22 of our original characters from extermination and being absorbed into an intellectual property owned by our then publisher, by insisting our contract contain a reversion of rights clause. We now want to return the favour to Australian www.sawc.org.au comics creators and hopefully prevent them from going through a five year legal battle like we did’. 5 Opportunities

Book Proposals Welcome Vogels 50th anniversary operating in $45 for stories accepted for publication. Brand new niche publisher Nuhouse Australia. The website has a wealth For more information visit: http://www. Press is calling for proposals from would- of information including a list of past gettinghitched.com.au/fiction be authors. The publisher opened for winners, review quotes for previous books business in April with two brand new which have won and also quotes from Verandah 23 titles already rolling off the presses authors who have won the award in the Closing date 1st June and will also distribute and sell books past about what this award has meant Verandah is a literary annual produced by published elsewhere. Nonfiction book to them and their career. http://www. Deakin University. Past contributors have proposals can be sent to Nuhouse Press allenandunwin.com/vogelawards included Seamus Heaney, Les Murray via [email protected] or visit the and Dorothy Porter, but Verandah also website for further information www. $25,000 Kit Denton Fellowship prides itself on providing an avenue for nuhousepress.com 2008: Call for Applications emerging writers and artists. They accept Applications are now open for the short stories, poetry, scripts, creative non- The Melted Rubber Humans … annual $25,000 Kit Denton Fellowship, fiction, art and photography. Please refer are looking for mp3 files of spoken word/ presented by the Australian Writers’ to our submission guidelines at: poetry readings (either live or studio) to Foundation (AWF) with the generous www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/verandah- be incorporated in a series of albums of support of Zapruders’ Other Films. The res/ ambient/ experimental music. They are Kit Denton Fellowship, named in honour All submissions are entered into their looking for poetry which deals with the of the late father of media personality sponsor awards, which include the following topics: Andrew Denton, is to reward courage and Matthew Rocca Poetry Prize ($250) and 1. God/ the Goddess/ spirituality excellence in performance writing and several other awards to the value of $200 2. sex/ gender/ sexuality allows a writer to develop a project to be each. Submissions by current Deakin 3. power/ politics/ corruption ready to present to the market. students are free; otherwise, a $5 fee 4. love/ want/ need Kit Denton, a life member of the (or three submissions for $10) applies. 5. fear/ despair/ greed. Australian Writers’ Guild, was a Verandah 23 will be launched at the Poetry with a rich, interesting and/or scriptwriter, author, poet and lyricist. Melbourne Writers’ Festival in August. experimental approach to the use of He is best known for The Breaker, his language and especially those read with international best selling novel about Positive Words Magazine ... voices that reflect the feeling of the the trial and execution of Breaker is seeking submissions of poetry and poem are wanted. The plan is to select Morant. The criterion of the Fellowship prose for upcoming issues of the monthly lines or verses from poems and to blend was suggested by Andrew to reflect the magazine, especially work on the theme them into a sound-collage – a musical courage and creativity of Kit’s own work. - Houses. Send submissions and SSAE equivalent to the art of the Dadaists. The The Kit Denton Fellowship demonstrates for response to the Editor, Sandra finished albums will be posted at http:// the continued commitment of the AWF Lynn James, 466 Old Melbourne Road, www.virb.com/melted_rubber_humans to increasing opportunities for satisfying Traralgon 3844 Victoria. Sample copies and will be available for free download. and rewarding work for Australian of the magazine, which aims to encourage Poems can either be submitted by email performance writers and to encouraging new and experienced writers, can be or snail mail. and promoting the excellence of obtained from the editor by sending Email submissions are limited to Australian performance writers. $2.00 in unused stamps. one mp3 file with a 2Mb maximum Applications for the Fellowship file size and should be sent to close 9 May 2008 with the Fellow to be holland1945 ... [email protected] with announced at the 41st Annual AWGIE seeks non-mainstream, “FAO: Captain Melted” in the subject Awards in Melbourne on 15 August 2008. electronic submissions of text and line. There are no file size limitations for For details on how to apply go to www. images. Issue one closes midnight May snail mail submissions. These should be awg.com.au 30th. For much more info please e-mail

