Image by Jemma Polari – Queensland Writers Centre QPoetry was a wonderful couple of days of panels, pop up performances by all kinds of poets, including youth poets, the relaunch of Various Poetry Awards (due in September if you are interested), workshops, a poet in residence you could chat with in the foyer, reading Salons,Continue reading “QPoetry 2024”
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Tasmania, Transformations & Transitions
It has been difficult to keep up with my blog, the last few months. I retired from the Queensland Writer’s Centre, management committee. My father died from stomach cancer. I went to his funeral in Tasmania, gave the Eulogy and met one of my cousins for the very first time. I saw old friends fromContinue reading “Tasmania, Transformations & Transitions”
Many thanks to the Queensland Writers Centre
It has been a tremendous two years serving on the Queensland Writer’s Centre Management Committee as Chair alongside other dedicated members, especially, Jemma, Mary, Justin, Lara, Stephen, David, Peter and Colin. I will continue to be a ‘critical friend’ to the Diversity and Inclusion subcommittee, but am excited for the next chapter, stepping away toContinue reading “Many thanks to the Queensland Writers Centre”
Brave, Bold, Genre con (part 2) The Uncanny Valley
The titles of many of the sessions for Genre-Con this year were very enticing. For instance Whales, Rivers and Serpents Australian Crime, Meet Me in the Grey Area: From YA to NA to Adult, Campfires, Cobwebs and Corpses,and Getting Graphic with Graphic Novels. So yes that did successfully make me excited about the above sessions,Continue reading “Brave, Bold, Genre con (part 2) The Uncanny Valley”
