Was Lady Macbeth right? "What's done cannot be undone"? This year Shakespeare on the River is performing the Scottish play and we're asking you to for stories that use Lady MacBeth's words as the theme. The rest is up to you. You are limited only by your imagination (and perhaps the word count of 2,000 words!). There are prizes on the line, professional judges ready to read your work and a great quandry to explore so sharpen your quills and woo us with your words. Winners will be announced at the opening night of the festival, 23rd April 2015 (Will's birthday). Closing date for entries is 23rd March 2015. Entries should be emailed to: [email protected] Entry forms and competition information at www.stratfordshakespeare.com.au
For anyone who missed the last meeting, and are wondering what the BBWN is planning for the rest of the year... download our 2015 brochure. It has guest speakers and workshop presenters for the year as well as all meeting dates, contact info...
Dear friends of poetry, Bill Frew is organising the long running and successful annual Ficifolia Poetry Night on Friday 13 February at The Old Drouin Butter Factory. Bill has spoken with some of you about participating. Anyone interested in reading, reciting or otherwise performing, please contact him to finalise the programme. Bill needs your phone numbers. Bill's contacts: E: [email protected] 0417 252 426 Also our Baw Baw Poetry Group will still meet on Thursday 12 Feb at the Red Fox Gallery Cafe, next door to the Old Drouin Butter Factory Theatre and Andy has arranged for us to use the Theatre for a rehearsal, if required. Should be fun! Yours in rhythm & rhyme! Liz 0428 775 033 I received an email from the Baw Baw Poets to say "A band of gypsy poets descended on Warragul Station last Thursday night looking for a convivial place to read, recite and revel in poetry. Who knows where they'll pop up next!" There was a photo which I will upload when I convince my computer to behave.
The growing group of troubadours will now meet at the Red Fox Cafe in Drouin. "It is calling to me, though the breezes are telling Gay troubadour tales to the stars as they roam" John O'Brien Thursday 8 January 2015 Great things are happening. Interest in the group is growing slowly and making contact with other interested groups and activities. The Baw Baw Poetry Groups will appeal to those interested in poetry in all its forms - an opportunity to listen, recite and revel in poetry... Self-written poems are encouraged. Venue: The Red Fox, The Old Drouin Butter Factory Location: 1 Main Sth Rd Drouin Time: 7.00pm – 9.00pm Enquiries: Liz 0428 775 033 Email: [email protected] From Shear Outback, news of a Writers Forum this Easter in Hay, NSW and a national short story comp (with free entry):
”SHEAR STORIES” WRITERS’ FORUM at the SHEAR OUTBACK FESTIVAL of the BLADES, EASTER 2015 The Writers’ Forum will be in an informal atmosphere at Shear Outback, Hay where all those interested in books, writing, and bush history are invited to sit down with a group of people who have achieved success in the world of publishing. It will be an opportunity to hear the personal accounts of how these writers came to bring shearing characters and outback shearing sheds alive on the printed page. Enjoy listening to: Shearer Denis McIntosh tell his own story of how he wrote “Beaten by a Blow” and changed his life to become one of Penguin’s star writers. Evan McHugh relate the secrets behind his prolific publishing career in the bush including his new work “The Shearers”. Rory O’Malley explain how he came to research strikes and wide comb disputes for his work “Mateship and Moneymaking”. Freda Marnie Nicholls tell about her career as farmer and writer, most recently writing the story of shearer Hugh Tindall in “Back of Beyond”. Valerie Hobson AO who has documented the lives of shearers of Western Australia in “Across the Board”. Lorraine Roberts whose beautiful book “Shearers, Sheds and Stories” tells about the shearing industry in South Australia. Geoff Barrett whose publication “The Inspirational Board“ profiles Australia’s leading shearers. Bernie Walker, well-known shearing historian whose recent book “A Test for the Best” documents the Golden Shears competition era. Martin Auldist, a leading contributor to RM Williams’s “Outback” magazine Andrew Chapman, Australia’s best-loved photographer of the shearing industry who will try to justify that a picture is worth a thousand words. The Forum is at 2 pm on Easter Saturday 4th April, at Shear Outback, Hay. It will be followed by a dinner at which the winners of the “Shear Stories” short story competition will be announced. Contact Shear Outback telephone 02 69934000 or Ian Auldist 02 69931092 for more details. ”SHEAR STORIES” SHORT STORY COMPETITION This is a national competition, and an opportunity to craft an experience, a memory or a character into a written story which can communicate, entertain, or document history, and earn a substantial reward. Simple rules for the competition are as follows: Subject matter of stories to have a link to the bush, to shearing or the world of sheep and wool. The story may be drawn from real life and real events, it may be biographical in nature, or it may be fictional and based on the imagination. Multiple entries from individuals are welcomed Entry free All entries to be accompanied by a signed declaration stating that the work is original and unpublished, and the writer has not earned more than $10,000 from writing in the last 12 months. Entries to be submitted, preferably electronically, by 30thMarch 2015 to Shear Outback Stories will be judged by a panel of authors, and winners announced at the Festival of Blades on 4th April 2015 Stories will be the property of Shear Outback, and selected stories will be published in the Shear Outback Newsletter or other publications associated with Shear Outback.
2. Secondary school (age 12-18 years). 1000 word limit Prize $200 3. Primary school (age 5-12 years) 500 word limit Prize $100 Contact Shear Outback telephone 02 69934000 or Ian Auldist 02 6993 1092 for more information. Our first 2015 is coming up: January 15th, starting at 7pm.
To ease our way back into the writing year, BBWN member, Kathie Olden is presenting: BookWell. As well as being Warragul's most awesome librarian, Kathie is a trained BookWell facilitator and would like to share this relaxing and thought-provoking program with other network members. Come along with an open mind, and ease yourself back into the writing and reading year! We'll start as usual with a Creative Writing Exercise (thanks Alex Blackwood), followed by the business meeting before starting Kathie's BookWell program. BookWell lasts for around 1.5 hours. Send your apologies to [email protected] or leave a message on the Facebook page. |
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