AUGUST is Awesome …WRITING Events & Opportunities Galore!

August is jam packed with eXciting events, and promises of speaking and writing opportunities herald the future.

AUGUST is Sci-Fi Fantasy Month at Logan North Library

Zombies, wizards, vampires, steam punkers, star trekkers and super heroes abound at Logan North Library for the month of August.

Brisbane’s elite speculative fiction authors … Rowena Cory [...]

PUBLISHED: My BIO and life-story in Bug in a Book Mag

WOOHOO! I’m bug eyed with bliss over my BIO and gutsy life story published in Bug in a Book children’s writing website this week … Thank you Angela Hall for your invitation to contribute to your eMag.

Bug in a Book celebrates children’s literature and features book reviews, author of the month, writing competitions, [...]

Why I’m NOT organising Logan Writers’ Week

After much deliberating, I’ve made one heck of a decision. I’m NOT organising Logan Writers’ festival in 2011 …Why NOT, you ask? Yesterday manifested itself as a sample day of what my life would be like, if I continued on the festival path. A day of incessant emails, messages, phone calls, incorporation rules … and [...]

How to Organize a Writer’s Festival

WooHoo! I’ve unleashed Stage One planning for Logan Writers Week, 2011.

Ever considered organizing a community event or a writer’s festival? … First seek expertise, support and advice … Plan in graduated steps.

Logan Writers Week Committee Jodi  Cleghorn, Stephanie Azri, Peter Garbett, Cate Black and I formed a steering committee dedicated to making Logan [...]

Launched a 3-Pronged Attack

2011 promises to be an unprecedented year for me galloping towards my goals. I’ve launched a 3-pronged pro-active attack to achieve my New Year resolutions.

Personal Fitness On Monday, I commenced a 12 week Body Blitz to improve my fitness and energize me. I’ll need my optimum health to achieve all those goals I’ve set [...]

Logan Writers Week Program

Thank you  … Logan City Libraries for developing this program with Logan City Writers.

Monday 11th October 9.30-11.30 Hyperdome Library … Childrens Writers Panel Ged Maybury, Karen Collum, Sharon Norris,

1.30 -3.00 Marsden Library Author Talk Kev Webb + Anthony Puttee “DREAM RAIDER”

Tuesday 12th October 9.30- 11.00 Hyperdome Library… Workshop … Jodi Cleghorn … [...]

How to be Media Savvy

I’m learning fast how to be Media Savvy and secure the best coverage for an Event. I’m promoting Logan Writers Week 11th to 16th October as widely as I can, utilizing FREE services

Local newspapers, local radio, eNewsletters and FREE websites.

Here’s my #7  Hot Tips in getting the word out about your Event. [...]

Panel of Crime Writers

Logan City Writers are taking on the world … word by word. Next Saturday four Logan Crime Writers will chat on a panel about their inspiration in writing their latest Crime Stories and divulge their secrets on sleuthing.

Four diverse writers will thrill you with their unique way of serving up crime …

Panel [...]

FUNDED! Logan Writers Week

YAY! Logan City Council will now fund Logan Writers Week, 11th to 16th of October. Which means I can pay for newspaper advertising, Guest speaker Doctor David Reiter of Interactive Publications, 14 Logan writers and 3 illustrators … and the other costs involved in organising a writers festival.

In April, I applied for an Arts [...]

WooHoo! Logan Writers Week!

WooHoo! Its official … Logan Writers Week will go ahead between the 11th to 16th of October at Logan City Libraries and Angus and Robertson Hyperdome Bookstore. It’ll be a week long celebration of the amazing literary talent in Logan City.

In March, I created Logan City Writers collective and dreamed I could organise Logan [...]