OOTA Newsletter October 7th, 2014
OOTA NEWS 18th October AGM Details: If you are attending the AGM you can nominate (for) committee on the day. There are four current committee members stepping down so your support for any new members will be greatly appreciated. Please bring a small plate of finger food. OOTA will supply the drinks, and we will have the announcements and readings by certain winners of the Spilt Ink Competition. We would love to see you there! Only 11 more sleeps!
WRITING AT THE CENTRE Friday, 10th October is Poetry with Shane McCauley @ the Fremantle Arts Centre: Shane’s start will be directly after lunch in Room 3 1.30pm-3.30pm Poetry Biter this week is Rosie Barter. Hear Rosie read her poems from Andy Jackson's on-line course, Poetry for the Body (August 2014) @ midday in the Fremantle Arts Centre CafÊ.
Self-Publishing and Book Marketing with Tineke Van der Eecken Are you thinking of self-publishing? In this time of turmoil and reduced risk-taking in the book industry, self-publishing has become unavoidable for both budding and professional writers, and a great opportunity for writers who embrace social networking and new technologies. Tineke Van der Eecken will take you through the pros and cons and shares her own experience of publishing her book Cafe d'Afrique: A Personal Discovery and tips about how to go about this in a smart way. 'But you cannot publish a book without marketing it,' she will say, referring to the authorpreneurship which is expected from writers these days. How do you begin to find your market, organise publicity and sell your book? This workshop will give you direction in finding your own way into publishing, with plenty of practical tips and helpful links and suggestions. TO BOOK CONTACT the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA (FAWWA)Email fellowshipaustralianwriterswa@gmail.com or ring 9384 4771 www.fawwa.org.au CONGRATULATIONS TO: Rose van Son who is the third author in a new poetry collection , Three in the Campagna. Revising the North and South of Italy. LAUNCH DETAILS The poetry collection, along with poets, husband and wife team, Dr. Glen Phillips and Dr. Rita Tognini will be launched by Professor Loretta Baldassar with the Foreword written by Josephine Clarke on the 22nd October, 6.30pm at Beaufort St Books 567 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley WA 6050
What Makes A Good Story? Freo Library Wed 8 October 6.30pm. Free with refreshments !! Caroline Wood of Margaret River Press and Richard Rossiter, judge/editor, The Trouble With Flying & Other Stories, in discussion with WA writers Bindy Pritchard, Rosie Barter, Glen Hunting and Kristen Levitzke. Hear writers read their work. Learn how to submit for the 2015 anthology.
Playwriting Australia is thrilled to announce the National Play Festival will travel to Adelaide for the first time in 2015. The Play Festival will present four days of new Australian plays, artist talks, masterclasses and industry discussions from 22 to 25 July at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Each year, the National Play Festival celebrates bold, new Australian stories and outstanding talent. In 2015 we are looking forward to showcasing Adelaide's vibrant theatre sector and provide a national platform for local playwrights and theatre artists. The event has been made possible by local investment from Arts SA, Adelaide City Council, Flinders University, State Theatre Company SA and the Adelaide Festival Centre. Head to the PWA Blog for the full announcement.
CALENDAR OCTOBER 1o - The City of Rockingham Short Fiction Awards: Details 10 – Trove –Poetry & Fiction: Details here. 11 – Perth Poetry Club: Details 18- Margaret River Short Story Competition. Details here. 30 – Varuna Publisher Introduction Program 2015, click here 31 - Odyssey House Victoria 4th Annual Short Story: here 31 - The Best of Times short story competition #18. Details. NOVEMBER, 15 – 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize: Submit here 30 - Five Islands Press Ron Pretty Poetry Prize: Details 30 – 2014/15 Fish Short Story Prize. See Alumni. DECEMBER 15 – Tom Collins Poetry Prize: www.fawwa.org 19- Somerset National Poetry Prize: details Somerset 24 – Nature Writing Prize 2014 : Website 31- 2014 Aurealis Awards Calling for Entries: Details here. Sunday Poetry Writing, 2-5pm 16 November. Poetry Editing, 2-5pm 23 November. With much-published poet and Editor Jackson @ The Fellowship of Australian Writers WA, Mattie Furphy House, Clare Copse, Swanbourne. Each workshop is $30 for Fellowship members, $45 for non-members. Come to one or both. Bookings: email fellowshipaustralianwriterswa@gmail.com or phone 9384 4771 for details on what to bring. Online Haiku Courses and other courses relevant to haiku. Alan Summers is a Japan Times award-winning writer for haiku and renga; and founder of With Words which promotes literacy and literature events: http://www.withwords.org.uk/ Contact and Bookings You can contact Alan Summers for enquiries or bookings at: alan@withwords.org.uk Writing Memoir st 1 November 2014 – 9.00am-4.00pn $100 A course for everyone who has ever wanted to write down some family stories or record a memoir of their life, but who doesn't know where to start, or how to continue. Come along for a fabulous day, meet some new people and take the plunge into writing your life. Venue: Victoria Park Centre for the Arts, 12 Kent St, East Victoria Park. Advance bookings required, by phone o61427266383 or email directly to Cristy cj@cristyburne.com
Spring Haiku Ginko Art Gallery of Western Australia Perth Cultural Centre James St, Perth - Sunday 26th October 2014 1pm: Front Foyer Please bring a notebook and pen with you. The only cost is the drinks and/or food you purchase at the café. There is a trolley in the cloak room at the Art Gallery to put our bags in for safekeeping, while we’re walking around the Gallery. POEMS OF THE WEEK Three Haiku, Two Tanka by Philip Appleman (Kyoto) CONFIDENCE (after Bashō) Clouds murmur darkly, it is a blinding habit— gazing at the moon. TIME OF JOY (after Buson) Spring means plum blossoms and spotless new kimonos for holiday whores. RENDEZVOUS (after Shiki) Once more as I wait for you, night and icy wind melt into cold rain. FOR SATORI In the spring of joy, when even the mud chuckles, my soul runs rabid, snaps at its own bleeding heels, and barks: “What is happiness?” SOMBER GIRL She never saw fire from heaven or hotly fought with God; but her eyes smoulder for Hiroshima and the cold death of Buddha.
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