• May 2008 sent on CD to Dee Sunshine, 35 Falkland [email protected] or visit our Street (0/1), Glasgow, G12 9QZ, United Call for short stories - website www.holland1945.net.au Kingdom. There is no deadline as this GettingHitched.com.au will be an ongoing project. Further Online publishing company, Online Adelaide PEN Creative nonfiction information about The Melted Rubber Encounters Pty Ltd, is seeking short Competition Humans can be found at www.myspace. fiction submissions for the website The winner will receive a cash prize of com/captainmelted GettingHitched.com.au. Stories must $100 and publication in Wet Ink in the be about relationships – marriage, de December 2008 issue. Entries of creative The 2008 The Australian/Vogel facto relationships, gay and lesbian nonfiction on the theme of ‘Caging the Literary Award relationships, divorce, dating, being Pen’: censorship in Australia’. 3000 words

www.sawc.org.au This year the winner of the award will single – but they can be written in any maximum, no minimum length. Closing win $50,000 – a once-off increase from genre. Word count: Stories must be date 30 July 2008. More info from the 6 last year’s $20,000 in honour of sponsor between 200 and 2,000 words. Payment: SAWC. News and Views

Dear Ed, Dear Editor course, there can always be more. Even in Given that the lifeblood of cinema is Stephen Orr’s letter in Southern Write, this mix, however, we are constantly vying the storyline before all else, that the April, 2008 explained much to me. Over for a position in the spotlight and I don’t powers that be are actively pursuing the the years, I’ve been confused by the lack particularly wish for yet another event, rebuilding of the SA Film Corp, and that of local names on the guest list (indeed, especially a major one like Writer’s Week, wonderful local scriptwriters like Andrew sorry to say, I often don’t recognise the to be one of these as well. I like it as it is Bovell should have huge successes, names—who are they? A quick search – full of my literary heroes, of people who I would have thought our Writers’ of the internet at least reveals their have made it in the authorial world and Week would be an ideal and important publishing credits and origins). I believe who can share their tips and advice with showcase for local talent to a wider Writers’ Week for Adelaide is important. people like myself, or be an enjoyable market. Could I be wrong, or should those But what exactly IS the purpose of hour or so for the readers in the crowd. running Writers’ Week have a re-think? Writers’ Week? Is it to promote local Does it really matter who the people in Russell Starke talent (and there is SO much talent here the audience are? Isn’t it just a great thing in SA and Australia! – talent and success to see so many people turn up to listen to that is often ignored). Is it to raise the writers and share the love of books? If we Dear Editor, profile of writing as a whole – regardless didn’t have a good dose of international I heartily agree with Stephen Orr’s letter, of genre? Is it to allow readers and and ‘big name’ authors attend WW, when (Southern Write, April 2008), especially authors access to ‘big names’ in modern would we get a chance to hear them? And his remarks about Colin Thiele and the literature? I have never been to Writers’ I don’t think we were completely doused official absence of the SA Writers’ Centre Week, due mainly to the distance I have with international acts, thirty-nine of the at Writers’ Week. to travel to Adelaide to attend. I’m also sixty authors who attended this year were Colin Thiele must surely be one of SA’s a commercial fiction genre author – my Australian. most influential writers, not only because work has reached best-seller lists in a local As for the organisers themselves, I he reached so many children, but also bookshop – but in some literary circles all don’t know all of the names on the list because of his influence on those training this means ‘nothing’ because of the genres but I know a few and I know that they are at Wattle Park Teachers’ College. As if in which I write and I’ve grown tired of writers themselves, encouraging of young it wasn’t bad enough to have his death ‘justifying’ my work. We’re possibly not talent, and avid readers. I doubt trying to overshadowed by those of Steve Irwin going to be Booker Prize Winners, but we cater to the ‘eilitist … well-educated, well- and Peter Brock, to miss such an ideal take our writing and our craft seriously off minority’. I am unaware of how many opportunity to honour him for the great and would expect that all writing events people in the writing community share Mr and gentle man he was is unforgivable. and organisations respect our work. Orr’s view of WW, and so I don’t wish to Much could have been made of it. In the The idea that the SA Writers’ Centre is appear as though I don’t respect what he literary world there are few writers as excluded from the event is alarming. The is saying; I just wanted to share my view prolific and accessible as this man. SAWC has always been supportive of all of the event because I look forward to it As for the SA Writers’ Centre, I writers whatever the genre, whatever their tremendously and it is a goal of mine to be remember many years ago when they method of publication. As Stephen states: invited to attend one day as a successful did man a table outside the Book Tent ‘Let’s not have an ‘us and them’ battle …’ I author. I do not mind in the least that it is at Writers’ Week. It created a great agree! Divided, no one benefits. But if I’m full of well-known names because it gives deal of interest, especially amongst the going to have to choose, then SAWC wins me a chance to go along without feeling young. Anyone who has anything to do my support – because it works tirelessly pressured to compete in the market, gives with writing (in any form) knows how without discrimination for all authors ... me something to aspire to and is enjoyable invaluable this Centre is and how it has Thankyou SAWC! and inspiring to attend. I can only suggest expanded over the years because it is ‘Ms Genre’ that Mr Orr start his own version of WW to

