Today's Monday Musings is the fifth in my little series on Australia's writers centres, and it's New South Wales' turn. Originally called the NSW Writers Centre, it was renamed this year as Writing NSW. Writing NSW was founded (under its original name) in 1991, as a not-for-profit organisation providing services to writers. On its Our … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Writing NSW
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Monday musings on Australian literature: Queensland Writers Centre
Today's Monday Musings is the fourth in my little series on our writers centres, and it's to Queensland I'm turning this time, partly because next month GenreCon will be held at the State Library of Queensland. But, more on that later in the post. First, I'll introduce the Centre. The Queensland Writers Centre was founded … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Queensland Writers Centre
Monday musings on Australian literature: Tasmanian Writers Centre
Continuing my little series on our writers centres, I've chosen the Tasmanian Writers Centre for my next post, largely because it is holding its Tasmania Writers and Readers Festival next month. Might as well give that a plug in case for my Tasmanian readers, though I'm sure they know! The Tasmanian Writers Centre was established in 1998 … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Tasmanian Writers Centre
Monday musings on Australian literature: Northern Territory Writers’ Centre
Back in June, I wrote a post on the ACT Writers Centre, and indicated then that I would gradually write about other state centres. So, today I am writing about the other pseudo-state aka territory centre, the Northern Territory Writers' Centre. I've chosen this as my second one because I think the Northern Territory is … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Northern Territory Writers’ Centre
Monday musings on Australian literature: ACT Writers Centre
Do you have a writers centre in your neck of the woods? We do in Australia, but I've barely written about them before. They generally provide support and/or training for writers, via online and face-to-face mechanisms, some free-of-charge but most fee-paying, and tend to be membership organisations. Over coming months, I'll share what's happening in … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: ACT Writers Centre
Monday musings on Australian literature: The Bread and Cheese Club, again
I promise that this, my third post on Melbourne's now defunct Bread and Cheese Club will also be my last, but it was such an interesting club that I can't resist one more post. Just to remind you, it was formed in 1938, with the following goals: To promote mateship and fellowship among persons of mutual interests, to … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: The Bread and Cheese Club, again
Monday musings on Australian literature: The Bread and Cheese Club
I bet that title has you wondering! It was certainly new to me when I came across a book in my late mother-in-law's collection titled Fellows all: The chronicles of the Bread and Cheese Club. Published in 1943, and written by HW Malloch, this book is a history of the early years of the club … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: The Bread and Cheese Club
Literary Societies of Sydney
Although I grew up in Queensland and New South Wales, and have spent most of my adult life in the Australian Capital Territory, it seems I have referred more in this blog to Melbourne (and Victoria), so now seems the time to balance it out a little. Why now? Because this week, in the December … Continue reading Literary Societies of Sydney
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