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Queensland Writers Week Drive-by #2: Linda Brucesmith
Linda Brucesmith is a Brisbane-based writer and public relations consultant.
Her public relations business and clients have provided her with unique perspectives on tourism, hospitality, food, horticulture, medicine, mining, dance, academia, media and the internet. She has
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Queensland Writers Week Drive-by #1: Charlotte Nash-Stewart
Up and comer Charlotte Nash-Stewart is a new writer to look out for; her work is lyrical, disturbing and constantly challenging (in a good way). By day she is the Word Engineer, by night she’s
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The Shallows Drive-by: Favel Parrett
Favel Parrett, quite apart from possessing an awesome writerly name, is also an awesome writer. And a lovely person. Favel was a participant in one of the first QWC-Hachette Manuscript Development Programs in 2008 and the
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Manuscript Development Programs – now open
Queensland Writers Centre’s 2 manuscript development programs are open for applications:
The QWC/Hachette Australia Manuscript Development Program is open for emerging writers of young adult fiction, fiction, and non-fiction. Applications close Thursday 21 July 2011.
The Allen & Unwin Manuscript
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Lee Battersby and QWC go together like peanut butter and jelly …
… or ramalamadingdong … or something …
Hey, look over there! An online writing course taught by Lee Battersby via the Australian Writer’s Marketplace Online Learning Centre, under the auspices of QWC. More specifically, Sci-fi short story writing over 6 weeks at a cost of $150. Can’t get fairer than that.
More details? I’m so pleased you asked – go here.
Writers on Rafts!!
This is QWC’s fundraising project to assist after the floods that have just rolled across Queensland with all the subtley of a rhino on heat.
Enter Writers on Rafts to win fabulous prizes donated by more than
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Donate! Because you know you want to …
… QWC staff will be wearing their PJs to work on Stress Down Day to help raise funds for LifeLine.
Yes, that’s right, PJs.
You know you want to help out … even if it’s $5.00.
Go here to donate. Your karma will thank you.
Excitementery for Queensland Writers
Queensland Writers Centre is shifting to a new home – the State Library of Queensland.
For the full story go here: http://www.qwc.asn.au/AboutUs/LatestNews/newsid394/26/Queensland-Writers-Centre-finds-a-new-home-at-the-State-Library-of-Queensland.aspx
As for me, I know it shows me as having not-so-hidden shallows, but I’ll just be so damned happy to have a building with a working elevator that doesn’t look like a reject from a film of something by H
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Eventery – Books in the Digital Age: The Future of Writing
Queensland Writers Centre & Queensland University of Technology present: Books in the Digital Age:The Future of Writing
With the rapid changes in Australia’s writing and publishing industry, where will books fit in the digital future and how will this affect how we read and write? As part of QWC’s Wordpool series of three lectures for 2009, we’re looking at the
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Richard Morgan – Author Event in Brisneyland on May 26th – pass it on!
For anyone in or around Brisbane on the eve of May 26th – rock up to the Queensland Writers Centre for a Pulp Fiction Books event and meet British author Richard Morgan. Pass it on!!
Richard Morgan is one of the most exciting new talents to hit the fantasy and science fiction bestseller lists in years.
In 2002 Morgan’s first novel Altered Carbon
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