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This weekend, I'm presenting a small talk on Queensland literature as part of the Emerging Writers Festival in Melbourne. Read More »
This weekend, I'm presenting a small talk on Queensland literature as part of the Emerging Writers Festival in Melbourne.
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Congratulations are also due to The Australian Writer's Marketplace blog, Speakeasy, which as been named number 18 out of the top 50 writing blogs in Australia. Read More »
Congratulations are also due to The Australian Writer's Marketplace blog, Speakeasy, which as been named number 18 out of the top 50 writing blogs in Australia.
Mobile phones and... publishing? You better believe it. Listen to these clips from the Tools of Change for Publishing Conference, held in New York earlier this year. And guess which famous Australian novel this text message conveys? Miranda where R U??? Read More »
Mobile phones and... publishing? You better believe it. Listen to these clips from the Tools of Change for Publishing Conference, held in New York earlier this year. And guess which famous Australian novel this text message conveys? Miranda where R U???
The Q150 Steam Train is less than one week away! Emerging Novelist Belinda Jeffrey will be on board conducting free workshops and readings in Townsville, Charters Towers, Hughenden, Cloncurry and Mount Isa, to coincide with Queensland Day celebrations! If you haven't already, check out the program for the Q150 Steam Train. The Empty Page caught up with Belinda to talk about travelling through the desert, networking, persistence and brutal self-honesty, and why the real work happens every day on each blank page. Read More »
The Q150 Steam Train is less than one week away! Emerging Novelist Belinda Jeffrey will be on board conducting free workshops and readings in Townsville, Charters Towers, Hughenden, Cloncurry and Mount Isa, to coincide with Queensland Day celebrations! If you haven't already, check out the program for the Q150 Steam Train. The Empty Page caught up with Belinda to talk about travelling through the desert, networking, persistence and brutal self-honesty, and why the real work happens every day on each blank page.
The Q150 Steam Train is less than one week away! Emerging Novelist Belinda Jeffrey will be on board conducting free workshops and readings in Townsville, Charters Towers, Hughenden, Cloncurry and Mount Isa, to coincide with Queensland Day celebrations! If you haven't already, check out the program for the Q150 Steam Train.
If you are ever feeling down, if you are ever despairing, if you ever think publishing is dying or print is dying or books are dying or newspapers are dying (the next issue of McSweeney's will be a newspaper--we're going to prove that it can make it. It comes out in September). If you ever have any doubt, e-mail me, and I will buck you up and prove to you that you're wrong. Read More »
If you are ever feeling down, if you are ever despairing, if you ever think publishing is dying or print is dying or books are dying or newspapers are dying (the next issue of McSweeney's will be a newspaper--we're going to prove that it can make it. It comes out in September). If you ever have any doubt, e-mail me, and I will buck you up and prove to you that you're wrong.
Ever wanted to have your own column in a newspaper? Just a few short paragraphs each week accompanied by a photo of you looking cheeky and slightly bemused? Perhaps you want to be able to write full-time and not have to worry about the daily grind anymore? Non-fiction writer Tiana Templeman (Absolutely Faking It) will share the insider secrets on how to break into the industry as a freelance writer In Townsville on 30 May and let you know how you can become a regular name in local, statewide and national presses. Read More »
Ever wanted to have your own column in a newspaper? Just a few short paragraphs each week accompanied by a photo of you looking cheeky and slightly bemused? Perhaps you want to be able to write full-time and not have to worry about the daily grind anymore? Non-fiction writer Tiana Templeman (Absolutely Faking It) will share the insider secrets on how to break into the industry as a freelance writer In Townsville on 30 May and let you know how you can become a regular name in local, statewide and national presses.
QWC's Queensland Poets Touring Program is now open for applications. Three Queensland poets will be selected to perform readings in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania during a weeklong tour. Sound tempted? Read on! Read More »
QWC's Queensland Poets Touring Program is now open for applications. Three Queensland poets will be selected to perform readings in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania during a weeklong tour. Sound tempted? Read on!
The Q150 Steam Train is less than three weeks away! Matthew Condon will be on board conducting free workshops and readings in Townsville, Charters Towers, Hughenden, Cloncurry and Mount Isa, to coincide with Queensland Day celebrations! If you haven't already, check out the program for the Q150 Steam Train. The Empty Page caught up with Matthew to talk about heading west, having a legitimate excuse to wear R.M.Williams boots and why all good writing eventually finds a home. Read More »
The Q150 Steam Train is less than three weeks away! Matthew Condon will be on board conducting free workshops and readings in Townsville, Charters Towers, Hughenden, Cloncurry and Mount Isa, to coincide with Queensland Day celebrations! If you haven't already, check out the program for the Q150 Steam Train.
What famous 1990's grunge film did the following quote come from? Lelaina: Well, I know this sounds cornball but I'd like to somehow make a difference in people's lives. Troy: And I... I would like to buy them all a Coke. Read More »
What famous 1990's grunge film did the following quote come from?
Lelaina: Well, I know this sounds cornball but I'd like to somehow make a difference in people's lives. Troy: And I... I would like to buy them all a Coke.
The UK is a creative hub. No doubt about it. We've been inspired by the depth of intiatives that rise of the land of eternal drizzle, Hugh Grant rom coms and fabulous winter coats. Read More »
The UK is a creative hub. No doubt about it. We've been inspired by the depth of intiatives that rise of the land of eternal drizzle, Hugh Grant rom coms and fabulous winter coats.