doing exactly what it was established name and address supplied. include the unknown and emerging names 2008 to do: helping writers and publicising he wishes to see there.

writing. Perhaps if people like Rose Wight Dear Editor, Yours sincerely, May

(Executive Producer Writers’ Week) or I’d like to say a few things in response to Claire Clements Rick Hosking (Advisory Committee) were Mr Orr’s letter on Writer’s Week published approached soon, the Centre could once in the April 2008 newsletter. As a young, more put in an official appearance in budding author, I feel there is a good mix 2010. of opportunities in Adelaide for emerging Jill Gloyne writers to share their work, though, of

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7 Congratulations…

Congratulations to Professor Nicholas Jose who has been appointed as next year’s Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University.

Stephen House’s play The Yum Yum Extra Passenger’, was published by Explore Lidija Šimkute‘s poetry in English and Room, commissioned by City Of Mount Magazine. Lithuanian from her cycle ‘Ocean Hum’ Gambier in 2006, recently received will be used by Australian composer full funding for a premiere community Owen Carmichael’s short story ‘The Margery Smith in her composition for production in Mount Gambier. House has Inner Man’ was published in 34th Parallel voice, flute and piano. It will be premiered been engaged to direct the youth play and Online in April. at the Sydney Conservatorium by the also is performing a role in the new work. Grenvillea ensemble. Poetry publications in Jill McDougall’s novel Jinxed! has Lithuanian: 5 poems in Naujoji Romuva. Graham Rowlands’ poem ‘The Future’ just been been released by Walker Her poem ‘My father’ was published in an was published in Famous Reporter and Books Australia. Her poem ‘Aunt Sally antholgy Father Poems (Lithuania). his poems ‘The Face’ and ‘Getting to Sleep’ Says’ appeared in the March edition of were published in The Mozzie. Countdown School Magazine. David Mortimer’s poem ‘Reasoning’ was published in Rewired: Friendly Street Valerie May’s poem ‘Fanciful Fleece’ was Jill Gloyne’s poem ‘Springtime in Poets 32 (Wakefield 2008) and his poem published in Positive Words. Melbourne’ has been published in Five ‘Early train to town’ was published in Best Bells, Summer 2007-2008. of Friends: the first thirty years of the M.L. Emmett’s poems ‘Slaughter Circle’ Friendly Street Poets (Wakefield 2008). and ‘Turkish Smyrna’ were both published John Griffin had two poems ‘Derelict in the 30th Anniversary edition of Social Bridge-Willochra Plain’ and ‘The Worst Three of Erica Jolly’s poems were Alternatives and ‘The Blue Tit’ was of Drought’ broadcast on the ABC in the included in Vibrant: Poems and published in The Mozzie. PoeticA program on drought . Symposium papers presented at the Poetry and Poetics Symposium, Adelaide, April Jennifer Benkhauser’s short story ‘Trail Dane Nielsen had a two-page spread of 2007. They are ‘Conversation at Lucia’s’, Blazing Days’ and her poem ‘The Prey’ were poems called ‘Lost Years’ published in The ‘Poem in response to a televised statement’ both published in Positive Words. Write Angle. and ‘After Seeing Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony played by the Adelaide Janeen Brian’s Columbia Sneezes! A Gwenda Jeffrey’s story ‘Once long ago’ Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the close picture book, illustrated by Gabe Cunnett was published in I Remember When, of the Festival’. The volume was launched was recently published by Omnibus/ Volume 2 (A collection of memories) at the SA Writers’ Centre in April. Scholastic. Stuck! A picture book, published by Legacy Books in 2007. illustrated by Sadami Konchi was published Henry Ashley-Brown’s short story, ‘This by Paddlepop Press for Rigby/Pearson Adrian Flavell had the following poems and That’ has been published by IIura Press Australia Group. Her poems ‘All it takes’ published: ‘her love’, ‘by the Torrens’ and in Etchings 4, The art of conversation. and ‘Shadow On the Wall’ were published ‘a veteran’ in Polestar; ‘she is a driftnet’ in Comet Magazine, and her story ‘An and ‘the domestic’ in Thirst. ‘road kill” was published in LiNQ.

