Some exciting news – the Sutherland Shire Writers’ Festival is on again, and I’m lucky enough to be one of the presenters. Called Writers Unleashed, it contains workshops, author talks, book signings and publishing consultations. It’s on at Gymea Tradies on 18 August – so there’s still time to buy a ticket! My talk is …
The Writers Unleashed Festival is an annual celebration of writing, publishing and all things bookish. Now in it’s sixth year, it’s on this Saturday at the Tradies Club Gymea (in Sydney’s South). The festival is run by the Sutherland branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers. I’ve attended the festival several times, and each time …
Helen Armstrong is the president of the Sutherland Branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers New South Wales Inc. I met her at last November’s Writers Unleashed Festival, an invaluable weekend of networking and workshops. Helen was kind enough to agree to be interviewed for my blog. 1. Can you explain briefly what the FAW …
My head’s still spinning from all the things I learned at the brilliant Writers Unleashed Festival last weekend: http://shirewritersfestival.weebly.com/. Entering a mad scribbling frenzy was the only way to tackle the editors’ panel, and I’ve managed to distil their most crucial tips into the three top things editors require. On the panel were Emma Rafferty …
Stella Tarakson 