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My two poetry collections are now available for purchase. If Paypal doesn’t suit you please contact me to arrange another way to buy my books. Please note: Prices are in Australian dollars, and a Paypal invoice can be sent to international buyers. Your shopping cart: Hit enter to submit new Quantity. Item NameQuantityPrice Evangelyne & Other Poems ...

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Reading with Irish Poet, Tony Curtis on 18th December, Fremantle Arts Centre

I feel very lucky to be reading alongside one of my favourite Irish poets, Tony Curtis. Curtis is a Dublin poet and was educated at the University of Essex and at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1993 he won the Poetry Ireland/Friends Provident National Poetry Competition. He also works in education under the Skagit River Poetry Project schools programme. he has several collections The Shifting of Stones...

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Lake Joondalup Excursion

Photographs were taken at Lake Joondalup on a walk with the WA Naturalists Northern Suburbs branch. They actually walk at a fast pace, but I decided to stop and take time looking at the flora and fauna of the area. I also saw a bobtail, but he was too quick for me, so didn't get a shot. I also saw Purple Swamphens, they also ran under the paperbarks. It's amazing what you see and discover when you...

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Inspiration from Nature

This field trip was a first exploration of the Ghost Trail walk in the Yanchep National Park. I have been to the lake before when my children were young, my daughter having been bitten by a black swan; she offered her finger instead of food. In this post I must acknowledge Alex Chapman (a Botanist on Facebook) who very kindly informed me that one of my photographs is an Anthocercis littorea labill...

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Field Trip Herdsman Lake, September

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2015 Winners of the Tim Winton Awards

2015 Winners of the Tim Winton Awards Great to see so many young writers entering this competition. 1800 young writers submitted stories in the 2015 Tim Winton Award for Young Writers. All finalists' stories are available to be read online.  2015 award winners   Read the 2015 winning stories Judging and prizes Publications About Tim Winton http://www.subiaco.wa....

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Video: Wild in the Dry Grass by Helen Hagemann

Wild in the Dry Grass by Helen Hagemann from H2 Design on Vime...

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Writing "free indirect speech" with Helen Hagemann, FAC 18th September

Prose Workshop with Helen Hagemann, Friday 18th September. Class to read three extracts of  "Free Indirect Speech" from James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Virginia Woolf's short story Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street, and Ian McEwan's Atonement. Writing exercises and discussion will revolve around "free indirect speech" and other narrative modes. 1.00pm - 3.00pm: Room 3, Upstairs,...

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Journalism, Fiction, Poetry Opportunity for Women, UK

I have just sent four of my Miniscule poems to Mslexia on the theme of birds. There are other opportunities for publication and you  can subscribe for 1 year's journals in print or have an online subscription which gives you a backlog of Mslexia journals as well - all to view online or download. I have also sent my novel The Ozone Cafe to their novel competition which requires an entry fee...

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It's Monday

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A Poetry Competition Exploring the un(natural) UK

If something is unnatural does that  make it bad or wrong? What does natural mean anyway? Unpacking what different people mean when they describe something as natural or unnatural could help us to have more constructive conversations about developments in science and technology. The Nuffield Council on Bioethics and Apples and Snakes are calling on poets from across the UK to help us...

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New Website for Fremantle Press

Fremantle Press launched a new e-commerce website in August 2015. The website has been revamped to include specific sections for teachers and book clubs, while making it easier for customers to engage with authors. There's information on submitting your manuscript, books for bookclubs and you can subscribe to their enews. However, I discovered a link through Google and was able to find each post...

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Workshop 2: Plot & Development - writing an outline for a story/novel

Second workshop in the Series: Plot & Development with Helen Hagemann Friday, 21st August 2015 1.00-3.00pm, Room 3, Fremantle Arts Centre. Cost:  $20 OOTA   $25 NON-OOTA This workshop "How to write an outline" includes writing a novel or short story outline of one of your favourite authors, and by utilising a template of Helen Hagemann's "3 Act outline" of her novel The Ozone...

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