Between Us Manuscript Assessment Service SA Writers’ Centre Literary Quiz Night fiction • nonfiction • May 2008 Last month, fifteen tables of keen quizzers settled into the Nexus Multicultural Arts Centre academic works for an evening of fun, games and fabulous prizes. From the stage, quiz-masters Sean Assessments by published authors Williams and Heather Taylor Johnson kept the questions coming, while on the floor, Anna and professional editors Solding and Barbara Wiesner worked the tables. What is funambulist? What was Charles Dickens’ nickname? Heckling and hilarity were frequent, as were the chances of winning Director Meredith Whitford BA prizes. Every player left with a bag, some full of books, wine, dinner and film vouchers. A Ryan Davidson silent auction and plenty of puzzle sheets kept players busy, and special autographed books 165 Belair Road, Torrens Park SA 5062 raised big money. Thank you to all the members and their friends who came and made the T: 08 8274 1531 night a success, to the business sponsors, the quiz organisers and the generous members F: 08 8357 2110 www.sawc.org.au who donated copies of their books and other prizes. The Centre raised over $1,300. And [email protected] the answers? A tightrope walker and ‘Boz’. www.users.bigpond.com/between 8 Literary Competitions…

guidelines, see www.jazz-planet. F May 6, 2008 com/njwc Friendly Street Japanese Poetry Competition. Categories: A) J indicates a competition listed for the first time Haibun: a haiku journey max 600 ´ indicates a competition with sections for young writers JF June 30, 2008 words. B) Haiku: page of three = Zoopoetry - The Zoos South

