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02 June
Pantera Press, with the consent of renowned artist Bill Leak, has generously made 5 signed prints of his artwork available for auction via eBay, to raise funds for The Smith Family.
The original artwork by Bill Leak, one of Australia’s best known political cartoonists, is the cover to Simon Benson’s new book BETRAYAL, published by Pantera Press.
Funds raised from the auction will go towards Let’s Read, an early childhood literacy program developed by the Centre for Community Child Health which The Smith Family implements across Australia. Let’s Read encourages parents to develop a shared enjoyment of reading with their children, and in so doing, help children develop the building blocks of literacy before they enter school.
The auction will commence on 31st May on eBay and will last for 10 days. The winning bidders will receive one of the five limited edition framed prints (approx 420mm x 600mm) of the original cover artwork for BETRAYAL , each one signed by the artist Bill Leak. A signed copy of BETRAYAL (RRP $49.99) is included in the package.
For the chance to bid, go here
26 May
Bunny-suit wearing gadabout and Puncher and Wattmann poet Nathan Curnow has won the 2010 Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize for his poem endtime.
Here’s what the judges had to say:
We know when we read great work… it is speaking to us and it might also be us speaking. It tells us what we know that we didn’t know we knew. Thus, it makes us feel foolish and wise at the same time.
Australian literature, I think, needs more poetry that makes us realize more than just what we think of ourselves… More than anything, it needs poets like the ones here tonight who care enough to be able to write what will remain worthwhile.
SPUNC congratulates Nathan on his win and cannot think of a more deserving, charming, and likable fellow than the man we call “Nathan”.
Read Endtime
Buy The Ghost Poetry Project
12 May
Breakdown Press has extended the deadline for POSTER submissions for The Peace Posters until the 21st May. We have received some amazing contributions from Australian and International artists and designers and the publication is already shaping up to be a powerful collection of posters! Many people have been asking for extensions for their designs so we thought we’d open this up to everyone, however the earlier you send in submissions the better for us, more details below and attached.
The Peace Posters is going to be a BROADSHEET NEWSPAPER and distributed for FREE. This is a great chance to get a large broadsheet-sized poster (similar in size to The Age or Sydney Morning Herald) of your artwork printed and distributed widely! If you are interested in distributing the publication through your networks, organisation or on the street please contact us with your details and the amount of copies you would like to receive at: distro@breakdownpress.org.
We are also looking for ARTICLES and POETRY to be included in the publication! Articles on any of the following issues would be great: Peace Building / The Arms Trade / Redirection of Resources Towards a Peaceful Society / Militarisation of Everyday Life / Global Harmony / Human & Environmental Impact of War. Also any up-to-date writing about Australia’s current role in the region and afar would be great to include as well. Please get in touch here if you have any questions or would like to run any ideas past us.
Peace
Tom Civil and Lou Smith
12 May
Spinifex Press congratulates Dr Vandana Shiva on winning the 2010 Sydney
Peace Prize. Environmentalist and activist Dr Shiva has been awarded the
prize for her commitment to social justice and will deliver the City of
Sydney Peace Prize Lecture in November. Her books include Ecofeminism, Soil
Not Oil and Staying Alive, all available through Spinifex Press.
07 May
The Smith Family and new independent book publisher Pantera Press have announced a new partnership, focusing on raising funds to improve children’s early years literacy skills and foster the joys of reading in disadvantaged areas of Australia.
Pantera Press have launched their first three books as part of their unique ‘good books doing good things’ approach to publishing – a novel, Killing Richard Dawson, and two non-fiction debate books, WHY vs WHY™ – Gay Marriage, and WHY vs WHY™ – Nuclear Power.
Pantera Press and its founders, the Green family, are also committing to fund at least one new Let’s Read program in every state in Australia. Through these books and their new website, they are also encouraging their readers to help them double that support by donating to The Smith Family Let’s Read program directly at www.PanteraPress.com/Donate
Read more about Pantera Press
05 May
Australia’s Muslim Cameleers, from Wakefield Press, received the highest praise from M/C reviewer Ian Lipke. Amongst other things, he described it as:
‘Fascinating memoria’
‘a very readable book’
Read the full review here.
Read more about Wakefield Press
30 April
if the idea of seeing a publisher sweat for a change appeals, read on. Wilkins Farago director Andrew Wilkins will be donning his runners on Sunday May 9th and joining 33,000 other people as they celebrate Mother’s Day and run in the Mother’s Day Classic, which raises funds for breast cancer research.
20% of all online proceeds until Mother’s Day will go to breast cancer research
Since all other Wilkins Farago staff are too lazy to run, we thought another great way to help raise money was to donate 20% of all online sales in the lead up to Mother’s Day.
That’s right, purchase any one of our books online between the 1st and the 9th of May and 20% of that sale will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Our big favourite for Mother’s Day is the award-winning Waiting for Mummy, but you can choose from any of the following titles:
* A Dad who Measures Up
* The Bear with the Sword (Davide Cali / Gianluca Foli)
* The Enemy (Davide Cali / Serge Bloch)
* The Goose Bath (Janet Frame)
* Grow Up! (John S Cheetham)
* I Like Chocolate (Davide Cali / Evelyn Daviddi)
* I Love Kissing You (Davide Cali / Serge Bloch)
* In Just One Second (Silvio Freytes / Flavio Morais)
* Kampung Boy (Lat)
* Piano Piano (Davide Cali / Eric Heliot)
* The Red Piano (Andre Leblanc / Barroux)
* Santa’s Suit (Davide Cali / Eric Heliot)
* Waiting for Mummy (Tae-Jun Lee / Dong-Sung Kim)
* Why? (Lila Prap)
PS: Alternatively you can sponsor Andrew here.
21 April
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh today invited writers across the country to put pen to paper and enter the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards for a chance to win a slice of $225,000 in prize money and gain national recognition.
“The awards offer Australian writers the opportunity to gain national recognition and exposure for their work, while also providing important financial assistance to support their development.”
“Whether you are an aspiring or established writer in history, science, poetry, fiction, non-fiction or short stories, I strongly encourage Australian writers from all literary endeavours to apply.”
Nominations are sought across the following 14 categories:
* Fiction Book Award $25,000
* Emerging Queensland Author – Manuscript Award $20,000
* Unpublished Indigenous Writer – The David Unaipon Award $15,000
* Non-Fiction Book Award $15,000
* History Book – Faculty of Arts, University of Queensland Award $15,000
* Children’s Book – Mary Ryan’s Award $15,000
* Young Adult Book Award $15,000
* Science Writer Award $15,000
* Poetry Collection – Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award $15,000
* Australian Short Story Collection – Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Award $15,000
* Literary or Media Work Advancing Public Debate – The Harry Williams Award $15,000
* Film Script – Screen Queensland Award $15,000
* Drama Script (Stage) Award $15,000
* TV Script – QUT Creative Industries Award $15,000
Visit www.literaryawards.qld.gov.au or phone (07) 3405 5215 for more information.
Entries close Friday 10 May 2010.
21 April
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