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10 May

CLUNES BOOKTOWN 2012!

What a Winner!

10 May

SPUNC Announces Inaugural Independent Publishers’ Conference and New Prize for Small Publishers

November 2012 will see a new conference for publishing and a prize awarding an undervalued title…

08 May

LAUNCH! Editors Victoria

The Society of Editors Victoria Inc. has had a facelift and they’re ready to launch their new name, Editors Victoria, along with their new logo and website!

08 May

NEW RELEASE: The Unfinished Revolution: Voices from the Global Fight for Women's Rights

SPINIFEX PRESS are thrilled to announce the release of ‘Unfinished Revolution’, which tells the story of the global struggle to secure basic rights for women and girls.

08 May

Submissions now OPEN! Cordite 39 & Cordite 40!

Submit your poetry and/or poetry reviews to Cordite!

Express Media Provides Workshops for National Young Writers' Month [08.06.2011]

Express Media is pleased to offer a series of Melbourne workshops this June as part of National Young Writers’ Month. These workshops complement the blogging, podcasts and online forums that support and encourage writers to achieve their personal goals over the one month period.

The Big Splash: Innovative Storytelling In the first Big Splash event for 2011, join ABC Open’s Ann Chesterman, Freeplay Independent Games Festival Co-Director Paul Callaghan and creator of mystoryworld.com.au Matt Blackwood as they talk about innovative ways to share your story, from using new media to writing for video games. WHEN: Saturday June 11, 10.15am-4.30pm. WHERE: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. PRICE: $40 – lunch included. Places are limited to 20 people, so get in quick!

The Big Splash: Creative Writing How can you avoid procrastination when you’ve got a day job, uni schedule, family, friends, and other interruptions? Authors Lisa Dempster, Steph Bowe and Toni Jordan give out some great tips on starting (and finishing!) that piece of writing. WHEN: Saturday June 18, 10.15am-4.30pm. WHERE: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. PRICE: $40 – lunch included. Places are limited to 20 people.

Assessing Your Own Work The words are on paper, but how can you tell what you need to do from here? This workshop addresses revising, re-crafting and editing your piece. WHEN: Thursday June 30, 5.30pm-7.00pm. WHERE: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. PRICE: $20 – bookings essential.

For more information please visit www.expressmedia.org.au/nywm