1 entry. C) Haiku Sequence: 8-11 F indicates the SA Writers’ Centre holds the entry forms Australia and Flinders University haiju by one or more poets. $5 As a service to members, the SAWC holds entry forms and 2008 Poetry Prize. This new entry. Prizes to $150. guidelines. Call in and collect copies for 20c each or send one annual prize is sponsored by business-sized stamped self-addressed envelope, plus one loose Zoos SA and Flinders University. Two categories: Tiger and F May 9 2008 50c stamp for every TWO competitions requested. Monarto Zoo Waterhole. First Slippery When Wet Short Story prize: the poem’s display on Competition. A maximum of a sign at either the animal’s 2000 words per story applies. enclosure at the Adelaide or Entry is $7.50 per story. Slippery First prize for the Students’ Woorilla Annual Poetry Prize Monarto zoo, plus $200 and a When Wet has an open theme, Section this year is a model of 2008. Judged by Judith Rodriguez zoo pass. however it encourages stories Phar Lap . The second prize in Open Section: Prize $1000 with a road theme and awards each section is a hard cover Youth Section: Prize $100 June 30, 2008 the best story with a road theme edition of the book “Gordon Poem by Yarra Ranges / Cardinia J 2008 ABR Reviewing a $100.00 bonus prize. of Dingley Dell” compiled and Shire residents: $5.00 ($3.00 Competition. First prize: $1000 Some examples: Truck driving, edited by Lorraine Day youth) per poem ($20 / $10 for life on the highway, hitchhiking, 5 poems). and publication of the review travelling rural areas. Prizes in ABR and at least two future 1st Place- $550 2nd Place- 30 May 2008. commissions. Second prize: $250 June 2, 2008 $250 3rd Place- $150 Vignette Press Short Story F´ Third prize: a set of Black 2008 Dorothea Mackellar Plus 10 runners up each Competition. Open theme to Inc. books, valued at $200. Poetry Awards. Theme: Forests, awarded $50.00. www. 3,000 words, entry fee $5.50. All reviewers are eligible Feathers, Fins and Fur, or a slipperywhenwetstories.com.au First prize $500 plus publication – including past and present ABR in Mini Shots magazine. Second topic of your own choice. Less contributors. This competitions prize $200. Judged by Paddy than 80 lines. Prizes to $500. All is a particularly good May 20, 2008 O’Reilly. Entry forms from www. students receive a participation. opportunity for younger and 2008 ACT Poetry Prize vignettepress.com.au certificate.$15 entry per school. emerging writers and students The ACT Government offers who wish to establish a career four prizes (three open F May 30, 2008 June 27, 2008 in reviewing. All categories of nationally) that recognise 2008 Shoalhaven Literary Award The Blake Poetry Prize. The books are eligible, including excellence in poetry: For a for Poetry. Theme – OPEN, NSW Writers’ Centre joins fiction, non-fiction, poetry, Collection of Poetry - The Judith any form. Maximum 60 lines. the Blake Society, Leichhardt children’s and young adult Wright Prize for a published The award: The 2008 Literary Municipal Council and Wet Ink books. Reviews should be 800 collection by an Australian poet Award (Poetry) consists of 1st: to present a new national words. The book being reviewed (valued at $10,000) $1000 together with a 2-week poetry prize. First prize is must have been published since - The Alec Bolton Prize for artist residential at the Arthur $5000 and publication in Wet January 2006. For further an unpublished manuscript by Boyd Centre at Bundanon on Ink. Entry fee $15. Entry forms information: an Australian poet (valued at the Shoalhaven River; 2nd: Four and guidelines from www. e-mail: [email protected]. $5,000). For an Unpublished Second Prizes of $200 each; nswwriterscentre.org.au or au; telephone (03) 9429 6700 Poem - The Rosemary Dobson 3rd: Commendation awards to from the SAWC. or visit the ABR website: www. Prize for an unpublished poem other selected entries. $10 entry. australianbookreview.com.au by an Australian poet (valued at June 20, 2008 $3,000) - The David Campbell National Jazz Writing Prize for an unpublished poem FJ May 30, 2008 F July 15, 2008 Competition. In its fourth by an ACT poet (valued at Marian Eldridge Award. The Max Harris Poetry Award 2008. year, the competition this year $2,000). For more information award is open to women Entries are now invited for focuses on the short story (up 2008 and an application form contact resident in any state or territory the Max Harris Poetry Award to 2,000 words). Must be about, artsACT on (02) 6207 2384 or of Australia. There is no age 2008. Offering a prize of $3,000

inspired by or responding to jazz May visit the website at www.arts.act. limit. For the winner: $1500 plus for the winning entry, the Max or improvised music. Where the gov.au the opportunity for discounts Harris Poetry Award aims to on writers’ programs offered link to jazz or improvised music recognise the work and talent by Varuna. For the winner and is not obvious in the story, the of Australian poets. The entry F 24 May, 2008 those highly commended and entry should be accompanied fee is $10 for one poem and The Adam Lindsay Gordon commended: the opportunity by a short (max 200 word) an extra $5 per poem for up Poetry Competitions. The poem to have work published in an explanation. to two additional poems. The content must relate to the life of American journal, The Broadkill $750 first prize. First, second closing date for entries is 15 the Australian poet. First prize Review. and third prize winners will July 2008. Please visit www. for the Open Section is a cold be published in extempore in poetryandpoeticscentre.com for cast bronze statue of an Arabian November 2008. 2nd and 3rd entry forms and the conditions horse donated by Susan Pender. F ´ 30 May 2008 prize winners will receive prizes of entry. www.sawc.org.au of CD packs and book vouchers. For more details and submission 9 A Whole Page with Steve Evans

teve Evans is a widely published me dead, though, so if I want music while Swriter passionately involved with his writing, it normally has to be instrumental. craft and particularly keen on working with Lately it’s been Daniel Lanois’ Belladonna developing writers in prose and poetry. (dark and ambient), selected Derek Trucks He teaches writing at Flinders University, (sweet and tough blues guitar), and some conducts writing workshops in the classics, but next week it will be someone community and is a freelance editor. This else — or just the silence of the house. year, he was the recipient of the Barbara Hanrahan Fellowship, awarded to complete What’s your opinion of the SA literary

his seventh collection of poems. scene? Steve (right), at Adelaide Writers’ Week with Kate Deller-Evans and Rick Stein. I love the sense of bustle: there seems to be Which books should be made into a so much more happening these days. Do you have a non-writing job? movie and who would play the lead And in the midst of this, I love discovering For the last decade I have been a full time role? new poets for myself; it’s like unwrapping English lecturer. Most of that has At first, I can only think instead of some a surprise present. Sadly, that enthusiasm been at Flinders University, where I plunge film adaptations of novels that and quality of output are not really students into communication skills, should be unadapted. At the moment then, recognised by our daily press to the extent poetry, creative nonfiction, short stories and I would plump for Rick Stein’s that they should be. narrative theory. I also do some reviewing Seafood Lover’s Guide, with me as Rick and freelance editing. Stein pausing between sumptuous dishes What are you currently reading? to read delectable poems. Not much plot, I I’m always partway through reading lots of What started it all off? fear, but lots of pleasure for me. magazines, typically about music or My parents read to me a lot when I was I would need plenty of walking around motorcycling, but I like to pick up art and young, and I made up stories. I recall exotic foreign places to get into the science journals too — there’s a thinking that writing poems was a serious mood and several takes of trying each dish. great stack beside my bed that competes buzz when I was about ten. Never with the volumes of poetry. Specific underestimate the power of having Do you write with a computer or by book titles right now include The Book of encouraging teachers in primary school; hand? Luminous Things edited by Czeslaw they always kept me interested in producing I like to start with handwritten notes and Milosz (which I always seem to find an original material. The biggest kick then I try to alternate between excuse to read again), the illustrated after that was the boom in pop culture in editing on the printed page and on the Beowulf as translated by Seamus Heaney, the ‘60s. Suddenly everyone was screen as I work through successive Billy Collins’ edited anthology, 180 learning guitar or writing songs or poetry, drafts. The computer can suck you in to More Extraordinary Poems (perhaps not as and there was much more material about thinking you are doing work on a poem good as its predecessor), and Ed that dealt with contemporary life. It all when you are really just cutting and pasting, Hirsch’s How To Read a Poem. I usually seemed very egalitarian. so it’s good to get out of that mode and have a few anthologies and a pile of do some old-fashioned scribe work now individual collections open at one time. If you could win any prize, which one and then – get the body more involved as would it be? a unique maker of marks. Scribble, cross What books have influenced you? A free lifetime supply of my choice of poetry out, insert, arrow, amend, asterisk (is that I think it’s more about the writers, books, musical recordings, wine, tickets a verb?). and they are nearly all poets. After an to music performances, motorcycles ... er, initial encounter with Dylan Thomas, this is sounding a wee bit greedy. Maybe Any tips for aspiring writers? the beats and the Mersey poets, I found I should just wish for the one that gives a Foremost would be to read a lot. I get in James Dickey, Sylvia Plath, and Denise reasonably comfortable life for me and my the mood to write through reading, too, Levertov, among others. Later came family, and lots of time to write. What’s the

• May 2008 and though this often arises by accident poets like Czeslaw Milosz, whom I have name of that again? it sometimes works by design as well. If I mentioned. Miroslav Holub, Eavan Boland, have a block, I pick up an anthology. And Billy Collins, Charles Simic, Wislawa What’s your favorite writing fuel? you really do need to know what other Syzmborska, Sharon Olds, Seamus Can I say chocolate and wine? I don’t mean people have been up to in their writing. Heaney ... it goes on and on. What they that, of course. That would be so indulgent. Support your local writer by buying their often have in common, I think, is a sense Perhaps I meant something very healthy. new book! of playfulness combined with a breadth of I’ll consider the correct answer ... while I vision and a feeling of compassion. pop into the kitchen for a glass of red. Do you listen to anything while you Their ideas are never subordinate to write? language, but the love of language shines www.sawc.org.au I love music. Great lyrics usually stop through. 10 Notes from Malaysia by Christine Harris

he pool sign at our hotel in Malaysia said: ‘No spitting or Texcreting bodily fluids’. That made my husband David and I think twice about a swim. But we did squeeze in a little shopping at ‘Bong & Bong Co.’ But the real action happened at the conference, ‘Innovating Minds, Communicating Ideas: Reinventing Teaching and Learning’, thanks to a CAL professional development grant. The conference was hosted by Multimedia University, the first private university in Malaysia, with 20,000 students on two campuses. Liam Brown, from the British Council, said, ‘You can observe a lot by just looking around.’ And there was a lot to look at. Delegates Steve (right), at Adelaide Writers’ Week with Kate Deller-Evans and Rick Stein. from 21 countries attended, including Iran, Uzbekistan, Australia, USA, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, Russia, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and UK. The program was 78 pages long and we read names such as Seyyed Ayotollah Razmjoo, Ornuma Tisapramotkul, Zoimiow Vakili and Madhubala Bava Harji. A line of guests in various national costume greeted delegates in David and Christine Harris on jungle hike before the conference. their native language and then read a poem they had chosen about the beauty of language. One young man, Parvizsho Aminov, from Samarkhand, was at the conference to learn ways of teaching young people about AIDS in his country. From Iran there was a married actually met the Queen of England) happy to sense the winds of couple who co-presented. Zoimiow works with primary school change starting to blow through the traditional, rote learning type children and Ali, in the University. Zoimiow is Kurdish and Ali is of classroom in some countries. This opens up opportunities for from Tadjikistan. writers like us, and we learned techniques for more sensitivity in Carole Woods, from the organising multi-cultural workshops. ‘At the conference dinner, several committee, told us about herself, ‘I used to Naturally there was an delegates, including a Professor from be a ballet dancer and I danced with Margot emphasis on multi-media, Japan, got up to perform – impromtu. The Fontaine, Helpmann and Nureyev. I was in the and using new technologies. singing from four Indonesian teachers film version of Beatrix Potter. You wouldn’t Associate Professor Dr Malachi raised the roof. It felt more like a family recognise me because I was the squirrel and Edwin Vethamani said, in his gathering than a conference dinner.’ flopsy bunny. I caused a furore on the set when speech, ‘educators should not be I lost my nuts.’ (Said with a deadly serious dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are dead.’ expression.) Then she added, ‘I was also in the ballet version of There was such a warm, friendly atmosphere and people from Cinderella, but they only filmed my back. What’s wrong with my various countries, ourselves included, rejoiced in the chance to face?’ meet and talk with colleagues from other cultures. There was More accustomed to informal gatherings and talks, rather than a sensed and spoken desire to connect and learn from each paper presenting (which formed a large part, but not all, of the other. And there was a big hint that we might like to speak at a proceedings), we were startled when the audience was called on conference in Brunei next year. You bet. Especially if we can read to stand and silently respect the Chancellor. She was quite old and the pool signs. didn’t speak, and we felt as though we were in the presence of the Christine Harris has written 45 books, plus plays, articles, Queen. short stories and poetry. Her work includes historical Professor Emeritus Abdullah Hassan, from Sultan Idis novels, short stories, picture books, plays, University, KL, said in his speech, that teachers must include poetry, speculative fiction and horror and ‘spiritual outcomes’ in their plans for the year’s work. Although she was the 2006 Carclew Fellow. there may be different interpretations of that, it is quite an uplifting 2008 Her latest books include Cool Bananas concept. That of looking for development, not just in knowledge, and the popular Spy Girl series, for which but in the human spirit. May

she received an Australia At the conference dinner, several delegates, including a Professor Council Literature Board grant from Japan, got up to perform – impromtu. The singing from four Indonesian teachers raised the roof. It felt more like a family gathering than a conference dinner. And then there were the lucky prizes. We won a letter opener. One puzzled man from Iran won a trip to Langkawi. He wondered around, looking quite worried, and asking, ‘Where is Langkawi?’ David and I (now I’m starting to feel like the Queen – ‘My husband and I …’ We were both (I mean David and I – I haven’t www.sawc.org.au

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